Archives for Friday, May 13, 2005:

Taiwan foreign minister to visit St Kitts-Nevis and St Vincent & the Grenadines

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Foreign Minister of Taiwan, Dr. Tan Sun Chen, begins a three-day visit to St. Kitts and Nevis on Sunday night, the first stop of a two-nation Eastern Caribbean tour.  Dr. Chen, who was appointed to the post in April last year, is leading an 8-member delegation in talks with St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas... read more...

New US passport regulations will not apply to USVI

ST THOMAS, USVI: Tourism industry officials and business owners in the US Virgin Islands are expressing relief that new passport regulations, which take effect on December 31 of this year, will not significantly impact local businesses... read more...

Row over Dutch proposal to ban Caribbean youngsters

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP): A new plan by the Dutch government to control an influx of young people from the Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean, who as Dutch citizens have a right to live in the mother country, has caused heated political debate... read more...

EU unblocks aid to Haiti for general election, disarmament

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): The European Union on Thursday unblocked 12.3 million dollars in aid for Haiti's general election, as well as three million dollars aimed at disarming decommissioned troops and helping them re-establish themselves in society... read more...

St Kitts national security minister meets with NYC officials

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS: An initiative, aimed at forging a relationship between law enforcement agencies in St. Kitts and Nevis and New York, is being spearheaded by Minister of National Security, Justice, Immigration and Labour, Dwyer Astaphan.  Minister Astaphan has been meeting with officials from New York’s City Hall... read more...

Jamaican HIV policy will provide legislative framework to address the disease

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaican Minister of Health, John Junor has said that the process to develop a National HIV/AIDS Policy was part of efforts by the government to provide a legislative framework to deal with HIV/AIDS at a national level... read more...

Screening programme to identify developmental problems in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaican Education, Youth and Culture Minister Maxine Henry Wilson, on May 10 announced plans for the institution of a screening programme to identify developmental, behavioural and psychosocial problems in children... read more...

Jamaican education ministry to expand literacy programmes

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Jamaican Education Ministry will be expanding existing literacy programmes this year, as part of efforts to improve the performance of students at the primary level... read more...

Launch of the Volcanic Hazard Atlas of the Lesser Antilles

ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad: On Friday, the UWI Seismic Research Unit will launch the Volcanic Hazard Atlas of the Lesser Antilles, the first in its kind in the world. This comprehensive reference text on volcanism in the Lesser Antilles provides an up-to-date summary of the current understanding of the evolution of West Indies volcanoes... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Grenada's Jason Roberts wins Wigan's club player of the year award

LONDON, England:  Grenada striker Jason Roberts was named Wigan's 2005 club player of the year in front of 7,000 fans at the JJB Stadium on Tuesday... read more...

Jamaicans Frater and Edwards named to Conference USA All-Decade team

TEXAS, USA:  Jamaicans Michael Frater and Aundre Edwards were named to the 10-man Conference USA All-Decade team according to reports from the conference office on Tuesday... read more...

Trinidad's Candice Scott departs from Florida Gators program

FLORIDA, USA:  Trinidad and Tobago's sportswoman Candice Scott has reportedly left the University of Florida track and field team less than two weeks after the unexpected resignation of coach Larry Judge... read more...

Caribbean athletes down to compete at Qatar IAAF Super Grand Prix

DOHA, Qatar:  Several regional athletes including Jamaicans Dwight Thomas, Brandon Simpson and Delloreen Ennis-London as well as Grenada's Alleyne Francique are down to compete at the IAAF Super Grand Prix in Qatar on Friday... read more...