Archives for Tuesday, March 29, 2005:

Three killed in Haiti attack

PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 28 (AFP) - Gunmen shot dead two police and a civilian driving in an official car in the Haitian capital on Monday, police said.  The bodies were burned after the attack, they added.. read more...

Gray’s 2005 hurricane forecast coming April 1st

GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman: Weather watchers will have to wait until the first of next month for noted hurricane forecaster Bill Gray to present his updated forecast of hurricane activity for 2005, however, Gray said we could see what he termed another more-active-than-average season... read more...

Agreement signed for Florida to host OAS general assembly in June

WASHINGTON, USA: The United States government on Monday signed an agreement with the Organization of American States (OAS) paving the way for the Organization’s thirty-fifth regular General Assembly session to be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from June 5 to 7, 2005... read more...

Cable and Wireless Sponsors Annual Optimist Triathlon in Anguilla

THE VALLEY, Anguilla: Cable and Wireless has taken on the sponsorship of another sporting activity, this time the Annual Optimist Triathlon. The sponsorship for the event amounts to some US$2,000... read more...

Barbados cadet corps continue to break records

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The Barbados Cadet Corps is reporting success in its latest recruitment drive. That is the word from Executive Officer of the Corps, Major Patrick Skeete, who said some 300 students joined that organisation annually... read more...

Child maintenance cheques to be issued by Barbados registration dept

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The days of women going to court for ‘child support’ only to be turned away because no money has been left for them are drawing to a close.. read more...

COMMENTARY

The Politics of ‘Foreigners’

The politics of ‘foreigners’ have bedevilled many Caribbean countries in recent years. There was a time when it was politically advantageous for politicians and political parties to identify themselves with an ‘anti-foreigner’ stance. That time has passed. The ‘foreigner’ vote has become so important in many Caribbean countries... read more...

WEEKEND SPORTS ROUNDUP

Carifta Games - Day Three

BASCOLET, Trinidad and Tobago (Photo Images): The windy conditions at the XXXIV Carifta Junior Track & Field Championships were no obstacle for defending overall champions Jamaica to dominate the third and final day and stay well clear of the pack in the medal haul at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago on Monday... read more...