Archives for Tuesday, April 12, 2005:

Rivals deadlocked as OAS seeks new leader

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The Organization of American States failed after five votes on Monday to find a new secretary general with the main international forum for the Western Hemisphere divided between Mexican and Chilean candidates.  Jose Miguel Insulza and Luis Ernesto Derbez tied at 17 votes each in the five rounds of voting... read more...

Officials probe Trinidad’s multi-million dollar weekend fire

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Fire officials and detectives of the police department who are looking into last weekend's US$30 million inferno will engage in a reconstruction of the area as they try to determine the origin of the fire which destroyed over 200 businesses, leaving hundreds jobless.  The southern section of the area been cordoned-off... read more...

Cuban prison revolt leaves one dead, say activists

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): A Cuban prisoner died Monday from burns sustained in a revolt in the country's largest prison, according to Cuban dissidents, who said they expected several more injured prisoners would die... read more...

US seeks extension of UN scrutiny of human rights in Cuba

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP): The United States has formally put forward a draft resolution in the United Nations human rights commission seeking to prolong UN scrutiny of human rights in Cuba, a US official said Monday... read more...

Jamaica ahead in Information Technology

KINGSTON, Jamaica: On an international basis Jamaica is ahead of many of its trading partners and competitors around the world in terms of its e-readiness for the Information Technology world. Chief Executive Officer of CITO Michael duQuesnay made this observation at the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Kingston recently... read more...

Regional statistical services face major challenges

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Efforts to build the region’s statistical services are facing major challenges.  That’s the word from Programme Manager with the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) Unit, Ivor Carryl who made that observation at the start of a three-day CARICOM workshop on service statistics... read more...

CSME is not 'one size fits all', says CARICOM official

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: A senior CARICOM official has dismissed the suggestion that the Single Market and Economy is a “one size fits all” initiative... read more...

St Kitts-Nevis projected to record high levels of economic growth

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: The St Kitts and Nevis economy is projected to record high levels of economic growth in the foreseeable future.  That’s according to the Federation’s Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas who told an international forum that improvement in fiscal prospects is accompanied by a dramatic improvement in  growth outlook... read more...

St Kitts-Nevis PM calls for region’s vulnerability to be acknowledged

BASSETERRE, St Kitts: St Kitts and Nevis, which faced a series of hurricanes over the past ten years, has managed to maintain an unblemished record in the servicing of debts by ensuring that each year, a line of credit to cater to such contingencies is established.  This has been disclosed by this country’s Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas... read more...

COMMENTARY

The World Bank: From one ‘Wolf’ to another

Would it make much difference to CARICOM countries if the World Bank were to close tomorrow? On the basis that every little bit of assistance helps, it probably would matter to Guyana and Jamaica, but not to many others.  This question and its answer are posed because of the debate that has been raging internationally... read more...

Does Taiwan care about the interests of Nevis?

Recently, an increasing number of Nevisians have been raising the question as to whether or not Taiwan cares about the interests of Nevis. Like Taiwan, Nevis has been engaged in a more than 50-year struggle to secure its political independence... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Sarwan and Bravo rescue West Indies

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): Ramnaresh Sarwan inched to within reach of a seventh Test hundred and, with Dwayne Bravo offering support, gave West Indies a lifeline in the second cricket Test against South Africa here on Monday... read more...

Grenada’s Jason Roberts lifts Wigan in English Coca-Cola Championship

LONDON, England: Grenada international Jason Roberts has made goal scoring his habit this season when he hit his 20th goal in 41 games to help lift Wigan back into automatic promotion place after beating Cardiff in the English Coca-Cola Championship at Ninian Park on Saturday... read more...

Jamaica's Usain Bolt opens season with win

FLORIDA, USA:  World junior 200-metres World record holder Usain Bolt of Jamaica started his 2005 season with a bang by winning the men's 200m during the Seminole Invitational held at the Mike Long Track Complex here in Tallahassee, Florida on Saturday... read more...