Archives for Wednesday, November 17, 2004:

Police in Antigua stage protest action

ST. JOHN'S: Antigua: Several members of the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda last week staged what some are referring to as a sit-in, in a bid to draw greater attention to their demand for higher wages and improved working conditions.  The officers created some excitement in several quarters in Government... read more...

Antigua-Barbuda PM calls on police top brass to explain

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer last week summoned the Commissioner and Senior Officers of the Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force to a special meeting of Cabinet following the failure of officers to report for duty at the State Opening of the new session of Parliament... read more...

Powerful drug lords to appoint Caribbean politicians?

PORT Of SPAIN, Trinidad: Powerful drug lords could soon be appointing and selecting the politicians of several Caribbean countries.... read more...

New prison dedicated in Montserrat

BRADES, Montserrat (GIU): Montserrat's new prison at Brades - a stone's throw away from the island's Police Headquarters - was dedicated here on Tuesday in a short ceremony held in the arrival area of the facility... read more...

St Kitts-Nevis Carnival off to great start

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Friday evening saw the programme launch for the 2004-2005 St Kitts and Nevis National Carnival season at the Circus.  A large number of persons braved inclement weather to partake in the celebrations which featured performances by various folklore groups...  read more...

Outrage in Antigua over latest murder

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: The Department of Gender Affairs in Antigua is outraged over the murder of yet another local woman for 2004....  read more...

UN says two-thirds of Haiti force in place

UNITED NATIONS (AFP): More than two-thirds of the UN peacekeeping force for Haiti have arrived so far in the troubled Caribbean nation, the United Nations announced on Monday...  read more...

OECS needs a Development Fund says Grenada PM

ROAD TOWN, BVI: Heads of government attending the 40th meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, spent some time last week examining the 9-member grouping’s state of preparedness for the implementation of the proposed CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME)....  read more...

Canadian assistance for OECS states

ROAD TOWN, BVI: The 9-member grouping of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS is to be the beneficiary of Cdn$13.1 million to assist the organization's St. Lucia-based secretariat strengthen the region and improve the organization...  read more...

Dominican economy on growth path

ROSEAU, Dominica: The economy of Dominica is expected to realize economic growth of at least 2% in 2004. This is one of the findings of an IMF Mission to Dominica, which took place during the period October 18 – 29, 2004....  read more...

Chief Justice to fix magistrates court in Trinidad

SAN FERNANDO, Trinidad: An admission by Attorney General John Jeremie, reveals that the Trinidad and Tobago Government cannot schedule its work around the timetable of San Fernando's Magistrate Court, resulting in its inability to perform the required refurbishment to the facility...  read more...