Archives for Monday, November 8, 2004:

Tenth special meeting of CARICOM Heads underway

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The tenth Special Summit of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) got off the ground here this morning with several Heads doubtful as to whether any CARICOM country is really ready for the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). That's the impression Caribbean Net News got... read more...

Grenada Parliament meets for the first time since Hurricane Ivan

ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada: The Grenada Parliament met for the first time after Hurricane Ivan discussing matters pertaining to the reconstruction of the country, which would take into account the development of several sectors as priority.  Parliamentary Representatives had to settle for the Bell Lecture Hall of the St. George’s University... read more...

Cuba fires back in verbal duel with US

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuba Saturday batted back at the United States, calling it the world's worst human rights offender, two days after Washington denounced Fidel Castro's government for persistent human rights violations... read more...

Castro and Chavez hold 8 hour gab-fest in Havana

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuban President Fidel Castro has spent "his best night" since his accidental fall last month: an eight-hour meeting that ran into the wee hours of Sunday with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, according to the Juventud Rebelde newspaper...  read more...

Anti-police protest in Haitian town of Gonaives

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Protesters angry at the arrest of a former rebel leader stormed a police station in the northern town of Gonaives and set burning barricades early Saturday, local news media reported... read more...

Four from Africa, Cape Verde seek asylum in Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): Three men from west Africa and a man from Cape Verde who were charged with illegally entering Guyana after their yacht drifted into the waters of the South American country are seeking asylum, their lawyer has said... read more...

Alcoa, BHP Billiton to invest US$150 million in Suriname

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AFP): The two world bauxite giants, Alcoa and BHP Billiton, will invest US$150 million in two new bauxite mines in Suriname... read more...

Venezuela to resume oil supply to Dominican Republic

CARACAS, Venezuela (Xinhua): Venezuela has agreed to resume oil supply to the Dominican Republic after a suspension since last year, the Venezuelan news agency reported... read more...

Caribbean highly visible at World Travel Market

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: With World Travel Market (WTM) celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Caribbean Village will be highly visible at this year’s event which takes place in London from November 8 - 11. World Travel Market is a leading business-to-business forum of the international travel industry. It attracts over 40,000 industry professionals each year... read more...

Caribbean Indian Fashion

SAN JUAN, Trinidad: The theme of this year’s Divali magazine produced by the Indo-Caribbean Cultural Council (ICC) is Indo-Caribbean fashion. The publication carries articles on, and photographs of, local designs of clothes, jewellery and accessories that have become an undiluted and unbroken tradition from India to the Caribbean for over 150 years...  read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Commentary: Australia, Trinidad & Tobago, conquer major cricket hurdles

It was refreshing and to some extent surprising to hear the comment made by Adam Gilchrist following Australia’s historic triumph over India last week...  read more...