Archives for Wednesday, May 11, 2005:

Cayman Islands go to the polls

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: The voters of the Cayman Islands go to the polls Wednesday in general elections that had been postponed for six months following the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Ivan last September... read more...

US deportees a problem for Antigua-Barbuda law enforcement

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: "US deportees to Antigua and Barbuda are causing serious problems for law enforcement officials in the country," says Chief Immigration Officer, Lieutenant Clyde Walker.  Walker, a former Commander of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force said that 90% of those deported from the USA have been in prison for crimes... read more...

Dominica general election was free and fair, says elections chief

ROSEAU, Dominica: Chief Elections Officer Merina Williams on Tuesday dismissed the opposition United Workers Party's (UWP) charge that Dominica's May 5 general election was rigged by the ruling Dominica Labour Party (DLP)... read more...

Jailbreak in Dominica: five still at large

ROSEAU, Dominica: Security personnel in Dominica said on Tuesday they were in pursuit of five prisoners who escaped from the island's lone prison here at Stock Farm on general election night, May 5... read more...

Haiti revokes hard-labour sentences of 14 military and paramilitary personnel

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): The Haitian supreme court has released 14 military and paramilitary personnel sentenced to hard labor for life following an April 1994 attack on supporters of former president Jean Bertrand Aristide in Gonaives... read more...

Jamaican drug ring busted in Florida

DELAND, USA (UPI): More than 100 federal agents broke up an alleged Jamaican drug trafficking ring in Florida, seizing about $300,000 worth of cocaine and various firearms... read more...

Jamaican bananas re-enter the export market

PORT ANTONIO, Jamaica: Jamaican bananas re-entered the export market on Saturday May 7 when 12,000 boxes of the fruit left the Boundbrook Wharf in Port Antonio for Europe aboard the Cape Cod.  On Saturday morning, forklift operators were busy unloading cargo from the ship, while stevedores waited to store the boxes on the vessel... read more...

Feds push for USVI to hire Chief Financial Officer

ST THOMAS, USVI: On March 14, 2005, the US House of Representatives passed a bill requiring the US Virgin Islands to create a new fiscal management position. The CFO requirement for the USVI became a legal requirement after USVI Representative, Donna Christiansen, sponsored the bill.. read more...

Homeland Security Bill may include border patrol for US Virgin Islands

ST THOMAS, USVI: Representative Donna Christiansen's Office has issued a statement that the US House of Representatives' Department of Homeland Security's Authorization Bill now includes consideration for placement of border patrol agents in the Caribbean... read more...

St Vincent PM hopes to reach agreement with banana producers

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is hoping that a meeting will be held soon with Latin American banana producing countries to agree on a plan of action that would satisfy both Latin American and Caribbean banana producers as the new trade regime in Europe fast approaches... read more...

New judge for St Vincent and the Grenadines

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent:  A second resident High Court Judge was sworn in by St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Governor General Sir Frederick Ballantyne Monday.  The Guyanese born Justice Gretel Uraine Thom took the oath of office at Government House during a ceremony witnessed by SVG’s Attorney General Judith Jones-Morgan... read more...

Barbados seeing unprecedented levels of investment in tourism

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Barbados' Tourism Minister, Noel Lynch says Barbados is seeing unprecedented levels of investment in its tourism sector... read more...

Regional tourism investment fund proposed

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: There is a move to develop a fund dedicated to tourism interests in the Caribbean.  That’s the word from President of the Caribbean Hotel Association, Berthia Parle who says this initiative which is taking the form of a Regional Tourism Investment Fund Project which will be developed by a consortium of banks... read more...

Atlantic rower to arrive in Antigua at the weekend

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: Fifty thousand pounds is the target set for a former English Royal Navy submariner, James ‘Tiny’ Little who is rowing across the Atlantic single handedly.  Mr. Little who left the Canary Islands on January 21st is a Norwich publican who is aiming to raise the money for The Davenport Trust, a new charity set up to help young people... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

South Africa look to seal ODI series victory

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP): South Africa are looking to close out their best-of-five one-day international series against West Indies with a victory in the third match on Wednesday... read more...

Patrons warned about counterfeit tickets as Hinds and Collins dropped for third ODI

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados:  Patrons preparing for the rest of the Digicel Home Series between the West Indies and South Africa has been advised by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to purchase their tickets from authorised ticket outlets in order to avoid the possibility of being barred from entering cricket grounds... read more...

Three West Indians in ICC World XI teams

BOMBAY, India:  West Indies batting star Brian Lara heads the three West Indies batsmen included in the list of 39 players initially selected for the ICC World XI teams to take on Australia in a Test and ODI Super Series in Australia in October... read more...

Was Asafa Powell on world-record trail in Kingston?

KINGSTON, Jamaica:  Did Asafa Powell's 15 metres shut down before the end of the men's 100m at the second edition of the Jamaica International Invitational meet at the national stadium in Kingston, Jamaica on Saturday cost him a shot at the world record?  Well, everyone has their own opinion... read more...

Harper wins double; Dowdie takes 200m at Clemson Orange & Purple Classic

SOUTH CAROLINA, USA: Trinidad and Tobago's Jacey Harper was a sprint double winner at the Clemson Orange & Purple Classic held at the Rock Norman Track in Clemson, South Carolina at the weekend... read more...