Archives for Friday, July 22, 2005:

Sixth tropical storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season forms

MIAMI, USA: According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Tropical Storm Franklin, the sixth named tropical storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, has formed close to the Bahamas.  At 11 pm EDT Thursday the center of Tropical Storm Franklin was located about 100 miles northeast of Nassau in the northwestern Bahamas... read more...

London bomber’s mother speaks out in Grenada

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada: “I would like to grieve peacefully.” These were the words of Mariam McLeod, mother of the Jamaican-born London bomber Jermaine Lindsay, as she faced the media in Grenada on Thursday... read more...

Dozens of Guyanese denied entry into Barbados

GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Forty-nine Guyanese travellers who tried to enter Barbados legally found themselves on a return flight to Guyana four hours after their flight touched down at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) on Tuesday evening... read more...

Antiguan workers picket PM's office in support of US investor

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: Workers in Antigua employed with the Stanford group of companies picketed the office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday morning as they voiced objections to what they termed the halting of a number of projects undertaken by American investor R. Allen Stanford, by the Development Control Authority... read more...

Barbados government denies turning back Guyanese visitors

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The Barbados government has denied turning back a plane load of Guyanese from Grantley Adams International Airport... read more...

Suriname authorities investigate nationality of presidential candidate

PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Shock and disbelief rippled through parliament in Suriname Thursday when a member of parliament raised doubts about presidential candidate Rabin Parmessar’s nationality... read more...

Montserrat’s heaviest ash fall for 2005

SALEM, Montserrat.  On Monday, the 18th of July 2005 in Montserrat, residents from St. Peters south woke up to about an inch and a half of ash, the heaviest ashfall on record for the year 2005.  Declared a public holiday, the 18th of July was set aside as the day the nation of Montserrat would celebrate their resilience, remembrance, and reconciliation... read more...

World Bank worried about violence in Haiti

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): The World Bank is worried that Haiti's long-running political violence and crime could undermine international assistance to the impoverished Caribbean nation, a senior bank official said Thursday... read more...

Bush makes push for free trade deal with Dominican Republic

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): President George W. Bush pushed hard Thursday to win support for the free trade deal with the Dominican Republic and Central America, which Congress is to vote on next week... read more...

Cuba to produce one million TVs using Chinese technology

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuba's Electronics Group and China's Haier Group will begin manufacturing one million television sets on the island at the end of this year, designed for use in educational programs, private homes and for export, Cuba's official news agency said Thursday... read more...

Nevis premier calls for Credit Unions' recognition by CARICOM

CHARLESTOWN NEVIS: Premier of Nevis, Mr Vance Amory, has called for the recognition of the credit union movement by the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat.  Delivering the feature address on Wednesday at the 48th International Convention and the 34th Annual General Meeting of the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions... read more...

LETTERS

Is freedom of movement all talk?

With the Guyanese embarrassment I now believe hassle-free travel is all talk. Why would Barbados make such a gigantic mistake? The deportation of forty-nine Guyanese travelers is appalling and insulting to not only the Guyanese travelers, but also all other Caribbean citizens... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Teammates supporting Lawson ahead of second Test

KANDY, Sri Lanka:  Jamaican right-arm-fast bowler Jermaine Lawson is all set to resume his bowling duties when the West Indies take on Sri Lanka in the second and final Test of their series beginning Thursday night (Caribbean time).  Despite reports about Lawson's bowling action the news from Sri Lanka indicates that he will take the field... read more...

Norwich Union London Grand Prix: Preview

LONDON, England:  The world loves competitive battles, unexpected victories and world records when it comes to track and field. Britain has always produced top class meets and some of the world's best athletes assemble in Norwich for what is described as Britain's World Championships... read more...

Powell keen to get back on the track

LONDON, England:  World record holder Asafa Powell is eager to step back on the track following a groin injury which kept him out of a top-class field in the Rome Grand Prix earlier this month.  On June 14th in Athens, Greece, the Jamaican lowered American Tim Montgomery's three-year-old record with a stunning 9.77seconds... read more...

Barbadian sprinter Thompson happy with 200m come-back

FLORIDA, USA:  Barbados' world-class sprinter Obadele Thompson says he is not worried about his fourth place finish at last week's Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Senior Championships in Nassau, Bahamas... read more...