Archives for Thursday, March 10, 2005:

Grenada looking to CARICOM for help to pay civil servants

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: Following the devastation left by Hurricane Ivan in September of last year, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), via financial backing from the government of Trinidad and Tobago, is reported to have given in excess of EC$40 million.  However, the Mitchell Admin-istration is looking for additional assistance... read more...  

Controversial recall bill comes into effect in Suriname

PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Members of Parliament and other elected representatives of the people in Suriname risk losing their seats if during their term in office they decide to join another political party... read more...

We'd rather die than disarm, says Haiti's ousted military

LES CAYES, Haiti (AFP): "I'd prefer to die in prison than disarm!" cried former Sergeant Jean Denis, who lost his army job in 1995 when then-president Jean Bertrand Aristide disbanded Haiti's armed forces... read more...

UN welcomes release of Haitian political leaders

UNITED NATIONS (UPI): The UN Security Council has welcomed the release of some Haitian political leaders, while encouraging a speed up in the remaining political cases... read more...

Estimates laid in Barbados parliament

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The Barbados Government’s Budget, setting out the Estimates of Expenditure and Revenue for the financial year 2005-2006, was laid in Parliament Tuesday... read more...

Anti-corruption experts from the region meet at OAS

WASHINGTON, USA: During the opening of a meeting at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS), on Monday, government officials and anti-corruption experts were reminded that corruption weakens democratic systems and erodes trust in institutions... read more...

Entrepreneurial Training Institute commissioned in Trinidad

PORT OF SPAIN: Trinidad: Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning has described the Entrepreneurial Training Institute and Incubation Centre (ETIIC) as the result of “public policy and private initiative working hand in hand.”  Mr. Manning was delivering the feature address Monday at the formal commissioning of the ETIIC... read more...

Canadian MP chastises government for indifference to Guyana’s plea for help

EDMONTON, Canada: Peter Goldring, Canadian Member of Parliament for Edmonton East and Official Opposition Foreign Affairs Critic (Caribbean), on Wednesday called on Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin to demonstrate leadership in relation to the humanitarian disaster in Guyana... read more...

Portmore Master Map unveiled in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Portmore Master Map, the most advanced of its kind in Jamaica, has been unveiled in hard copy and digital format.  Director of Surveys and Mapping at the National Land Agency (NLA), Trevor Shaw, unveiled the map at the recently held Friday Policy Forum hosted by the Management Institute for National Development... read more...

St Kitts nationals to pursue training in diplomacy in Taiwan

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Four nationals of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis will undergo an intensive 10-day training programme in diplomacy in the Republic of China (Taiwan).  The March 14 to 23 seminar is the first of this type of training programme ever offered by the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan)... read more...

Barbadians need training says Minister of Housing

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Barbados' Minister with responsibility for Housing, Elizabeth Thompson-McDowald, is of the view that if there is to be excellence in all things in the country, then there will have to be a transformation of Barbadian culture... read more...

St. Kitts announces popular acts for 2005 Music Festival

NEW YORK, USA: Mr. Allister Williams, Executive Director of the St. Kitts Music Festival, has announced that Grammy Award Winning R&B artists Boyz II Men and popular Hip-Hop artist Wyclef Jean will be two of the top acts performing at the St. Kitts Music Festival 2005... read more...

Cricket World Cup Saint Lucia announces appointments to Management Team

CASTRIES, St. Lucia: Cricket World Cup Saint Lucia Inc. has announced the following appointments to its management team, effective 1st March 2005... read more...

Analysis: Cuban economic recovery working

MIAMI, USA (UPI): The trip by Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco to Cuba this week may be another indication among many that the Fidel Castro regime's economic plan is working... read more...

LETTERS

St Vincent Parrot Conservation group also opposes cross-country road

I was very interested to see the article of March 3, 2005 by your correspondent Kenton Chance entitled 'International group opposes St Vincent's cross-country road'. It has stimulated me to bring to your attention the resolution of the St Vincent Parrot Conservation Consortium (SVPCC)... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Caribbean athletes shine at Junior College Indoor Championships

KANSAS, USA: Jamaica's 2002 World Junior 100-metres silver medallist Simone Facey led the Caribbean athletes who turned in quality performances at the 2005 National Junior College Championships last weekend.  Facey, a freshman at Barton County Community College, won the women's 100 and 200m sprint double... read more...

Guyana Cricket Board honours Nagamootoo

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: 29-year-old Mahendra Nagamootoo, was officially honoured on Monday by the Guyana Cricket Board after he became the leading all-time regional wicket-taker.  The Guyanese leg-spinner now has 284 wickets, surpassing the earlier mark of 270 wickets set by fellow Guyanese spinner Clyde Butts... read more...