Archives for Thursday, May 19, 2005:

It’s storm tracking time again as Pacific system eyes Caribbean

MIAMI, USA: Two weeks before the start of the official 2005 hurricane season, it seems that Mother Nature is no respecter of man-made calendars as Tropical Storm Adrian, which formed in the Pacific on Tuesday, moves on an unusual track, taking it across Central America and into the northwest Caribbean... read more...

US caught between fighting terror and tense ties with Cuba, Venezuela

MIAMI, USA (AFP): The United States has its feet to the fire as US President George W. Bush, who has vowed to battle terrorism anywhere, must decide what to do with accused airline bomber Luis Posada Carriles whom federal agents arrested weeks after his US arrival... read more...

Drug bust in Jamaica leaves one dead

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: A drug-related incident in Jamaica involving individuals from the Cayman Islands has resulted in one confirmed arrest, with investigations continuing into the possibility that another man connected to the incident may have died... read more...

Local forecasters in Grenada prepares for active hurricane season

ST. GEORGE’S Grenada: With the hurricane season just two weeks away, local forecasters in Grenada are gearing up, putting logistics and mechanisms into place and enhancing their communications systems for the season.  It has been said by forecasters that the Caribbean will experience a yet another active season... read more...

Haiti: Rights abuses worse says Human Rights Watch 

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (UPI): Haiti's human rights conditions are worsening despite efforts by U.N. peacekeepers, watchdog group Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday... read more...

UN and IDB to build roads in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (UPI): UN peacekeepers in Haiti are set to work with the Haitian government on infrastructure projects funded by the Inter-American Development Bank... read more...

Haiti in final stages of becoming active member of Caribbean bank

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): Haiti is set to become an active member of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), but only after several administrative arrangements have been finalized, CDB President Compton Bourne said Wednesday... read more...

Changes in ministerial assignments in Trinidad and Tobago

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The President of Trinidad and Tobaog, George Maxwell Richards, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister made a number of changes in the offices and responsibilities of the Prime Minister, five Ministers and a Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office effective from May 14, 2005... read more...

US Senate endorses gathering to promote Cuban democracy

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The US Senate has given its stamp of approval to a meeting in Havana later this week of a gathering to promote democracy in Cuba... read more...

Cuba ejects Polish officials

WARSAW, Poland (UPI): Two Polish legislators plan to urge European officials to re-impose sanctions against Cuba after being ejected from the island nation... read more...

Brazil to collaborate with Barbados on security matters

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Barbados is seeking to forge closer ties with Brazil, particularly in the area of security... read more...

Dominica radio station dismisses criticism from Catholics

ROSEAU, Dominica: The proprietor of a local commercial radio station Kairi FM, Frankie "Krazy" Bellot, has taken issue with the Catholic Church over a statement read at masses which accused its talk show hosts of unwarranted attacks on its leadership... read more...

Bank denies existence of secret account in St Lucia

CASTRIES, St. Lucia: The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has refuted claims that the National Conservation Authority (NCA) has a secret account at any of its branches in St Lucia... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Pakistan beat West Indies

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AFP): Pakistan silenced a capacity holiday crowd and heaped more scorn on West Indies, when they completed a workmanlike, come-from-behind 59-run victory in the first One-day International on Wednesday... read more...