Archives for Thursday, August 4, 2005:
Tropical Storm Harvey heads for Bermuda
HAMILTON, Bermuda (UPI): Tropical Storm Harvey picked up strength Wednesday as it headed
toward Bermuda, the National Hurricane Center in Miami reported...
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Two remanded in custody in Barbados for murder of British tourist
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The two men who Barbados police believe were responsible
for the death of British visitor, Daniel May have been remanded to prison,
exactly a week after they allegedly committed the murder...
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Vietnam sends 100,000 dollars in aid to hurricane-hit Cuba
HAVANA, Vietnam (AFP): Vietnam has donated 100,000 dollars to Cuba to help the
fellow communist country recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane
Dennis, which left 16 dead and 1.4 billion dollars of damage last month, state
media said Wednesday...
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IRS warns of identity theft scam targeting Caribbean residents
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The US Embassy and the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
has warned non-resident individuals in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean who
receive income from a United States source that they may be targeted in an
identity theft scheme...
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EU to table new banana import duty proposal in September
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP): The European Union plans to wait until the beginning of next month to table a new proposal for banana import duties after the WTO ruled a previous offer was too high, an EU
source said Wednesday...
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2,600 passengers descend on St Kitts from Carnival
Destiny
 BASSETERRE,
St Kitts: Over 2,500 sun and fun-seeking passengers from the Carnival Destiny,
descended on St. Kitts on Tuesday -- a public holiday to mark Nevis’ Culturama
Last Lap. The 101,353-ton Carnival “Fun Ship,” which has a capacity of
2,642, docked at Port Zante from St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands with 2,611
passengers...
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SPORTS NEWS
Gayle and Sarwan fire lawyer
 ST
JOHN'S, Antigua: West Indies batsmen
Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan have parted company with their lawyer Sanjeev
Datadin and have denied moving to "break rank," with the West Indies
Cricket Board (WICB), a media release from the West Indies Players Association
(WIPA) said on Tuesday...
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West Indies Women's cricket tournament shifts to St Vincent
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The 2005 West Indies Women's Regional Cricket
tournament, which was forced to be postponed last month due to the looming
threat of Hurricanes Emily and Dennis in Jamaica, will bowl off in St Vincent
and the Grenadines from August 19 to 29...
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Sunderland has Jamaica’s Ralph on shortlist
LONDON, England: In a bid to protect their position in the English Premiership top flight this season, Sunderland's manager Mick McCarthy has shown interest in signing Jamaica international Damani
Ralph, a newspaper report said on Monday...
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Powell's Helsinki expectations now on Bolt's shoulders
 FLORIDA, USA: With world record holder Asafa Powell withdrawing from the men's 100m, the attention will now turn to teenage sprinter Usain
Bolt to bring home gold for Jamaica. Powell was billed as the firm favourite to strike gold in Helsinki, following his record breaking run of 9.77 in Athens...
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