Archives for Wednesday, August 25, 2004:

Panama mulls pardon, asks Cuban ambassador to leave

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP): President Mireya Moscoso is mulling a pardon for Cubans convicted in a plot to assassinate Cuba's president and ordered Cuba's ambassador to leave, Panama's foreign minister said Tuesday... read more...

Antigua-Barbuda Cabinet tells former ministers to produce records or face legal action

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: The Antigua and Barbuda Cabinet on Tuesday directed that the Attorney General should immediately initiate legal proceedings, where necessary, to obtain records and documents from former government Ministers who were directors of companies in which the Government has a beneficial interest... read more...

Rising oil prices cause OECS states to look to Trinidad and Tobago

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony is preparing to meet with Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Patrick Manning to hold talks on the rising cost of fuel. The St. Lucian Prime Minister is concerned about the recent increase in fuel which moved to just over US$50.00 per barrel last Friday... read more...

Chinese peacekeeping police to leave for Haiti

BEIJING, China (Xinhuanet): China's first batch of riot police is scheduled to leave for Haiti in September to carry out the United Nations peacekeeping missions, sources with the Ministry of Public Security said... read more...

Assistance for CARICOM countries to remove trade restrictions

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Caribbean Community (CARICOM) trade officials and representatives of national standards bureaux will participate in a Training for Trainers Workshop aimed at assisting CARICOM Member States to reap maximum rewards in the global trade arena... read more...

CARICOM official urges repositioning of agriculture sector

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are being urged to shift from a production focus to gauge and meet internal needs and export demands in the agriculture sector... read more...

Antigua-Barbuda government introduces new tax concessions measures

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: The government of Antigua and Barbuda has introduced new measures to deal with requests for incentives and concessions in its quest to introduce sound fiscal management policies in order to return the economy to a state of equilibrium... read more...

BVI’s medium term outlook is favourable, says CDB

ROAD TOWN, BVI: According to a report from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the economic outlook for the British Virgin Islands is positive in the medium term, despite a drop in government revenues from the financial services sector... read more...

CXC board withholds results of Guyanese students

ST. MICHAEL, Barbados: Hundreds of Guyanese students will not be receiving CXC results following allegations of fraud, according to the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC)... read more...

Olympic bronze medal leads to George Bovell trust fund

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: After the historic third place in the swimming event for Trinidad and Tobago by George Bovell, local newspapers have received a flood of advertisements congratulating the swimmer on his achievement... read more...

Grenada's Alleyne Francique to become ambassador

ST. GEORGE‘S, Grenada: The Spice Isle’s top 400m athlete Alleyne Francique, who placed fourth in the Olympics in Athens will soon become an ambassador at large... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Caribbean Olympics roundup

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