Archives for Wednesday, March 16, 2005:

Visiting Cuban Foreign Minister meets Spanish king as relations thaw

MADRID, Spain (AFP): Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque met Spain's King Juan Carlos and Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in Madrid Monday and invited the monarch to visit the communist island state in a move seen as presaging a thaw in relations.  Perez Roque had originally been due to meet only with the Foreign Minister... read more...

St Kitts and Nevis has benefited from Commonwealth membership, says PM

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS: St Kitts and Nevis as a small island state has benefited from its membership within the Commonwealth, said Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas in a message to mark Commonwealth Day.  Dr Douglas said the organisation's commitment to give small states a voice on the international stage has helped... read more...  

$2.4 billion budget for Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Prime Minister Owen Arthur has proposed a BDS$2.4 billion spending package for Barbados over the next financial year - a budget that he says has been guided by the need to carry out social imperatives and provide for the country's hosting of the 2007 Cricket World Cup... read more...

Four Colombians dead, 17 missing in waters near Aruba

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP): Four Colombian migrants died and another 17 people went missing as they tried to reach the Caribbean island of Aruba in a boat that set out from Venezuela, authorities said Tuesday... read more...

CXC to launch Associate Degree Programme in Belize

BELMOPAN, Belize: At the request of the CXC National Committee of Belize, Dr. Lucy Steward, Registrar of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), arrived in Belize Tuesday as part of the official launch of the CXC Associate Degree Program for Belize... read more...

Emergency medicine in Barbados at crossroads

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Minister of Health, Jerome Walcott, disclosed that emergency medical services in Barbados currently face several problems as he addressed the First International Emergency Medical Conference on “Clinical Decisions in Emergency Medicine” on Tuesday... read more...

Jamaican minister calls for unity in crime fighting

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaican Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips has called for cooperation between citizens and the security forces to fight crime and public disorder in the society.  He was speaking at the Portmore crime prevention and community safety forum held Sunday in St. Catherine... read more...

Fish landing facility to open in Dominica

ROSEAU, Dominica: The doors to the long-awaited fish landing site in Scott’s Head, Dominica will be officially opened within the next two weeks. This promise was made to Scott’s Head residents by the Minister of Agriculture, Ambrose George, during a town hall meeting in that area on Monday..... read more...

Chemical Weapons Convention workshop for Dominica

ROSEAU, Dominica: A two-day workshop on the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), will be held at the Fort Young Hotel in Dominica between the 17th and 18th of March... read more...

Trinidad and Tobago's police service re-tooled to fight crime

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: According to Trinidad and Tobago's National Security Minister, Martin Joseph the Patrick Manning Administration intends to spend $5.7 million over a twelve-month period to transform the Police Service. Speaking at a recent press conference Minister Joseph introduced a plan by Dr. Stephen Mastrofski... read more...

NOAA tour aims to increase hurricane awareness in the Caribbean

GRAND TURK, Turks & Caicos Islands: Hurricane specialists from NOAA’s National Hurricane Center and emergency managers will begin a week long, multi-nation campaign on March 13th to share lessons learned from the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season and increase preparedness in hurricane vulnerable countries in Latin America and the Caribbean... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Caribbean footballers on target in England

LONDON, England: Three Caribbean footballers were on target while many others contributed as the English League Championship staged its 37th round on Saturday. The impressive Grenadian striker Jason Roberts continued his good form by scoring leaders Wigan Athletic's second goal in their 2-0 home win over 12th place Millwall... read more...

Jamaica's Marlon King helps Leeds gain a point against Gillingham

LONDON, England: Jamaican international striker Marlon King who is on loan from Nottingham Forest provided an assist for Rob Hulse to score Leeds tying goal against Gillingham in an English League Championship on Saturday.  King, a former Gillingham forward, arrived at Leeds this month after falling out of favour with new manager Gary Megson.. read more...

100th Test just another match, says record-setting Jamaican umpire

CALCUTTA, India (AFP): Steve Bucknor of Jamaica will become the first umpire to stand in 100 Test matches when he officiates in the second Test between India and Pakistan starting at the 90,000-capacity Eden Gardens in Calcutta on Wednesday... read more...

Barbados' Gordon Douglas dies at age 79

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Former secretary of the Barbados Football Association, Gordon Douglas, has passed away at the age of 79... read more...