Archives for Monday, February 28, 2005:

CWC2007 should assist the regional media more, says Thomas

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Cricket World Cup 2007 Inc. should spend a bit of its financial resources in assisting the regional media. That's the view of Norman 'Gus' Thomas, Senior Correspondent of the Cayman Islands-based Caribbean Net News.  Thomas made the comment at the just concluded 8th CMExPress one-day workshop... read more...

American company terminates its casino operations in Suriname

PARAMARIBO, Suriname: American gaming company Lottery & Wagering Solutions Inc. announced Friday it is in the process of terminating all of the company's casino operations in Suriname... read more...

Have confidence in the CSME, says Barbados senator

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: A Barbados government Minister has urged a regional meeting seeking to improve competitiveness and increased economic diversification in the Caribbean, “not to dismiss” the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).  Senator Lynette Eastmond cautioned that full implementation would take some time... read more...

Antigua-Barbuda deposits CCJ Instruments with CARICOM Secretariat

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer, has deposited the country’s Instruments of Accession and Ratification of the Caribbean Court of Justice with the CARICOM Secretariat. As part of the process towards the full implementation of the Caribbean Court of Justice CCJ, countries must deposit various instruments ... read more...

Cuba eyes crackdown on workers' contact with foreigners

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): In a bid to stem corruption and keep tighter control on hard currency, Cuba's communist government plans to slap new restrictions on workers' interactions with foreigners, mainly in the cash-cow tourism industry, according to a document obtained by AFP... read more...

New parliamentary facilities for Trinidad & Tobago

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago is to get a new and expanded parliamentary facilities says Prime Minister Manning.  The Prime Minister made the disclosure while delivering an address at the opening of the 13th biennial regional Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) conference of presiding officers and clerks... read more...

Suriname police evaluate use of force

PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Concerned about the increase of incidents where police officers are using force against suspects Suriname Police Commissioner, Delano Braam, met with commanders and other top police officers from the different precincts on Thursday to discuss this matter... read more...

Regional prosecutors to form association

CASTRIES, St. Lucia: A Caribbean Prosecutors Association could soon be a reality following a two-day seminar in Barbados of regional Directors of Public Prosecutions and senior prosecutors... read more...

Enhanced medical facilities for Belize

BELMOPAN, Belize: In an effort to improve the quality of health services and in meeting the goals of the Health Sector Reform Project, the Government of Belize through the Ministry of Health will be inaugurating three Polyclinic II facilities in the Belize District during the month of March... read more...

St Vincent opposition leader announces 7 candidates and bashes PM

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines has announced seven of its 15 candidates who will contest the next general elections, constitutionally due by mid 2006... read more...

Former US priest queried in Haiti prison break

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Haitian authorities questioned a former US priest in their investigation of a mass prison break in the Haitian capital in which nearly 500 inmates escaped, police said Thursday... read more...

T&T ratifies cultural & heritage protection convention

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago is the 180th member of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Cultural and Heritage Protection Convention. The Convention seeks to protect the World’s Cultural and Natural Heritage.  The Government will establish a National Trust... read more...

Cuba: new US rules jeopardize imports from US

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuba likes to buy American, but new Bush administration cash and carry rules could be a deal breaker, the island's importer said Friday... read more...

At least 18 shot dead in Port-au-Prince

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): At least 18 people died in shootings on Thursday and Friday around Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, a police source said... read more...

One year after Aristide's fall, Haitians await better lives

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): One year after the fall of former president Jean Bertrand Aristide in a violent uprising, millions of poor Haitians still wait for something good to come from regime change... read more...

CMEx representatives discuss the way forward for 2007 World Cup Cricket

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The pros and cons that comes with the development and interest of sport tourism in the Caribbean, underscored all other concerns when the CMEx representatives met in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday to discuss the way forward for the 2007 Cricket World Cup... read more...

Investments in tourism will provide opportunities to Jamaican firms

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Director General in the Jamaican Ministry of Development, Dennis Morrison has said that investments in tourism, which are about to take place, would give local firms yet another opportunity to do the things that are necessary to improve the competitiveness of their businesses... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Ganga hits hundred against Jamaica

SCARBOROUGH, Trinidad: Former West Indies opener Daren Ganga played a captain's knock of 104 to help rescue his Trinidad & Tobago team on the opening day of their eighth round match of the Carib Beer 2005 Cricket Series against Jamaica at Shaw Park on Friday.  Coming at number three Ganga scored an unbeaten century... read more...

Joseph and Cornwall rescue Leeward with centuries against the Windward

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada: The Leeward Islands recovered from 4 for 68 to close on 299 for six on day one of their eighth round match in the Carib Beer 2005 Cricket Series against Windward Islands on Friday... read more...

Windies women beat Clarke Road in second warm-up match

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Fresh from their 4 wicket win over Monroe Road on Thursday, the West Indies women's cricket team knocked off FCB Clarke Road by eight wickets to registered their second successive warm-up win on Friday... read more...

Jamaica squeeze pass Cuba to secure third Caribbean Cup Title

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: A second half goal by teenaged striker Luton Shelton steered Jamaica to the 2005 Digicel Caribbean Cup after nipping Cuba, 1-0, at the National Stadium in Barbados on Thursday night... read more...

Jamaicans Burton and Hall on target in England

LONDON, England: Deon Burton and Paul Hall who both represented Jamaica in the 1998 world cup were on target for their respective clubs in English First Division League Championships matches on Saturday.  Burton's Brentford brought back memories of their excellent FA Cup fight back at Southampton a week ago... read more...

Trinidad's Stern John gets coach's backing

COVENTRY, England: Coventry City boss Micky Adams has come to the rescue of his striker Stern John who has been the target of abuse from his own supporters.  The 28-year old Trinidad and Tobago international scored his seventh goal of the season on Saturday when he scored the winning goal in Coventry's 2-1 over Reading... read more...

Jamaican striker Ricardo Fuller ready for Manchester United trip

PORTSMOUTH, England: Jamaica's national striker Ricardo Fuller and his Portsmouth teammates have been rejuvenated this week by the prospect of facing in-form Manchester United at Old Trafford... read more...

Jamaica's Davian Clarke takes men's 400m in Madrid

MADRID, Spain: Jamaica’s Davian Clarke produced yet another remarkable run to hold off Carlos Santa from the Dominica Republic to win the men's 400-metres in the at the 18th Jose M Cagigal Memorial Athletic meeting in Madrid on Thursday.  The 28-year-old Clarke, followed up on his 46.34 season opener in Stockholm... read more...

Jamaicans Freeman and Dixon finish 1-2 in France

LIEVIN, France: Jamaicans Michelle Freeman and compatriot Vonette Dixon revenged their loss to Spain's Glory Alozie by finishing first and second in the women's 60-metres hurdles at an IAAF indoor permit in Lievin, France on Saturday... read more...

Jamaica's Beckford wins long jump in Chemnitz

CHEMNITZ, Germany: 1996 Olympic silver medallist James Beckford was a winner at the 10th Internationales Erdgas Hallenmeeting in Chemnitz, Germany on Friday... read more...