Archives for Friday, September 24, 2004:

Hurricane Jeanne threatens Bahamas

MIAMI, USA (AFP): The Bahamas is again in the line of fire of deadly Hurricane Jeanne, which has doubled back on itself and could strengthen into a fearsome major system, forecasters said.  After flooding triggered by Jeanne left more than 1,100 people dead in Haiti, a hurricane watch was in effect for the northwestern Bahamas... read more...

Floods in Haiti compound woes of impoverished country

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): The devastating floods that killed more than 1,100 people in Haiti have compounded the problems of this small strife-torn country that ranks among the world's poorest... read more...

Cuban Foreign Minister blames US administration not all Americans

HAVANA, Cuba: Cuba’s Foreign Minister Felipe Roque believes that U.S president George Bush and some of his diehards, along with extremists groups in Miami, are responsible for the aggression and blockade against Cuba... read more...

FirstCaribbean Bank responds with hurricane relief

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: FirstCaribbean International Bank has mounted a comprehensive response in countries affected by the recent passage of Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Ivan through the Caribbean... read more...

COMMENTARY

Law and Politics: We May Never Recover

Forty-nine years ago – minus two weeks – our Tri-Island State was ravaged by Hurricane “Janet,” and the older folks who lived through that disaster have always told me they never wanted to see another “Janet.”... read more...

Haiti: Smoldering on the Edge of Chaos

Six months after the abrupt and violence-laced departure of constitutionally elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and over three months after the deployment of U.N. peacekeeping units which were hailed as an instrument for order and stability in this long-troubled Caribbean island, Haiti remains poised on the edge of chaos... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Lara set to play in final says Logie

LONDON, England (AFP): West Indies coach Gus Logie is expecting captain Brian Lara to lead the team in Saturday's ICC Champions Trophy final against England at The Oval... read more...