Archives for Tuesday, August 24, 2004:

Antigua-Barbuda negotiates US airbase lease renewal

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: The government of Antigua and Barbuda on Monday signed a new lease agreement with the United States of property leased to the US government for the operation of an airbase to track spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida as the craft fly overhead in what is known as the Eastern Range... read more...

Major international communications conference comes to Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Professionals from the broadcasting, telecommunications and information technology sectors along with regulators and academics from all across the globe will be meeting in Jamaica in October for the 35th Annual Conference of the International Institute of Communications (IIC)... read more...

US confirms airborne broadcasts of Radio and TV Marti to Cuba

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The United States confirmed Monday that it had begun broadcasting Radio and TV Marti into Cuba from military airplanes... read more...

Cuban exile groups welcome TV Marti broadcasts from US aircraft

MIAMI, USA (AFP): Cuban exile groups Monday hailed the US administration for broadcasting Television Marti's programming into communist-run Cuba from a US military plane... read more...

Panama recalls ambassador to Cuba

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP): Panama on Monday recalled its ambassador to Cuba, after Havana threatened to break relations should President Mireya Moscoso pardon a man convicted in a plot to assassinate Cuban President Fidel Castro... read more...

Mexico's expulsion rate of Cubans up

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (UPI): Mexican immigration authorities expelled 312 Cubans between January and July of this year, Reforma reported Monday... read more...

Story of Turks and Caicos shipwreck goes live and online

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: The story of Trouvadore, a slave ship which wrecked in the Turks and Caicos Islands, went live and on-line on Friday and attracted hundreds of unique visitors in the first 24 hours... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Caribbean Olympics roundup

ATHENS, Greece: Top stories from the Athens Olympics involving Caribbean athletes... read more...