Archives for Saturday, July 30, 2005:

Barbados police launch island-wide manhunt after shooting death of British teen

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados:  Police in Barbados have launched an island-wide hunt for one man and another is reportedly under watch at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital following Wednesday night's shooting death of British visitor, 19-year-old Daniel Christopher May.  The young man from Essex died after receiving two gunshot wounds to the back... read more...

Hair on Aruba beach not from missing teen

PALM BEACH, Aruba (UPI): DNA from blond hair stuck to duct tape found on an Aruba beach does not match that of missing Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, the FBI says... read more...

St Lucia to resume executions

CASTRIES, St Lucia: St Lucia is set to resume executions of prisoners on death row, for the first time in more than a decade.  The move comes as the government grapples with a significant rise in violent crime... read more...

St Lucian law may permit same-sex marriage, says local hotelier

CASTRIES, St Lucia:  On a strict legal interpretation, it could be argued that the marriage laws in St Lucia permit same-sex marriages, says Allen Chastanent, Vice President of the St Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association... read more...

Dissidents reject US 'transition coordinator' for Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuban dissidents called the naming of a US coordinator for a Cuban transition to democracy an interference in domestic affairs... read more...

Top US diplomat for Americas resigns

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP):  The top US diplomat for the Americas, Roger Noriega, resigned his post, Sean McCormack, a State Department spokesman, said Friday... read more...

Factfile on Dominican Republic-CAFTA trade accord

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): Key facts on the US-Central American Free Trade Accord which the US Congress approved early Thursday... read more...

Guyana Bar Association adds voice to Barbados controversy

GEORGETOWN Guyana:  The Guyana Bar Association is contemplating legal action against Barbados for the mass deportation of Guyanese travelers, while the Barbados Government remains silent amid mounting pressure to respond to claims of continued harassment of Guyanese travelers to the island... read more...

Additional troops headed to Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (UPI): An additional 750 troops are set to join the 7,600 U.N. peacekeepers in Haiti working to bring stability and security to the embattled nation... read more...

Haitian gunmen attack UN base

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (UPI): Haitian gunmen on Friday attempted to raid a UN base in the capital, but were thwarted by troops, a UN mission spokesman said.... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Jamaica's Powell out of Helsinki 100m

PARIS, France (AFP): World 100m record holder Asafa Powell has lost his race against time to be fit for next month's 100m at the world athletics championships in Helsinki, his agent confirmed on Saturday... read more...

Puerto Rico-China basketball game descends into chaos

BEIJING, China (AFP): Chinese basketball suffered what media reports Saturday called its most shameful night when a game against Puerto Rico was abandoned after a mass brawl on court spread to the crowd... read more...

Jamaica's Fuller signs two-year deal with Southampton

LONDON, England:  Jamaica international Ricardo Fuller will reunite with former manager Harry Redknapp at English Championship team Southampton after the striker agreed to two-year deal which moved him from Portsmouth... read more...

Jamaica marches on at the World Youth Netball Championships

FORT LAUDERDALE, USA:  Jamaica's world no.2 under-21 netballers continue to march on at the 2005 World Youth Netball Championships at the Broward County Convention Centre in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after they crushed Malaysia 79-20 on Wednesday... read more...

Trinidad taken to the wire by Botswana in World Youth Netball Championships second round

FORT LAUDERDALE, USA:  Trinidad and Tobago scored their second victory in the second round of the 2005 World Youth Netball Championships after coming away with another nail-biting 46-44 victory over Botswana... read more...