Archives for Tuesday, July 19, 2005:

Japan bought whaling votes, say Caribbean nations

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP):  Australia's national broadcaster said Monday it had proof Japan bought the votes of some Caribbean nations for a return to commercial whaling -- a claim Tokyo has consistently denied... read more...

Four die in Jamaica from Hurricane Emily

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AFP): Four people were dead in Jamaica, authorities here said, after Hurricane Emily crashed onto the island's southern coast over the weekend... read more...

Montserrat's Red Cross launches HIV/AIDS workshop

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: Some two weeks after a special report from the Caribbean Commission on Health and Development (CCHD) revealed that there are approximately half a million people living with HIV/AIDS in the wider Caribbean, 20 percent of whom live in CARICOM member countries, Red Cross officials on the British dependency of Montserrat are conducting a three-day workshop... read more...

St Kitts-Nevis signs World Bank ITC Development Project

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: St. Kitts and Nevis’ Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Isben Williams has been outlining the critical importance of Information Communications Technology to the growth and development of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)... read more...

Habitat for Humanity Guyana

AMERICUS, USA:  Since 1976, Habitat for Humanity has built more than 175, 000 houses, and provided shelter for nearly 900,000 people worldwide. Now at work in 100 countries, they are building a house every 26 minutes. By the end of 2005, Habitat houses will be sheltering 1 million people... read more...

EDUCATION NEWS

New Yorkers support Jamaican village school

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica: Look no further than a village called Lilliput if you want to see action behind the African proverb: “It takes a village to raise a child.”  Lilliput sits on the outskirts of Montego Bay, Jamaica. It lacks proper infrastructure but abounds with hope.  Under a makeshift tent next to the unfinished building... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

British Virgin Islands court freezes stake in Russian oil venture

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP): A British Virgin Islands court has ordered a freeze on trading in a 49-percent stake in a British-Russian oil firm being fought over by Roman Abramovich's Sibneft and rival firm Sibir Energy, Sibir said on Monday... read more...

COMMENTARY

Latin America shows no concern for the Caribbean

On July 7th seven Latin American countries held a meeting in Costa Rica in which they showed no concern for the calamitous effect on CARICOM economies of a further loss of their preferential market in the European Union for bananas.  The Latin countries are emboldened in this by the fact that US corporations own many of their plantations... read more...

Law and Politics: After PetroCaribe and CSME, we had Emily

When we look at the world situation as it affects us in the Caribbean region today, one cannot help feeling or thinking that something is really missing among the structures in place to guide and see us through it all.  In terms of globalisation and all that has to offer, terrorism and its creeping closeness to our shores... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Simmons and Kelly star in West Indies A's victory over Sri Lanka A

MORATUWA, Sri Lanka:  Opening batsman Lendl Simmons cracked a brilliant half-century and right-arm fast bowler Richard Kelly took four wickets to help the West Indies 'A' team to an eight-wicket victory against Sri Lanka 'A' in their fourth one-day match at the Tyronne Fernando Stadium in Moratuwa... read more...

Titles for Brown and Mothersill-Modibo at "Thessalonika 2005"

THESSALONIKI, Greece:  Two Central American Championships (CAC) champions were on the top podium during the IAAF Grand Prix II "Thessaloniki 2005" meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece on Sunday.  Striking gold on a windy day at the meet were Trinidad and Tobago's Darrel Brown and Cayman Island’s Cydonie Mothersill-Modibo... read more...

Jamaican-born Cunningham on the score sheet for the Rapids in MLS action

EAST RUTHERFORD, USA:  Jamaican-born Jeff Cunningham scored a superb second half goal to help his Colorado Rapids team come from behind to earn a point against the MetroStars on the newly-placed natural grass surface at Giants Stadium on Saturday... read more...