Archives for Wednesday, July 21, 2004:

Haiti promised 1.1 billion dollars in aid

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): International donors on Tuesday promised violence-ravaged Haiti 1.085 billion dollars in reconstruction aid to help the country overcome a debilitating crisis -- a pledge that exceeds earlier forecasts by 161 million dollars.... read more...

Drug trafficker in Haiti gets 11 years

OCALA, USA (UPI): A drug trafficker has been sentenced in Ocala, Florida, to 11 years in prison under a plea bargain that led to the arrests of several Haitian officials... read more...

Call for Grenada’s Opposition leader and Prime Minister to meet

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada: A call has been made for the Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. Keith Mitchell, and opposition leader Tillman Thomas to meet urgently in the national interest... read more...

Netherlands Antilles political leader convicted of corruption

WILLEMSTAD, Netherlands Antilles (AFP): The appeals court in Willemstad, the capital of the Netherlands Antilles, on Friday convicted the leader of the islands biggest political party to 15 months in prison, five of them suspended, for corruption and money laundering... read more...

New insurance legislation launched in Nevis

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: The Development and Marketing Department of the Ministry of Finance and Development in Nevis recently announced the launch of new legislation governing the provision of international insurance... read more...

Expedition to find missing slave ship in Turks and Caicos Islands

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: The Turks and Caicos National Museum will be teaming up with US archaeologists Ships of Discovery and documentary makers Windward Media at the end of August to find a missing slave ship in the Turks and Caicos Islands... read more...

Gay cruise met by protestors in the Bahamas

LONDON, England: According to Gay.com, more than 100 protesters shouting and carrying placards greeted lesbian and gay cruise ship passengers when they arrived in the Bahamas last Friday... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

More legal costs for Grenada

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada: The Grenada government has lost yet another round in the civil lawsuit brought by the government alleging breach of contract by DIPCON Engineering Services.... read more...

‘Bad night’ defence in Trinidad trial

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Accused former post mistress Gloria Ramnarine, claiming she had a bad night and was not thinking straight, has pleaded not guilty to the theft of TT$145,703.50 which went missing over seven years ago in February 1997... read more...

COMMENTARY

Law and Politics: First world democracy – so different!

It never ceases to amaze me how different the system of democracy, or more precisely the application or implementation of democracy, is in fact set in motion when it comes to matters of national importance in so-called first world countries – as opposed to what takes place in our third world countries like the Caribbean... read more...

LETTERS

A Tale of Two Tapes

Indeed it does seem as though the Heads of Government induced silence continues on the Opposition forces of Grenada. This silence has lead some to believe that the tape that the Opposition claims to have is in fact duct tape such as they used several weeks ago and now they are suffering from a serious case of tape on mouth disease.... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Harmison the key to Windies series

LONDON, England (AFP): England fast bowler Stephen Harmison is set to be the vital figure in the forthcoming Test series against the West Indies which gets underway at Lord's here Thursday... read more...