Archives for Tuesday, July 27, 2004:

Three regional judges appointed to the Privy Council

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Former Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, Michael De la Bastide, has been appointed to the judicial committee on the Privy Council in London, along with Sir Dennis Byron, Chief Justice of the Organization of The Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and Madame Justice Joan Haynes of the Bahamas... read more...

British PM on holiday in Barbados

LONDON, England (AFP): British Prime Minister Tony Blair has left London to spend his summer holiday in Barbados, a Downing Street spokesman said on Monday... read more...

Foreign real estate agents damaging Bahamian industry

NASSAU, Bahamas: The president of the Bahamas Real Estate Association has rebuked unlicensed foreign real estate agents, accusing them of causing damage to the domestic real estate industry... read more...

Grenada FIU admitted into the Egmont Group

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: Grenada’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) is now an official member of the Egmont Group of FIUs, which brings together anti-money laundering organizations or financial intelligence units from around the world... read more...

Jamaica stands to gain from growth in offshore health facilities

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaican Health Minister, John Junor, has declared that the technology afforded by telemedicine puts Jamaica in good stead to strengthen the country’s health tourism product, through the establishment of offshore training facilities in the island... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Giles spins England to victory against West Indies

LONDON, England (AFP): Ashley Giles sparked a collapse that saw England beat West Indies by 210 runs to win the first Test of a four-match series at Lord's here Monday... read more...

Collins sparkles in Olympic prep

BIRMINGHAM, England (AFP): World 100 metres champion Kim Collins tuned up for the Olympics by crushing Britain's top sprinters in the international meeting here on Sunday... read more...

Unchanged squad for England against West Indies

LONDON, England (AFP): England stood by the team that won the first Test against West Indies by 210 runs at Lord's here Monday when they announced their squad for the second match of the series... read more...