Archives for Friday, November 12, 2004:

Public health crackdown in Trinidad

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Over 1,500 pounds of chicken parts, rotting vegetables, rusted, dented and expired canned foods were seized and carted away Wednesday from Southern Food Basket Supermarket, in San Fernando, Trinidad, by a six-man team of public health inspectors... read more...

Greater access to government information in Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Difficulty in accessing government information and services is now a thing of the past for the people of Barbados, thanks to an ambitious move by the Data Processing Department which recently launched the BDS$100,000 Barbados Integrated Government (BIG) portal project... read more...

New tax laws for the BVI next year

ROAD TOWN, BVI: The people of the British Virgin Islands will be getting new tax laws as of January 2005, and efforts are being made to bring the territory in line with international rules and regulations. So said, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Finance Ronnie Skelton in an announcement on Tuesday... read more...

Grenada PM lobbies for Canadian assistance

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr Keith Mitchell, held talks at a breakfast engagement Thursday with the President of the Canadian International Development Agency Mr. Paul Thibault and has received a firm commitment that the North-American-based organization will assist in the reconstruction of Grenada, grappling with devastation caused by Hurricane Ivan...  read more...

Haiti should avoid vengeance in prosecutions, says Brazil

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP): A top adviser to the president of Brazil on Thursday called on Haiti's interim government to avoid vindictiveness when prosecuting partisans of ex-president Jean Bertrand Aristide... read more...

Amnesty International denounces police violence in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): The rights group Amnesty International on Thursday called on Haiti's interim government to investigate allegations of police brutality, including claims of summary executions... read more...

Ground breaking for new cellular sites in St Kitts

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: United Telecommunication Services (UTS) and CariGlobe Telecommunications marked the first phase of the construction of their telecommunications transmit-receive sites or cellular sites with a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday... read more...

Compliance training now offered in Eastern Caribbean

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: For the last two years the International Compliance Association (ICA) has been offering its compliance diploma around the world on an integrated learning basis.  For the first time this professional diploma level course is now available in an integrated learning format in Barbados... read more...

Montserrat ExCo members tour new prison

BRADES, Montserrat (GIU): Members of the Montserrat Executive Council on Wednesday visited the new prison that will be formally opened and dedicated at Brades next Tuesday... read more...

IAPA Celebrates 50th anniversary of Scholarship Fund

ROAD TOWN, BVI: The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) will on Friday, celebrate its 50th anniversary with a series of panels and discussions on preparing journalists for the future through its Scholarship Fund...  read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Puerto Rico's Ruiz to defend heavyweight title on Saturday

NEW YORK, USA (AFP): Puerto Rico's John Ruiz will defend his heavyweight boxing crown here Saturday while former champions Evander Holyfield and Hasim Rahman seek triumphs that might give them a chance to reclaim the throne...  read more...

Regional Sports Briefs

Lara calls for support for King... Empire win championship in Barbados... Ames aims to help Trinidad and Tobago golf...  read more...