Archives for Monday, July 4, 2005:

Caribbean police commissioners dedicated to visitor safety in the region

CASTRIES, St. Lucia: The members of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP) remain dedicated to the safety and continued development of the region's tourism product, its people and all who visit the Caribbean... read more...

Barbados kidnapping an apparent feud over a multi-million pound inheritance

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Details are emerging about the alleged kidnapping of a British man and his Spanish girlfriend in Barbados last weekend.  Reports out of England are that John Watts, 49, was allegedly abducted along with his partner, Annaclaudia DiEnjoy, by his brother, Arthur and four other Britons in an apparent feud over a £6 million inheritance... read more...

Arrests made in USVI tourist murders

ST THOMAS, USVI:  Two St Thomas men have been arrested in the shooting deaths of Tristan A. Charlier, 24, and Leon H. Roberts, 25.  On Friday, police arrested 20 year old, Jahmal Hart, of Estate Anna's Fancy, St Thomas, a black male, who was born on St. Kitts. The following day, a 17 year old minor sibling of Hart was arrested... read more...

Montserrat’s Phoenix has risen

LITTLE BAY, Montserrat. On June 27, 2005, Phoenix, Inc. made history in Montserrat, when it became the first company to export a commodity for trade since the volcanic eruption.  Aggregate supplies were delivered by barge to an affiliate company, Antigua Concrete Services, for distribution... read more...

Bilateral trade between the Dominican Republic and Haiti estimated at over US$27m

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic: The Dominican Republic ambassador to Haiti, José Serulle Ramia, has said that annual trade between the two countries sharing the Caribbean island of Hispaniola totaled over US 27 million, and went on to state that “this year, that figure is over 20 percent more than in 2004... read more...

Antigua-Barbuda committed to full implementation of the CCJ

CASTRIES, St. Lucia: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Baldwin Spencer has outlined that his government is committed to the full implementation of the Caribbean Court of Justice CCJ in its original and appellate jurisdictions.  The Prime Minister made the comment during the afternoon session of the 1st Meeting... read more...

CARICOM award for Guyanese justice Desiree Bernard

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Former Chief Justice and Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana and the first female judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Desiree Bernard has been selected as the eighth recipient of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Triennial Award For Women... read more...

HEALTH NEWS

No dengue fever epidemic in USVI

ST CROIX, USVI:  "The Virgin Islands is not experiencing a dengue fever epidemic," said Health Commissioner Darlene Carty at a press conference on Wednesday. Commissioner Carty said the reason the number of suspected dengue cases is rising is because more people are going to the hospital at the first sign of dengue-like symptoms... read more...

LETTERS

Readers’ letters about the Holloway investigation in Aruba

With regard to the young woman, Natalie, the young boys said she stumbled and fell down. It is my opinion, that the boys drugged this young girl, and this is why she went with them in the first place... read more...

WEEKEND SPORTS ROUNDUP

West Indies A lose second Test

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka:  West Indies A will have it all to play for in the third unofficial Test against their Sri Lankan counterparts after suffering an innings and 16 runs defeat on Friday to allow the hosts to level the series 1-1... read more...

West Indies “second string” squad leaves fans and a Prime Minister unhappy

ST JOHN'S, Antigua:  The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) on Thursday declared its intentions to proceed with the tour of Sri Lanka by naming a miscellaneous squad to face the hosts after failing to come to an agreement with West Indies Players Association (WIPA).  However, cricket fans around the world are unhappy with the selection... read more...

Lara was hoping for a solution

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad:  West Indies batting star Brian Lara was ready for the trip of Sri Lanka despite the ongoing dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA).  Lara told CCN TV6 at the second annual Pearl & Bunty Lara Foundation charity lunch that he was still hopeful of making the tour... read more...

Commentary: Divide and rule - the preferred management style of West Indies administrators

In similar manner to their performances on the field over the last decade West Indies cricketers succumbed to the pressure, undermining the work of the WIPA. On this occasion it was not another international team that won a battle over them but their cricketing masters through the WICB... read more...

Benjamin dismissed as Antigua-Barbuda coach

ST JOHN'S, Antigua:  Winston Benjamin, the former West Indies paceman, has been dismissed as the coach of his island’s senior national cricket team in the wake of fallout with the Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Association (ABCA)... read more...

Three West Indies batsmen in ICC World XI squad for Super Series

LONDON, England:  Three West Indies batsmen, Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Chris Gayle, were included in a 20-man ICC World XI squad for the Super Series in Australia this October... read more...

Bahamian Williams-Darling defeats Guevara again in Paris

PARIS, France:  Olympic champion Tonique Williams-Darling from the Bahamas continued her supremacy over Ana Guevara of Mexico in the 400-metres and this time she took fellow country-woman Christine Amertil with her as the IAAF TDK Golden League kicked off in Paris... read more...

Bolt and Lawrence head Jamaica’s CAC team

KINGSTON, Jamaica:  2002 World Junior 200-metre champion and record holder Usain Bolt and former Olympic 100m bronze medallist Tayna Lawrence will lead a strong Jamaican squad to the 20th Central America and Caribbean Senior (CAC) Championships in Nassau, Bahamas starting July 11... read more...

Jamaican netballers lose final Test against England as series ends in a tie

BIRMINGHAM, England:  Jamaica's senior netball team lost the third and final game of their three-Test series against England at the NIA in Birmingham on Thursday, which allowed the hosts to tie the series 1-1... read more...