Archives for Tuesday, August 16, 2005:

Barbados PM calls for greater acceptance of Guyanese

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Prime Minister, Owen Arthur has called on Barbadians to be more accepting of Guyanese nationals who come to Barbados looking for work.  He made specific reference to the 1960s when this country’s economy was very unstable and Guyanese investments not only came here, but continue to stay... read more...

Report promised on shooting at Trinidad police headquarters

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago’s Police Commissioner, Trevor Paul, says more information about the shooting death of a police constable at the island’s police headquarters on Thursday night will be made available in 14 days time... read more...

Venezuela comes to Antigua and Barbuda's aid

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, has heeded a call for help from Antigua and Barbuda as the country grapples with electricity problems which has forced officials to institute a load-shedding schedule that has disrupted regular operations across the mainland... read more...

St Vincent and Taiwan celebrate 24 years of diplomatic relations

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: President of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian, will visit St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) on September 28 and 29, one and a half months after both nations celebrated 24 years of unbroken diplomatic relations on Monday, August 15.  The event was marked in SVG by a cocktail reception on Monday evening... read more...

Premier Amory urges Nevisians to apply for passports

CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS: Premier of Nevis, Vance Amory, is encouraging Nevisians to apply for passports, despite a marked decrease in the issuance of the St. Christopher and Nevis passports.  He said the cutback was due to the much-touted Caricom passport, which is scheduled to come on stream in St. Kitts and Nevis by October 2005... read more...

Trinidad and Tobago signs contract for International Waterfront Project

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Planning and Development, Camille Robinson-Regis, has announced that contracts for the management of a multi-million dollar International Waterfront Development project, taking place along Port of Spain's Wrightson Road, have been signed... read more...

Trinidad and Tobago to head Inter-American Committee on Education

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago: Ministers of Education from member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS) have vowed to re-double efforts towards achieving major education goals, including strengthening the teaching force in the region... read more...

Prime Minister praises patriotism of Jamaicans in New York

NEW YORK, USA: Jamaican Prime Minister P. J. Patterson on August 12 told an audience of "Jamerican" entrepreneurs that the national economy was growing as a result of the combined efforts and patriotic commitment of Jamaicans at home and abroad.  Mr. Patterson was addressing a luncheon of successful Jamaican entrepreneurs... read more...

Marijuana seized in Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: For the second time in as many days, law enforcement officials in Barbados have found thousands of dollars in marijuana at the Bridgetown Port... read more...

US governor touches down in Cuba on trade mission

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): The Republican governor from the US farm state of Nebraska, Dave Heineman, arrived in Cuba with a trade delegation Sunday hoping to secure export deals for his state's agricultural products... read more...

UNESCO to host regional workshop on slavery

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: “Up From Slavery: Struggle, Transformation and Action” is the theme of a youth symposium being sponsored in Trinidad by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO... read more...

COMMENTARY

CARICOM urgently needs legal capacity at WTO

There is an urgent need for CARICOM countries to establish the capacity to participate more effectively in the World Trade Organisation, particularly in legal issues. Recent decisions of WTO arbitration panels on bananas and sugar underscore the importance for swift action.  CARICOM countries have to deal with the existing reality of the WTO... read more...

Law and Politics: The cat out of the stadium bag?

In our ever-changing Caribbean outlook these days, we must be prepared and be ready to accept the changes, even when we were not told in advance, or those in authority keep on insisting that the obvious is merely a mirage.  I suppose we have become so accustomed to our politicians taking the citizens for granted... read more...

Renewable energy, CARICOM and fossil fuels (Part 1)

While I watched the space shuttle Discovery's successful 17,000mph re-entry to earth and eventual successful landing in California's Edwards Air Force Base, I applauded what I considered yet another triumph for science and technology.  But for all of mankind’s push into new frontiers I cannot but wonder at the irony of how backward we are... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Inexperience cost us in Sri Lanka says Coach King

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua:  West Indies senior team coach Bennett King is insisting that his team’s poor performance in Sri Lanka was due to the lack of experience of his batsmen... read more...