Archives for Tuesday, January 11, 2005:

St Kitts-Nevis security minister asked to 'get off de air'

ST JOHN'S, Antigua:  St Kitts and Nevis Minister for National Security, G. A. Dwyer Astaphan, was unceremoniously asked to "get off the radio" during a call-in programme with host Lennox Linton of the popular Observer Radio in Antigua on Monday.  The St. Kitts and Nevis National Security Minister admitted that he was a bit steamy... read more...

Cuba normalises ties with European Union nations

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuba announced Monday that it is renewing ties with the European Union as well as all EU countries that have embassies on the island... read more...

Four UN troops wounded in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Gunshots slightly wounded at least four UN troops, the UN Mission for Stabilization in Haiti announced Sunday... read more...

Antigua UPP holds retreat following Cabinet reshuffle

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, along with members of his Cabinet, executive members of the ruling United Progressive Party (UPP) and others spent the weekend attending a retreat at the Royal Antiguan Resort and Tennis Club on Antigua's West End, where a number of issues dealing with integrity legislation were looked at... read more...

Jamaica to host China-Caribbean economic trade fair and forum

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica has become one of the most important transhipment ports in the English-speaking Caribbean, with a port facility that boasts ultramodern, state-of-the-art equipment and probably the most developed marine administration in the wider Caribbean.  The island’s location is also a critical factor... read more...

Trinidad and Tobago to host OAS anti-terrorism meeting

WASHINGTON, USA: The Organization of American States’ (OAS) Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) will hold its fifth regular session in Trinidad and Tobago, from February 16 to 18, to explore new multilateral cooperation strategies to promote and sustain the hemispheric fight against terrorism... read more...

New business prospects from China-Caribbean trade fair

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Small and medium businesspersons and entrepreneurs seeking to establish themselves and get into new, diverse markets, should seize the opportunity to participate in the upcoming China-Caribbean Trade Forum and Fair, said Christopher Denny, Regional Manager at the National Commercial Bank... read more...

New minister raising the information services bar in Antigua-Barbuda

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: Antigua and Barbuda's newly appointed Minister with responsibility for Information Broadcasting and Telecommunication Dr. Edmund Mansoor has plans to establish what is being called an "Office of Communications" which will oversee all aspects of government's public relations and information dissemination operations... read more...

Guyana to export beef and poultry to Trinidad and Tobago

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: CARICOM Trade Ministers are presently discussing a proposal for exporting beef and poultry from Guyana to Trinidad and Tobago... read more...

Trinidad and Tobago to spend US$4.5b on Water & Sewerage Authority

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: “It must be done,” were the words of Trinidad and Tobago’s Patrick Manning when he disclosed that the People’s National Movement (PNM) Government will be spending the alarming sum of TT$27 billon (US$4.5 billion) to ensure the viability of the country's Water and Sewerage Authority... read more...

Trinidad and Tobago adds to its pool of foreign nurses

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Health Minister John Rahael said that the Trinidad and Tobago Government has no choice but to employ foreign nurses because locally trained nurses are being employed overseas... read more...

Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe is stripped of her title

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Dethroned Miss Trinidad and Tobago Miss Cheryl Ankra says a decision to replace her is a miscarriage of justice. The beauty queen has fired back a statement from her home in England last week, criticizing the decision of the pageant company and franchise holder Peter Elias and Associates... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

Spirit Airlines begins service to Nassau

FORT LAUDERDALE, USA: Spirit Airlines began service Monday to Nassau, Bahamas with fanfare for the 150 passengers on board. Every customer on the inaugural flight from Fort Lauderdale to Nassau received a Bell & Howell digital camera, provided by eCameraFilms.com and valued at $175 each... read more...