Archives for Saturday, January 22, 2005:

Turks and Caicos police officer slain

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS: The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force lost one of their own Thursday afternoon in the line of duty as a result of a shooting that took place in the Leeward area of Providenciales.  The slain officer, Police Constable Prince Smith, served the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force for two years... read more...

Congratulations pour in for first woman acting prime minister of Antigua Barbuda

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Congratulations and accolades were fulsome Friday for a woman who has once again made history in Antigua and Barbuda.  Minister of Labour, Public Administration and Empowerment Dr Jacqui Quinn-Leandro received much commendation from all sectors of society, for being the first woman to act as Prime Minister... read more...

No volcanic activity in the Grenadines, says scientist

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent: There is no volcanic activity taking place in the Grenadines. That’s according to vulcanologist Dr. Nicolas Fournier of the Seismic Research Unit of the University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Trinidad. Dr. Fournier completed an eight-day routine volcano monitoring trip to St. Vincent on January 14... read more...

Cuban embassy coming to St Vincent and the Grenadines

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent: The relations between St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and the Republic of Cuba are to be further enhanced with the establishment of a Cuban Embassy in SVG.  Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves announced that a Cuban Embassy is to be established in SVG while an SVG Consulate Office will be set up in Cuba... read more...

OECS heads and World Bank president meet in Grenada

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Heads of Government and the World Bank have agreed to establish a methodology to prioritise the developmental needs of the sub-region.  The decision was taken at a meeting attended by OECS Prime Ministers and a delegation from the World Bank... read more...

The media copes in Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Heavier than usual rains in Guyana since Boxing Day have caused so much flooding that more than 400,000 people - half the population - are inundated with dirty flood waters.  The average rainfall for January is eight inches but, up to January 21, over 28 inches had drenched the city and coastal areas... read more...

Antigua ministry of works equipment vandalized

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: The Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Public Works, Communications, Transportation and Environment on Friday reported that its equipment at the Bendals and Burma Quarries has been vandalized... read more...

Antigua Barbuda and Chile negotiate on agricultural and language training projects

ST JOHNS, Antigua: Antigua and Barbuda on Thursday received a high level Chilean delegation led by Ambassador Alfonso Silva. The delegation also included the Executive Director of the Chilean Agency for International Cooperation, Mr. Marcelo Rozas and Arturo Vergara who is an Executive Member of the Agency... read more...

Suriname parliament debates recall bill

PARAMARIBO, Suriname: The National Assembly, the parliament in Suriname, continued debate Thursday on a draft recall bill. Earlier debates in the House and public discussions indicate that there is no division about implementing a recall act for members of parliament and other elected representatives... read more...

Another major project for Saba

THE BOTTOM, Saba: On Thursday afternoon Saba's Acting Lieut. Governor, Mr Will Johnson, signed another major project for the island of Saba. This time the project that was signed is for the stabilization of the S-Curve leading to the Fort Bay.  The project is being financed with Dutch Development Aid money... read more...

Hurricane spending in Jamaica pushes fiscal target to 4.4 per cent

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Government spending on hurricane reconstruction projects in Jamaica during the last quarter of 2004 has forced an adjustment of the fiscal target for 2004/05 to about 4.4 per cent, which is just outside the initial 3 to 4 per cent target, according to Finance and Planning Minister, Dr Omar Davies... read more...

Jamaica making strides with millennium development goals

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has reported that the country is meeting a number of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as charted by the United Nations (UN), to be met by countries around the world by the year 2015... read more...

Jamaica’s tourism highlighted at New York trade show

NEW YORK, USA: The best of Jamaica’s tourism product was on show at the second annual Adventure In Travel Expo (ATE) and trade show held at the Jacob Javits Convention Centre in Manhattan, New York from January 14 to 16... read more...

St Lucia’s prime minister to visit Cayenne

CASTRIES, St. Lucia: Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony’s official visit to French Guiana (Cayenne), where there is a large St. Lucian community, will be the first by a St. Lucian Prime Minister in the country’s 25 years of political Independence, a government source told Caribbean Net News... read more...

Nevis woman establishes Caribbean-wide tsunami fund

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: Nevis resident, Lea Parris in conjunction with the Nevis Red Cross, has established a program to raise funds for the victims of the recent tsunamis in South Asia... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Rain denies West Indies as Aussie batsmen fall like raindrops

BRISBANE, Australia (AFP): Rain came to the rescue of unbeaten world champions Australia at Brisbane's Gabba ground Friday, sparing them a likely humiliating defeat in their tri-series limited over cricket match against the West Indies... read more...