Archives for Friday, August 27, 2004:

Panama pardons Cuban plotters to kill Castro

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP): Havana broke off relations with Panama on Thursday, hours after President Mireya Moscoso pardoned four Cubans convicted in a plot to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro at a 2000 summit of Latin American and Iberian leaders here... read more...

Cuban exiles seek firmer anti-Castro US stance

MIAMI, USA (AFP): In an open letter to US President George W. Bush and his Democratic rival John Kerry, the leading Cuban-American lobby group Thursday called for tougher US policies against Cuba's communist government... read more...

Charley's damage to Cuba: $1 billion

MIAMI, USA (UPI): The Cuban government has estimated the damage to the island nation dealt by Hurricane Charley at $1 billion... read more...

Chief Ministers’ conference brings spirit of cooperation

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: Chief Ministers attending the Caribbean and Bermuda Overseas Territories Chief Ministers Conference concluded the meeting promising increased cooperation... read more...

US contributes $9m to Haiti’s 2005 elections

WASHINGTON, USA: Nine million dollars have been made available by the US to Haiti to assist in election preparations for next year and an agreement has been signed between Haiti, the United Nations (UN) and the Organization of American States (OAS) for the organisation of the 2005 elections... read more...

Trinidad and Tobago’s Water and Sewerage Authority bordering on bankruptcy

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Residents, members of the business community and the Government of Trinidad and Tobago have all been blamed for the present cash-strapped state of the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) here... read more...

St. Kitts and Nevis ratifies Inter-American Convention Against Corruption

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis on Thursday deposited the Instrument of Ratification for the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption, with the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS)... read more...

The party's over for the Caribbean's spendthrift governments

LONDON, England: The people of Belize found out this month that their country's state pension fund had shelled out $3m to cover debt guarantees to a company owned by a former government minister. Seven ministers - more than half the cabinet - resigned, to demand the firing of the finance minister, Ralph Fonseca... read more...

COMMENTARY

Law and Politics: The Commission of Inquiry debate rages on

When announcing the terms of reference, and the names of the lone Commissioner and his supporting staff, the Governor General did say that it was his wish - “that the proceedings will bring quick and fair conclusion to the matters investigated which have caused much public disquiet and concerns.”... read more...

LETTERS

Error in relation to Caribbean Martial Arts Games Committee

This was an interesting article. Unfortunately it contains a major error of fact which could be devastating to anyone cooperating in this effort. Quite simply, the General Association of International Sports Federation (GAISF) has revoked its sanction of this event which is scheduled to be conducted in North Korea next month.... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

Bermuda mutual fund welcomes Megafon share ruling

LONDON, England: A Bermuda-based mutual fund has claimed a major breakthrough in its efforts to secure a 25 per cent stake in Megafon, a leading Russian mobile telephone company... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Caribbean Olympics roundup

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