Archives for Friday, April 29, 2005:

Haitian police kill five at demonstration

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (UPI): Haitian police fired on a demonstration in the capital Port-au-Prince killing five people, Haitian radio reported Thursday... read more...

Nurse migration tops St Lucia's Health Minister's agenda

CASTRIES, St. Lucia: The issue of nurses migration, which was highlighted by Caribbean Net News in an article published on March 14 this year has caught the attention of regional officials, as St. Lucia's Minister for Health has admitted that, nurse migration has become one of the urgent areas impeding quality health delivery... read more...

Castro and Chavez aim to boost Latin America's left wing alliance

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez launched a visit to Cuba Thursday to bolster economic cooperation critical to the survival of President Fidel Castro's communist regime, amid rising tensions between the left-wing allies and the United States... read more...

Government takes steps in making Antigua-Barbuda a multilingual society

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has moved closer towards implementing its educational policy of making the entire nation multilingual.  During his official visit to the Republic of Cuba, Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer requested assistance from the Cuban government in the provision of tutors in Spanish... read more...

Island leaders prepare Nevis for natural and man-made disasters

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: The most comprehensive disaster management programme ever created for Nevis is in the process of being finalised after an intensive two-day workshop and seminar conducted by the Nevis Island Administration at the Red Cross Building.  Government officials and community representatives participated in the workshop... read more...

Urban revitalisation plan to restore the 'romanticism of Basseterre'

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas said his Government’s success in the transformation of the development landscape continues to be driven by sound visioning, supported by a development strategy that is practical and sustainable.  He said St. Kitts and Nevis has surpassed expectations... read more...

$23 million for new secondary schools in St Lucia

CASTRIES, St. Lucia: Over twenty-three million dollars is to be spent by the St Lucia government in the 2005/06 financial year in an attempt to give a further boost to education on the island. The monies will go toward the construction of two new state-of-the-art secondary schools.  The first school will be built in Massade, Gros-Islet on 8.32 acres of land... read more...

Jamaican PM announces major transformation of education sector

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Prime Minister P. J. Patterson on Tuesday outlined several initiatives for implementation towards the transformation of the Jamaican Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture for the 2004/05 academic year. the Prime Minister explained that the emphasis would be placed on several initiatives... read more...

Sustainable tourism gathering opens with renewed calls for regional airline

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago: The Seventh Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development opened in Tobago on Tuesday night with calls for a single regional airline... read more...

BWIA to continue flights to Suriname

PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Cash-strapped regional carrier BWIA will continue its flight operations to Suriname, CARICOM’s most southerly member state. The airline is also exploring the possibility of increasing the number of flights... read more...

Antigua and Barbuda re-elected to UN Commission on Sustainable Development

UNITED NATIONS: In elections held in the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations on Wednesday, Antigua and Barbuda was elected by acclamation to serve another three-year term on the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). The term begins with the 15th session of the CSD in 2006... read more...

Turks & Caicos Chief Minister receives Trumpet Award

ATLANTA, USA: The sound of the trumpet rang loud and clear at 13th Annual Trumpet Awards held on April 25, 2005 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Scores of influential African Americans and other guests celebrated the achievements of African Americans.  Among the honourees was Dr Michael Misick... read more...

New Air Services Agreement established between Antigua-Barbuda and Netherlands Antilles

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: Representatives of the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda and The Netherlands Antilles recently concluded discussions in Curacao for a new air services agreement aimed at liberalizing air transport between the two countries... read more...

St Kitts resort honoured in Best of Caribbean Awards

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS: Readers of Caribbean Travel & Life have recognized the St. Kitts Marriott Resort and The Royal Beach Casino as one of the top Mega-Resorts in the magazine’s 2005 “Best of the Caribbean” special issue (May 2005).  The St. Kitts Marriott Resort and The Royal Beach Casino is one of four resorts recognized... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

South Africa promise no mercy for West Indies

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AFP): South Africa, with the series already wrapped up, will look to pile on more misery for the West Indies in the fourth and final Test starting here on Friday... read more...

Jones, Montgomery to run in Martinique

KANSAS, USA:  2000 Sydney Olympic female star Marion Jones and her boyfriend, world record holder Tim Montgomery, will compete in their first individual sprint event of the season on Caribbean soil on Saturday.  The Island of Martinique will be the place where Jones and Montgomery contest their first 100-metre dashes... read more...

Trinidad international Glen joins Columbus Crew

COLUMBUS, USA:  U.S. Major League (MLS) team Columbus Crew has finalised a deal to trade Trinidad & Tobago forward Cornell Glen from FC Dallas in exchange for the Crew's natural second-round pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft and a 2005 Youth International slot... read more...