Archives for Friday, July 9, 2004:

CHA head admonishes CARICOM governments

NEW YORK, USA: The new head of the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA), Berthia Parle has opened her two-year innings by commending some and condemning other Caribbean governments for the different levels of attention they pay to the Caribbean travel and tourism industry that provides them all with their bread and butter... read more...

US advises citizens to defer non-emergency travel to Haiti

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The United States advised its citizens Thursday to defer non-emergency travel to Haiti, warning that the situation in the impoverished Caribbean nation remained unpredictable and potentially dangerous... read more...

Chilean defense minister visits troops in Haiti

SANTIAGO, Chile (Xinhuanet): Chile's Defense Minister Michelle Bachelet arrived in Haiti Wednesday to visit the Chilean troops deployed in the Caribbean nation as part of the United Nations peace-keeping forces... read more...

Humanitarian group avoids Cuba restriction

REYNOSA, Mexico (UPI): Medical supplies and other equipment bound for Cuba has arrived in Mexico, again skirting the U.S. trade and travel embargo against the island nation... read more...

Coast Guard: new ban on boats to Cuba

WASHINGTON, USA (UPI): No U.S. vessels will be allowed to travel to Cuban waters without a special permit, the Coast Guard announced Thursday. Violators caught without a permit could be fined $25,000 for each day they are in violation and a $10,000 on the spot ticket... read more...

Bahamas has made progress says financial task force

PARIS, France: Despite the Bahamas having made “important progress” towards the enactment and implementation of tough anti-money laundering measures, the Financial Action Task Force is to continue monitoring the jurisdiction, citing concerns over its ability to cooperate internationally... read more...

Grenada to issue treasury bills on regional securities market

BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The Eastern Caribbean Stock Exchange (ECSE) has announced that the Government of Grenada will issue a 365-day, EC$25,000,000 Treasury Bill via a competitive uniform price auction using the ECSE Primary Market Platform... read more...

Hurricane Center recommends 'go to Aruba'

MIAMI, USA: The National Hurricane Center predicts six to eight hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin during the season that runs from now through October -- a "likely continuation of above-normal activity'' that began in 1995. Of course, one hurricane is enough to threaten your vacation and your life... read more...

Bermuda-based company buys Croatian TV station

ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP): The Bermuda-based television broadcasting company Central European Media Enterprises (CME) bought on Thursday Croatia's first commercial television station Nova TV for 29.7 million dollars... read more...

Slow-down in Bermuda insurance incorporations

HAMILTON, Bermuda: Data released by the Insurance Division of the Bermuda Monetary Authority has revealed something of a slow-down in the number of insurance incorporations in the jurisdiction for the first six months of 2004... read more...

Analysis: Dominican Republic fiscal reform

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (UPI): The elaboration and execution of fiscal reform demanded by the International Monetary Fund will be the task of the new Dominican Republic government taking power on August 16... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Rain washes out New Zealand-Windies match

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AFP): Rain forced the NatWest Series one-day international between New Zealand and the West Indies at the Rose Bowl here Thursday to be abandoned without a ball being bowled... read more...