Archives for Monday, October 18, 2004:

Threats of racial war in Trinidad and Tobago

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Threats of racial war continue to loom in the twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Opposition leader Basdeo Panday last week hinted that young Indians may resort to violence and continued to drop even greater hints of violence during his response to the budget as presented by Prime Minister Patrick Manning... read more...

Trinidad and Tobago budget showdown

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A series of conflicting issues have arisen after Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Patrick Manning presented the 2004 – 2005 28 billion dollar budget... read more...

Cash missing from Hall of Justice vault in Antigua

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: Top detectives from the Criminal Investigation Department are hard at work probing the disappearance of thousands of dollars from the vault of the Hall of Justice in St. John's, Antigua.  A senior court employee told Caribbean Net News that the money was "discovered gone" during late last week... read more...

Police in St Kitts-Nevis in standby mode ahead of general election

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: October 25, 2004 is election day in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, where police is now operating on a standby mode ahead of polling day when in excess of 38,800 registered voters are expected to cast their ballots. Commissioner of Police Robert Jeffers told Caribbean Net News the force is on standby... read more...

Husband and wife team creates political history in St. Kitts-Nevis

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: The Assistant Secretary in the Electoral Office, Spencer Amory, has told Caribbean Net News that history was created in the twin-island Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis when a husband and wife team was nominated to contest the upcoming general election slated for Monday, October 25, 2004... read more...

Trinidadian was dismissed by political parties in Grenada and Antigua-Barbuda

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: The Trinidadian British passport holder, Derek Ramsamooj, was dismissed by two Caribbean Prime Ministers, in their capacities as political leaders prior to their own General Elections... read more...

Turks & Caicos Cabinet member dismissed

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS: Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Michael Misick has announced in a press statement the action taken to revoke the appointment of Karen Delancy as Minister of Social Services and Gender Affairs... read more...

Relief drive for Grenada picks up in California

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: A team from the State of California is busy preparing assistance to send to the people of hurricane-ravaged Grenada... read more...

More electrical power for Grenada

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The busy town of Gouyave in central Grenada was brought back to life as electrical power was supplied to businesses there for the first time since the passage of Hurricane Ivan... read more...

Cable & Wireless boost for Regional Security System

CASTRIES, St. Lucia: The Regional Security System (RSS) is now better equipped for telecommunications, thanks to Cable & Wireless (C&W)... read more...

Laws strengthened to tackle money laundering in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Jamaican House of Representatives has approved amendments to address deficiencies in the existing laws to tackle money laundering and to ensure compliance with international anti-money laundering standards and treaty obligations... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

St Kitts is the next discovery for divers

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Minister of Tourism, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Dwyer Astaphan, has announces that St. Kitts is aggressively developing its dive product and is poised to emerge as the next destination for scuba divers to discover in the Caribbean... read more...