Archives for Thursday, August 26, 2004:

Cuban woman ships herself to US inside a small crate

MIAMI, USA (AFP): A Cuban woman who shipped herself to Miami in a small crate will be allowed to remain in the United States, officials said Wednesday... read more...

Cuba visit restrictions may be tightened

MIAMI, USA (UPI): A Miami state legislator wants to crank up the punishment for exiles who visit Cuba by taking away their health insurance and food stamps... read more...

Elderly woman brutally murdered in Nevis

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: According to local reports, an elderly expatriate woman living in Nevis was found Wednesday brutally murdered in her home in Gingerland. She had been bludgeoned to death... read more...

Barbados and Trinidad-Tobago still at loggerheads

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Ongoing issues in the arbitration of the maritime border dispute between Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados have led to the legal teams of both nations appearing before the tribunal presiding over the matter on Tuesday... read more...

Grenada’s former diplomat a fraudster before 2000

ST. GEORGE‘S, Grenada: Former Grenadian diplomat, Eric Resteiner, who is alleged to have given US$500,000 to Prime Minister Keith Mitchell in 2000 and is now in US custody is said to have been a fraudster long before... read more...

Grenada passes bill to meet European standards

ST. GEORGE‘S, Grenada: A last ditch effort has been made by the Grenada government to meet a European Union deadline so that fishermen here could continue to export fish to that region... read more...

Call for Ireland to revoke Bahamas-resident fugitive’s passport

DUBLIN, Ireland (AFP): The Irish citizenship of fugitive Bahamas-resident Czech financier Viktor Kozeny granted under a controversial "passports for sale" scheme in 1995 should be revoked, opposition politicians in Ireland demanded on Wednesday... read more...

COMMENTARY

Travesty of justice in Haiti

Interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue, who is one of several Haitian expatriates from gated communities in Boca Raton, is now running a country as if it was a game of Monopoly, with Secretary of State Powell playing Monopoly Man... read more...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Oliver Stone documentary on Castro screens at Spanish film festival

MADRID, Spain (AFP): US film-maker Oliver Stone will present in person the world premiere of an "aggressive" new documentary about Cuban leader Fidel Castro at a film festival in Spain next month, his production house said Wednesday... read more...

Controversial Jamaican dancehall star Beenie Man uninvited from MTV Miami bash

MIAMI, USA (AFP): Jamaican dancehall star Beenie Man, who is targeted by gay advocates over his controversial lyrics, has been dropped from a Miami concert, a spokeswoman for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards said Wednesday... read more...

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Digicel first to offer pre-paid roaming in the Caribbean

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Digicel, the fastest growing Caribbean-based mobile phone provider, is the first to offer a prepaid roaming service to Digicel customers across its Caribbean network... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Caribbean Olympics roundup

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