Archives for Wednesday, March 30, 2005:

Shots fired at election council HQ in Haitian capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Armed individuals aboard a truck opened fire Tuesday at the Haitian Electoral Council's headquarters in Port-au-Prince, an official said.. read more...

Former Suriname rebel leader warns against new insurgency

PARAMARIBO, Suriname: If the 1992 Kourou peace agreement isn’t implemented in a satisfactory manner. disgruntled former rebels in Suriname could resume fighting against the government again, former rebel leader Ronny Brunswijk warned in an interview with the newspaper ‘de Ware Tijd’... read more...

New OPBAT Housing to be opened on Great Inagua, Bahamas

NASSAU, Bahamas: On Tuesday, March 29, representatives from the United States, The Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos will officially open a $2.5 million housing project on Great Inagua that will provide living quarters for personnel participating in the joint counter-narcotics program Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos (OPBAT)... read more...

OECS Ministers to hold critical meeting to help reposition the agriculture industry

CASTRIES, St. Lucia: OECS Ministers of Agriculture will meet in Antigua and Barbuda on Thursday, March 31 to put new energy into efforts to reposition the vital agriculture sector, and reverse its declining contribution to economic activity in the sub-region... read more...

Anguilla to expand European Union Sugar Project

THE VALLEY, Anguilla: Anguilla will be expanding the European Union Sugar Project that began in the Shell Factory building in the Farrington last year.  This was divulged by Minister of Finance, Victor Banks during a press conference last week... read more...

Easter is a time of new beginnings says Trinidad PM

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: In an Easter Message to the people of Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Patrick Manning said on Sunday that Easter ought to be viewed as a new beginning "from which we aim at improved standards of personal conduct and behaviour".  The Prime Minister noted that Easter ends in spiritual rejuvenation.. read more...

COMMENTARY

Law and Politics: Cricket, politics and the police

Although in every island or nation state within CARICOM -- from Jamaica in the north, to Guyana and Suriname on the South American mainland -- politics play a major part in the inhabitants’ lives, I doubt it can seriously be argued that even politics could stir up as much passionate emotions  among Caribbean people than cricket... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

West Indies women achieve first World Cup victory

BENONI, South Africa: Trinidad and Tobago's 24-year-old batswoman Nelly Williams stroked her second One Day International half-century to lead the West Indies to an eight wicket win over Sri Lanka in the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup at Willowmoore Park... read more...

Jamaica’s Paul Hall scores but Tranmere loses 

LONDON, England: Former Reggae Boyz striker Paul Hall hit the target but his Tranmere Rovers team suffered a big setback to gain an automatic promotion to the Championship League, after slipping to a 4-2 defeat at home to ninth place Doncaster in the English League One competition on Monday... read more...