Archives for Thursday, December 9, 2004:

Ambassador no longer with Foreign Service says Antigua PM

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: As the United Progressive Party (UPP) government tries to settle down while moving into its ninth month since taking over the reins of government, it was announced Monday that the country's Ambassador Plenipotentiary Dr. Isaac Newton, is no longer employed by the Foreign Service...  read more...

Fake plainclothes police officers nabbed in St Kitts

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Members from the Rapid Response Unit of the Royal Police Force of St. Kitts and Nevis on Tuesday arrested two young men who attempted to commit a robbery in Frigate Bay, an upscale residential and tourist resort area on St. Kitts' eastern end...  read more...

EIB signs EC$10m loan agreement with St Vincent

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The European Investment Bank on Wednesday signed an EC$10 million loan agreement with the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines...  read more...

Anti-crime rally held in St Vincent

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: “Crime exists in all society, however when good people stay silent then they give tacit recommendations for more crimes to be committed”. This is according to Chairman of the National Prevention on Crime Committee, Sir Vincent Beache as he addressed a Peace March and Rally held at Heritage Square last Friday... read more...

Chief magistrate orders Trinidad DPP to ‘get your house in order’

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Mark Walling, a San Fernando (SanDo) City Deputy Chief Magistrate, has called upon the country's Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to "get his house in order" for Monday, as it is quite likely that the preliminary inquiry into the 1994 murder of Dr. Chandra Naraynsingh will begin... read more...

Health officials on Tobago ordered to ‘fix’ hospital kitchen

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago: The Health Board which oversees operations at the Scarborough Regional Hospital (SRH) on the island of Tobago, has been granted an extra 36 hours for officials at the institution to have some badly needed repairs done to the kitchen...  read more...

CSME Bills passed in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Jamaican House of Representatives on Tuesday passed two companion Bills aimed at further preparing Jamaica to participate in the single market aspect of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME), slated for implementation on January 1, 2005.. read more...

New immigration policy for BVI

ROAD TOWN, BVI: The Government of the British Virgin Islands has launched a new Immigration Policy to provide a framework for clarity and predictability for residence and belonger status applications... read more...

Grenadians receive key skills training through USAID hurricane reconstruction program

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Substantial progress to help Grenada rebuild after Hurricane Ivan is being made as the United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partners step up their recovery efforts on the island...  read more...

US Embassy takes HIV/AIDS message to communities in Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: To mark World AIDS Day the Embassy of the United States of America in conjunction with the Ministry of Social Transformation took the fight against the disease to two rural communities in Barbados.  In addition to a poster show, the Embassy will also be hosting a free video presentation... read more...