Archives for Thursday, April 21, 2005:

RJLSC Commissioner returns to court in June

CASTRIES, St Lucia: An application to "strike out" an appeal which has been filed by Regional Judicial and Legal Service Commission (RJLSC) Commissioner Othniel Sylvester, will be heard on the 9th June, 2005... read more...

US embargo of Cuba is Castro's 'great ally', says former Spanish PM 

MADRID, Spain (AFP): The US embargo on Cuba is one of Fidel Castro's "greatest allies" as it helps to perpetuate his regime, and the 78-year-old Cuban leader would agree, according to former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar in his new memoirs.  Fidel Castro "will leave behind him the image as a cruel and inhumane dictator"... read more...

A quarter century on, Cuban exiles' story is one of success

MIAMI, USA (AFP): A massive 1980 exodus from Cuba sparked a major crisis and inspired the "Scarface" gangster movie, but 25 years on, the story of the boat people who fled the communist state is largely one of success... read more...

'The Cat' comes to Tobago’s rescue 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Passengers who were stranded in Trinidad due to an incident involving a Tobago Express Dash 8-300 aircraft on which they were booked to travel on Monday eventually enjoyed a cruise by sea aboard the fast-ferry "The Cat". Those who were uncomfortable travelling by sea were accommodated on flights by BWIA... read more...

Antigua-Barbuda PM urges closer relations with Brazil

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer, has predicted that the Antigua-Brazil connection will swiftly become a major marketplace for Brazil/Caribbean trade.  The Prime Minister was speaking at the opening of the First Antigua-Brazil Trade Fair organized by the ABI Financial Group... read more...

Antigua-Barbuda police upgrade skills in information technology

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: The first group of sixty officers from the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda on Monday commenced training in Information Technology as part of a government programme to fully computerize and network all police stations in the country.  A UPP Administration policy is to computerize police records... read more...

International University of Nursing in St Kitts to begin classes in May

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS: The International University of Nursing in St. Kitts is to start classes next month.  This has been disclosed by the Dean of the nursing school, Dr. Linda A. Simunek during a meeting with St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas.  St. Kitts beat several Caribbean countries as the site for the university... read more...

Nevis to help youth learn to fish 

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: Capt. Arthur Anslyn, Director of Fisheries for the Nevis Island Administration, is encouraging young people to consider commercial fishing as a profession and said the government will give whatever assistance it can to help them learn how to do the job right.  "Commercial fishing is important to Nevis," said Capt. Anslyn... read more...

17 gain status as BVI citizens

ROAD TOWN, BVI: Seventeen long time residents of the BVI on Wednesday gained status as citizens of British Virgin Islands at a naturalisation ceremony at Government House... read more...

Jamaican government moves to ban cigarette-advertising, smoking in state buildings

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Jamaican government is moving to impose a total ban on cigarette advertising and on smoking in all state-owned buildings.  The move follows Cabinet’s approval of Jamaica’s ratification of the United Nations Framework Convention on Tobacco Control... read more...

Jamaican inmates to benefit from computer training

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Jamaican Department of Corrections has partnered with One Stop Computer Shop to expand its Students Expressing Truth (SET) computer programme to inmates at the Tower Street and St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centres... read more...

Jamaican telecom company expands overseas

KINGSTON, Jamaica: In keeping with the ‘Buy Jamaican Initiative’, Jamaican comedian and actor, Oliver Samuels, joined forces with People’s Telecom Jamaica Limited (PTJ) last year... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

South Africa look for victory to seal series win

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP): For South Africa, in particular, and the West Indies, the third cricket Test, beginning on Thursday, is crucial..  A win in the third Test would give the visitors their fourth straight series victory over West Indies... read more...

King confident West Indies will fight back

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP): West Indies coach Bennett King says no one has to remind his side that they will have a fight on their hands in the third cricket Test against South Africa that starts on Thursday... read more...

Smith non-committal on Pollock and Rudolph

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP): South Africa captain Graeme Smith was playing his cards close to his chest and shed no light on the chances of veteran fast bowling all-rounder Shaun Pollock and left-handed batsman Jacques Rudolph playing in the third Test against West Indies... read more...

Sydney FC coach has high hopes for Yorke

SYDNEY, Australia:  Sydney FC German coach Pierre Littbarski insisted that Trinidad and Tobago international Dwight Yorke can use his move to Australia to recapture his glory days playing for Manchester United.  The 33-year-old Yorke who is in the top ten list of leading goal scorers in English Premier League football... read more...

Track stars set for Felix Sanchez Invitational

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic:  Several regional and international track stars will gather in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Saturday 14 May for the Felix Sanchez Invitational, schedule for the Juan Pablo Duarte Stadium at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center... read more...