Archives for Friday, December 10, 2004:

Ivan costs Cayman Islands US$3.5 billion, says report

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: A United Nations-related team brought to Cayman at the end of November has reported that the total impact of the disaster on the Cayman Islands by Hurricane Ivan was CI$2.8 billion (US$3.5 billion)...  read more...

Cayman Islands curfew lifted

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: The Governor of the Cayman Islands, Mr Bruce Dinwiddy, has lifted the almost 3 month old curfew in Grand Cayman with effect from Thursday, 9 December. The curfew began 14 September after a state of emergency was declared as a result of massive devastation caused by Hurricane Ivan...  read more...

Public holiday in Antigua to mark former PM's birthday

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: An appreciative crowd, comprising members of his family, the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) and its organs, the Antigua Trades and Labour Union (AT&LU) along with other well-wishers and supporters, this morning gathered at the statue of the country's first Prime Minister, Sir Vere Cornwall Bird Snr. in the Capital, St. John's...  read more...

Antigua-Barbuda adopting fiscal posture similar to Dominica

ROSEAU, Dominica: The Antigua and Barbuda Government is adopting a fiscal posture similar to the posture that has been adopted in Dominica in response to its crippling fiscal and economic crisis... read more...

Human Rights Day to be observed in BVI

ROAD TOWN, BVI: The Human Rights Reporting Coordinating Committee (HRCC) is advising people in the British Virgin Islands to observe Human Rights Day on December 10 by becoming more informed and reflecting on the significance of Human Rights... read more...

Statement by US Secretary of State Colin Powell for Human Rights Week

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: This year the government of the United States joins the global community in commemorating the 56th Anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights...  read more...

Cuban couple highlights 17-month fight to bring children to Czech Republic

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP): A Cuban couple granted political asylum in the Czech Republic said Thursday they planned to stage a protest in Prague to highlight their 17-month fight to be reunited with their two children... read more...

Cuban travel agency sanctioned

WASHINGTON, USA (UPI): US citizens have been barred from dealing with a Cuban travel agency operating in Spain, England and the British Virgin Islands... read more...

Haitian rebel held in US

MIAMI, USA (UPI): An anti-Aristide Haitian gang leader has been arrested in Miami and is being held at a Miami detention center, his family said...  read more...