Archives for Friday, February 18, 2005:

Chinese peacekeepers trade smiles with Haitians

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): It's early morning and an armored personnel carrier belonging to UN peacekeepers from China warily moves through a small market in Cite Soleil, a huge dilapidated suburb of the Haitian capital that is home to about 700,000 people.  The patrol, which also includes two vehicles, attracts little attention... read more...

Restructuring Grenada well underway, says Prime Minister

PARAMARIBO, Suriname: The restructuring of Grenada is well underway, said Prime Minister Keith Mitchell. Right now the administration is putting in resources to re-develop the agricultural sector... read more...

Santiago clarifies that Castro would have immunity if he visits Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP): Cuban President Fidel Castro would have immunity from arrest if he visited Chile, the government said late Wednesday, clarifying an earlier statement that had appeared to suggest the Cuban leader could face possible arrest if he set foot on Chilean soil... read more...

EC$100,000 for Guyana flood relief

CASTRIES, St. Lucia: The Government of St. Lucia will contribute EC$100,000 to the Flood Relief Effort in Guyana. That’s the word from the Office of the Prime Minister... read more...

Europe should respect sugar protocols, says Guyana president

PARAMARIBO, Suriname: The Caribbean economy stands to lose about US$90 million if Europe implements restructuring plans for its sugar regime... read more...

Region urged to strengthen “culture of cooperation” against terrorism

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: The countries of the Americas must continue to build a “culture of cooperation” if they are to develop effective strategies to combat terrorism, the Acting Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luigi R. Einaudi, said Thursday, at the opening of a three-day meeting of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE)... read more...

Floridians give generously to Jamaica’s hurricane recovery

MIAMI, USA: The Jamaica Consulate in Miami has received almost US$346,000 in hurricane recovery assistance from donors in Florida... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Pinnock and Blackwood victorious in Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Australia: Victories by Jamaica's Athens Olympic finallist Michael Blackwood and fellow countryman Chris Pinnock highlighted the Caribbean entries at the IAAF Grand Prix II meeting in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday... read more...