Archives for Friday, January 7, 2005:

Spencer reshuffles Antigua-Barbuda Cabinet

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer, has announced what appears to be a major shake-up of his Cabinet, switching some portfolios and bringing in some new faces.  Among the new appointments are Senator Dr. Edmond Mansoor and Senator Aziz Hadeed... read more...

EU presses Cuba over diplomatic ties

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP): The European Union reiterated Thursday the need for Cuba to renew diplomatic ties with the whole 25 member bloc, saying it was "unfortunate" that Havana had resumed contacts only with eight EU states... read more...

ACM calls for Guyanese intervention in St Kitts work permit issue

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) is calling on the Government of Guyana to intervene in what it believes could be an attempt to drive Guyanese journalist, Clive Bacchus, out of St Kitts and Nevis.  Bacchus has worked as a journalist in the CARICOM state since 1998... read more...

Turks & Caicos to host inaugural small Islands micro-economies conference

GRAND TURK, Turks & Caicos Islands: As part of its membership of the Association of Overseas Countries and Territories of the European Union (OCTA), the Turks and Caicos Islands will be hosting the Association’s first Biennial Small Islands Micro-economies [SIME] Conference on the Island of Providenciales during February 15-18, 2005... read more...

No increase in gas prices for Grenada

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The Ministry of Communication, Works and Transport in Grenada has announced that there will be no immediate increase in the price of gasoline at the pumps... read more...

Caribbean to focus on sustainable development, vulnerability reduction

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The devastating 2004 hurricane season in the Caribbean, an earthquake which caused millions of dollars in damage in Dominica in November and quakes in Trinidad and Tobago and the Cayman Islands provide a chilling backdrop to the International Meeting to the Review the Barbados Programme of Action for Small Island Developing States being held in Mauritius January 10-14, 2005... read more...

Bermuda investment firm at the center of fraudulent schemes, claims SEC

MIAMI, USA: The U. S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has alleged that Bermuda-based investment firm Lines Overseas Management and its two most senior officers "have been at the epicenter of at least two suspected fraudulent schemes", KYC News reports... read more...

St Vincent-registered bank sued in Bermuda

MIAMI, USA: Four civil lawsuits have been filed in Bermuda against Horizon Bank International, which is licensed in St. Vincent & The Grenadines, reports KYC News ... read more...

LETTER

It would be wise to have a tsunami warning system in place

It may be of some interest to you and possibly your readers to know that on 30 April 1690,at 5 pm, the island of Nevis was rocked by a severe earthquake which destroyed all masonry buildings, caused large landslides and resulted in a tsunami which destroyed the town of Jamestown... read more...

HEALTH NEWS

BVI Government moves forward with new hospital

ROAD TOWN, BVI: The Government of the British Virgin Islands says it is moving forward with plans for a new hospital by taking the architectural drawings for a new $40.5 million six-storey facility to Executive Council this month... read more...

Malaria warning for Dominican Republic

ATLANTA, USA: Visitors traveling to some parts of the Dominican Republic should take the drug chloroquine to protect themselves from a malaria outbreak, U.S. health officials said on Thursday... read more...

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Jamaica Government awards licences for fibre optic cables

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The government of Jamaica has granted two licences for the construction and operation of two submarine fibre optic networks, which will link Jamaica to North America, and the rest of the world... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

Continental Airlines to expand service between Bahamas and South Florida

DANIA, USA: Continental Airlines regional affiliate Gulfstream International Airlines announced Thursday that it will offer expanded Continental Connection service linking the Bahamas with South Florida beginning February 17... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Hard work will have West Indies ready for ODI series, says Browne

HOBART, Australia (AFP): The out-of-form West Indies need plenty of practice to get them ready for the triangular one-day series against Australia and Pakistan later this month, wicket-keeper Courtney Browne warned Thursday... read more...