Archives for Tuesday, July 13, 2004:

Hindu Credit Union boss arrested at protest march in Trinidad

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: President of the Hindu Credit Union (HCU) in Trinidad and Tobago was arrested Sunday for what police described as an illegal march initiated and staged by the Credit Union’s representatives at the Piarco International Airport... read more...

New anti crime measures in Trinidad and Tobago amidst failed crime bills

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: National Security Minister Martin Joseph is expected to address the nation this week to introduce a series of crime measures the Government is seeking to implement to help curb the crime situation and surge in kidnappings in Trinidad and Tobago... read more...

Talk radio in the Cayman Islands under fire

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: The Leader of Government Business, McKeeva Bush, criticized local radio talk shows during his address at the 2004 opening of the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly last Friday, claiming they were not impartial... read more...

Cayman Islands comply with ISPS code

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: The Cayman Islands Shipping Registry has now complied with the International Maritime Organisation’s International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, which came into effect on 1 July... read more...

Colombia urges Cuba to extradite alleged drug kingpin

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP): Bogota urged Havana Monday to quickly extradite a suspected Colombian drug kingpin captured in Cuba this month so that he can be charged in Colombia and sent to the United States for prosecution... read more...

Ousted Chilean diplomat named as new UN envoy for Haiti

UNITED NATIONS (AFP): The Chilean UN ambassador who was recalled last year after irking the United States with his outspoken opposition in the run-up to the Iraq war was named Monday as the new UN envoy to Haiti... read more...

Japan supports Antigua and Barbuda’s fisheries sector

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: Foreign Affairs Minister Harold Lovell and Japan’s Ambassador to the Caribbean Mr. Shigenobu Kato, on Monday formalized arrangements for Japan’s support for the construction of a Fisheries Centre in Antigua and Barbuda... read more...