Archives for Tuesday, October 26, 2004:

Douglas victorious in St Kitts-Nevis poll

BASSETERRE, ST Kitts: His voice still hoarse from the two and a half weeks of an intense election campaign, a victorious Prime Minister-elect, Dr. Denzil Douglas, addressed the people of St. Kitts and Nevis in a sunrise broadcast at 6: 19 am on the state-owned radio and television, just one hour and eight minutes after the final announcement... read more...

St Kitts-Nevis candidate unhappy with PM's behaviour

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: The political leader of the People's Action Movement (PAM), one of the three political parties contesting Monday's election on St. Kitts, has charged Prime Minister Douglas with "hitting below the belt" during an incident at Polling Division #5 located in the rural village of Halfway Tree on Monday morning... read more...

Castro to address Cuban people as he recovers from knee op

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Septuagenarian leader Fidel Castro was due to address the Cuban people on Monday through a widely broadcast government program as he recovers from an operation on his left knee, broken in a heavy fall last week, according to the state-run newspaper Granma... read more...

US takes steps against website to slow flow of cash to Cuba

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): US authorities on Monday took action against a Cuban website allowing US residents to send money to Cuban residents in violation of tougher sanctions imposed by President George W. Bush against the communist island... read more...

Haiti police killing heightens unrest

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): A Haitian police officer was shot dead in Port-au-Prince in the latest sign of mounting unrest to hit the impoverished nation in recent weeks, a police spokeswoman said Monday... read more...

Applications deadline extended for CTO Secretary General

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Caribbean nationals both within and outside the region who wish to apply for the Caribbean’s top public sector tourism position, have received an extension to the date by which they are to send in their applications...  read more...

HEALTH NEWS

Schools are the best defense against HIV/AIDS says Zambian Professor

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: At a seminar held at the Trinidad Hilton, Professor Michael Kelly of the University of Zambia expressed a series of concerns over the casual approach taken to curb the deadly disease of HIV/AIDS...  read more...

LETTERS

Relief steel to Grenada

What I kindly ask from you is information on how to involve ourselves with this relief effort and if you can supply me with any information that may help us to help you with this situation. I have had a difficult time finding companies that will use steel for the rebuilding process, so any information you can give me will be very helpful...  read more...

An utter sense of helplessness

My father, Cuthbert Gibbs, and boyfriend, Junior Griffiths, are both in Grenada and have heard nothing since the storm hit. We are feeling an utter sense of helplessness at being so far away and with no contact... read more...