Archives for Friday, September 3, 2004:

Hurricane Frances pummels the Bahamas

MIAMI, USA (AFP): Hurricane Frances, a huge and fierce storm pummeled the Bahamas Thursday as it barreled toward the eastern US coast.  San Salvador Island in the Bahamas reported sustained winds of 120 mph when the edge of the storm's eye passed over island before pounding Cat Island, also in the Bahamas... read more...

Costa Rica will not grant asylum to alleged Cuban terrorist

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AFP): Costa Rica will not grant asylum to Luis Posada Carriles, accused of trying to assassinate Cuban President Fidel Castro in 2000, Foreign Minister Roberto Tovar said Thursday... read more...

Taiwan president on one-day state visit to Belize

PANAMA CITY, Panama (CNA): Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian arrived in Belize Thursday on the second and last leg of his current diplomatic tour after concluding a two-day state visit to Panama... read more...

OECS Secretariat officials visit Dominica

ROSEAU, Dominica: Two officials from the OECS Secretariat were in Dominica on Thursday and Friday last week as part of a public awareness campaign designed to promote discussion among various groups on the OECS Development Strategy... read more...

Montserrat recruits tourism marketing consultant

BRADES, Montserrat (GIU): John M. Skippings, a native of the Turks and Caicos Islands, has been recruited as a Tourism Marketing consultant with the Montserrat Tourist Board... read more...

Nevis Premier responds to industrial action

CHARLESTOWN Nevis: Premier of Nevis, Vance Amory, said on Monday that he was relatively pleased with the decision taken by the board of the Nevis Air and Sea Ports Authority, following the recent industrial action at the Vance W Amory International Airport... read more...

Dominican Cabinet discusses challenges facing banana industry

ROSEAU, Dominica: Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Planning, Roosevelt Skerrit as well as other members of his cabinet met with stakeholders in the banana industry recently to discuss the challenges now confronting the industry in Dominica... read more...

HEALTH NEWS

Barbados Minister proposes youth clinics for sexual health services

LONDON, England: Barbados Foreign Minister, Dame Antoinette Miller, has called for the establishment of Caribbean health clinics run by young people themselves to guard against adult judgments and respond to the varied sexual and reproductive health needs of the Caribbean's adolescent population... read more...