Archives for Wednesday, December 22, 2004:

Air Jamaica quits Antigua

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: The "Champagne Flights" of Air Jamaica come to an end as of Monday, January 10, 2004 when the airline makes its last flight out of the popular "gateway to the Caribbean", Antigua.  According to the Chairman of Air Jamaica, Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, the airline first began its service to Antigua back on June 20, 2002... read more...

Digital television for Antigua-Barbuda

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: The New Year will usher in a new world of cable television programming for the people of Antigua and Barbuda with the formation of a new cable company called Communications Network Systems (CNS).  CNS was formed following the joint acquisition of the former Cable Television (CTV) which was once owned by the Bird family... read more...

Taiwan preparing for the worst over ties with Grenada

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP): Taiwan is preparing for the worst over its relations with Grenada after rival China reportedly offered a huge sum to persuade the Caribbean state to break ties with Taipei, officials said Tuesday.  Taiwanese newspapers said the offer was made when Grenada's Prime Minister Keith Mitchell secretively visited Beijing last week...  read more...

St Vincent and the Grenadines Governor General’s car stolen for joyride

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent: Police in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are carrying out investigations into how the car belonging to country's Governor General, Sir Federick Ballantyne ended up on a Kingstown street at 1:00 am "all by itself."... read more...

St Vincent and the Grenadines ratifies the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent:  The instrument of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change was signed  on Friday by Dr Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minster of St Vincent and the Grenadines, on behalf of his country... read more...

EU to fund national trail in Dominica

ROSEAU, Dominica: The Government of Dominica has secured funding from the European Union for the implementation of the Waitikubuli National Trail... read more...

Suriname detains suspect over US embassy threat

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AFP): Suriname police said last week they have detained a man over a threat to attack the US embassy in Paramaribo... read more...

Policeman gets eight years for drugs trafficking in Netherlands Antilles

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP): A policeman in the Netherlands Antilles was jailed for eight years last week by a court in Curacao for his involvement in a big drugs trafficking network from South America, Dutch news agency ANP said... read more...

Robust growth projected for the Caribbean, says Nevis Premier

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: The Premier and Minister of Finance in the Nevis Island Administration, Mr Vance Amory, said Tuesday that Caribbean countries are likely to achieve more robust growth in the future, stemming out of the projected growth in the world economy, and the economies of the region’s trading partners...  read more...

Travel to Cuba cut in half

WASHINGTON, USA (UPI): The number of people flying from the United States to Cuba has been cut in half since last year, the State Department said... read more...

Cubans protest U.S. Christmas decorations

HAVANA, Cuba (UPI): Thousands of Cubans protested outside the U.S. Interest Section in Havana in the latest row over the mission's Christmas decorations... read more...

Six Cuban migrants vanish off Florida coast

MIAMI, USA (AFP) :US airplanes, helicopters and boats are combing the Florida coast for six Cubans who disappeared while attempting to reach the United States on a raft, the US Coast Guard said Monday... read more...

2005 Caribbean Hotel Foundation scholarships launched

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: The Caribbean Hotel Foundation (CHF) of the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) is making a call to Caribbean hospitality employees, professors, and students to apply for its 2005 Scholarship Program... read more...

CARICOM Secretary-General updates new Community chairman

GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Edwin W. Carrington, on Monday led a delegation of senior staff of the CARICOM Secretariat to Suriname for a meeting with the President of the Republic of Suriname, Dr. Runaldo Venetiaan, who assumes the chairmanship of the 15-member Community for six months from January 1, 2005...  read more...

6,000 cruise ship passengers to visit St. Kitts on Thursday

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Over six thousand cruise ship passengers are to visit St. Kitts on Thursday.  The MS “Queen Mary 2” with 2,600 passengers on board and the 1,950 passenger GTS “Summit” will dock at Port Zante, while the “Empress of the Seas” with 2,020 passengers will berth at the Deep Water Port... read more...

BVI Government upgrades tourism service standards

NEW YORK, USA:  The Government of the British Virgin Islands, under the leadership of Chief Minister and Minister of Tourism, Dr Orlando Smith, is encouraging all business owners and employees in the British Virgin Islands' hospitality industry to participate in the Territory's recently launched tourism industry service standards program, also known as T.I.S.S... read more...

SPORTS

Jamaica's Johnson takes split decision in non-title bout

LOS ANGELES, USA (AFP): Jamaica's Glen Johnson earned a split decision over Antonio Tarver on Saturday in a back and forth light heavyweight bout... read more...