Archives for Sunday, June 27, 2004:

Air France executive gunned down in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): The top Air France executive in Haiti, Didier Mortet, was shot dead late Thursday by three unknown gunmen as he headed home from the international airport here, the French embassy told AFP... read more...

Suriname's former president Ramdat Misier dies

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AFP): Suriname's former president Lachmipersad Frederik "Fred" Ramdat Misier has died, officials said Saturday... read more...

Cuba frees ailing dissidents, but diplomats and opponents want more

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuba's release of ailing dissidents in recent weeks is a first gesture by the communist government, but diplomats and opponents of President Fidel Castro are not convinced that it marks a major change... read more...

34 Cubans, captured at sea, returned home to Cuba

MIAMI, USA (AFP): The US Coast Guard sent 34 Cubans back to their communist country Friday after they were intercepted at sea on their way to Florida... read more...

UN takes over Haiti's security

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): A UN stabilization force officially took over Haiti's security on Friday, replacing a US-led deployment to the island after former president Jean Bertrand Aristide left Haiti February 29... read more...

Grenada investment was too good to be true

SACRAMENTO, USA: According to a recent report by the Sacramento Bee, a California couple lost their retirement money in a Grenada bank scam – an investment that seemingly couldn't miss. Put $80,000 in an offshore bank and watch the money grow... read more...

Guyana: Urgent action needed on witness protection

LONDON, England: The murder of George Bacchus, a self-confessed death squad "informant", two days before he was due to testify in related criminal proceedings demonstrates once again the urgent need for a comprehensive protection scheme in Guyana, Amnesty International said Friday... read more...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Clapton guitar breaks world record at auction for Antigua centre

NEW YORK, USA (AFP): Eric Clapton's prized Stratocaster "Blackie" has become the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction, fetching 959,500 dollars at Christies in New York -- more than six times its high estimate. The proceeds from the sale of Clapton’s instruments will go to the Crossroads Centre in Antigua, which helps people wrestling with chemical dependency... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Rain cuts short Kiwi chase against Windies

BIRMINGHAM, England (AFP): Rain forced the abandonment of the NatWest Series one-day international between New Zealand and the West Indies at Edgbaston here Saturday... read more...