Archives for Wednesday, March 2, 2005:

Two held on attempted murder charge in St Kitts

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Police in St. Kitts are holding a youth and an adult on a charge of attempted murder.  Police sources told Caribbean Net News that the two were held in connection with the "attempted murder of Llewellyn Buchanan."  According to the police, Buchanan suffered several chop wounds to his body... read more...

Aristide faithful take to streets on anniversary of departure

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Police used tear gas and gunfire Monday to disperse a march by supporters of Haiti's ex-president Jean Bertrand Aristide a year after his departure, killing at least one demonstrator, police and witnesses said... read more...

Barbadians need to invest more, says Eastmond

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Commerce Minister, Senator Lynette Eastmond, believes that Barbados “lacks a serious culture of investment”. She was at the time speaking during a CLICO community outreach programme last Saturday, which sought to shed more light on investments and creating economic opportunities... read more...

Antigua Barbuda to issue machine-readable passports in CARICOM format by mid-year

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: Antigua and Barbuda will commence issuing new, machine-readable passports utilizing the common CARICOM format by mid-year 2005.  Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer said that the matter was discussed at the recently held CARICOM Inter-sessional Meeting in Suriname ... read more...

Japanese woman jailed in Jamaica on drugs charges

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AFP): A Japanese woman was in custody in Jamaica on Monday after she was charged with trying to export 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of marijuana hidden in her suitcase... read more...

Uruguay, Cuba renew diplomatic ties

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AFP): Uruguay and Cuba on Tuesday renewed diplomatic relations broken in 2002 after Montevideo called for an international probe into Cuba's human rights record... read more...

Press freedom organizations issue resolutions on Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela

GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman: Several institutions represented in the Global Coordinating Committee for Press Freedom Organizations (GCCPFO), approved resolutions on the situation of freedom of the press and of expression in Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela during its meeting last week in Switzerland... read more...

Major drug row overshadows Barbados racing celebrations

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: A huge shadow has been cast over this year’s centenary celebrations of the Barbados Turf Club and Saturday’s running of the Sandy Lane Barbados Gold Cup, the Caribbean’s richest race, by a major legal dispute between Eugene Melnyk, the Canadian billionaire owner, and the island’s racing authority... read more...

Two Caribbean cultural superstars for St Lucia's telethon

CASTRIES, St. Lucia: Renowned Caribbean comedian, Paul Kings Douglas along with Barbadian Calypso Superstar the Mighty Gabby will share the stage with several local artistes at the 3rd National Community Foundation (NCF) Telethon scheduled for April 3rd at the Pigeon Island National Park... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

West Indies cricket keeps getting worse, says Cozier

FLORIDA, USA:  According to one of the leading commentators and writers on cricket in the Caribbean, Tony Cozier, the situation in West Indies cricket is only getting worse... read more...

Jamaica's Wolde Harris scores twice for Colorado Rapids in pre-season matches

FLORIDA, USA:  Jamaican international Wolde Harris scored two goals in as many games as his MLS club, Colorado Rapids put last season's goal scoring drought behind them to score eight goals in two games in warm up matches on the weekend.  Harris opened the scoring on Saturday with only three minutes on the board... read more...

Former West Indies batsman Allan Rae dies at age 82

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Former West Indies opening batsman Allan Rae, who eventually became an administrator, has died in Kingston, Jamaica, at the age of 82 after a long illness... read more...

Jamaica's Usain Bolt to focus on outdoor season

FLORIDA, USA - Jamaica's sprinting prodigy Usain Bolt will skip the indoor season and focus on the outdoor series where he is scheduled to compete for the first time this month at a local outdoor meeting in Jamaica.  Bolt stole the the limelight last year at age 17 by setting a World junior record of 19.93 in April... read more...