Archives for Monday, August 22, 2005:

Suspicious death in Bermuda of Cayman Islands resident

GEORGE TOWN , Cayman Islands: Well-known Cayman Islands accountant and businessman, Dimitri Pappas, was discovered dead in Bermuda on 20 July, found hanging in a clothes closet in a hotel room.  The Bermuda police are labelling his death a suicide “based on the circumstances surrounding the finding of the body."... read more...

Investigators point to engine failure as cause of Martinique-bound plane crash

MARACAIBO, Venezuela (AFP): More grieving families arrived here Saturday as a French investigator backed the theory that engine trouble caused the crash of a Martinique-bound jetliner that killed all 160 people on board... read more...

Castro, Chavez call for solidarity as they meet in Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): The presidents of Cuba and Venezuela have called for solidarity in the face of the United States as they met here to strengthen their special relationship that has the US government increasingly suspicious.  Also present was Panamanian President Martin Torrijos, whose country reestablished diplomatic ties with Cuba... read more...

Antigua-Barbuda PM highlights social issues at Ecclesiastical Consultation

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister, Baldwin Spencer, in addressing the second annual National Ecclesiastical Consultation held at the Multi Purpose Cultural Center last Thursday dealt with a number of issues including moral decay and other social ills.  Spencer voiced concern over what he called an assault on society... read more...

Antigua-Barbuda clergy in second consultation with Prime Minister

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: Ministers of Religion in Antigua and Barbuda on Thursday met with Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, for what has been called the annual National Ecclesiastical Consultation, which is in its second year.  Issues discussed include the moral state of the society, crime, lewd behaviour in public... read more...

US has until April 2006 to respect Antigua-Barbuda WTO ruling

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP): The United States has until April 2006 to comply with a ruling about US restrictions on cross-border gaming on the Internet, the World Trade Organisation announced Friday... read more...

Greater pace called for in Antigua stadium preparations

ST JOHN’S, Antigua: Former Antigua & Barbuda and West Indies speedster Andy Roberts, wants to see more pace from the people behind the staging of Cricket World Cup 2007 in Antigua.  A great deal of concern is being expressed regarding the state of preparedness of the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, which is being built for the 2007 matches... read more...

Trinidad president calls for more to be done to fight crime in the country

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago head of state, President George Maxwell Richards, has called on crime fighting agencies in the country to do more to bring about a safer nation... read more...

Prisoner escapes from Trinidad jail

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A convicted prisoner in Trinidad has escaped from the custody of prison officers at the island's Golden Grove detention centre in the eastern part of the island... read more...

Tanker explosion victims in Trinidad may get millions in compensation

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The operators of a Panamanian-registered vessel, the MV Sunrise, now docked in Trinidad and Tobago waters, may have to pay millions of dollars compensation for the deaths of four Trinidadian men... read more...

Prison authorities in Trinidad to foster better family life for female prisoners

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago prison authorities are moving towards implementing new measures to allow female prisoners an opportunity to provide better care for their babies born during their incarceration... read more...

Cuba and Panama reestablish diplomatic ties

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuba and Panama reestablished diplomatic ties Saturday, putting to rest a year-long dispute stemming from Panama's decision to pardon four Cubans convicted in a plot to assassinate Cuban President Fidel Castro in 2000... read more...

Teen dead, 71 injured in Cuban road accident

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): A teenage boy has died and 71 people are injured, some of them seriously, following a traffic accident Thursday on the outskirts of the city of Ciego de Avila, Cuban authorities said... read more...

Grenada receives new intensive care ambulance

ST. GEORGE’S Grenada: The General Hospital in Grenada was given a boost, as a brand new intensive care ambulance was handed over to Minister of Health Senator Ann David Antoine at a special ceremony held on Friday, August 19 at the General Hospital... read more...

BVI Chief Minister denies selling water rights

TORTOLA, BVI: British Virgin Islands Chief Minister Orlando Smith has denied opposition claims that his government is planning to sell the water rights around Norman Island to private interests... read more...

St Lucia signs multi-million dollar cocoa deal

CASTRIES, St Lucia: St Lucia has landed a multi-million dollar cocoa deal with one of the world’s leading producers of chocolate.  The announcement was made on Thursday by the St Lucia Agriculturists’ Association Limited (SLAA)... read more...

Barbadians to pay more for 'bottle gas' but other fuel prices unchanged

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Barbadians will pay over 30% more to cook with gas from Monday.  This comes as government says it can no longer absorb the drastic oil price increase on the international market and the cost of importing the product... read more...

CDERA unveils Model Integrated Relief Programme for the Caribbean

ST GEORGES, Grenada (CDERA): The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) has unveiled a new programme to improve disaster relief management across the Caribbean... read more...

LETTERS

Barbadians are generally decent minded and tolerant

I refer to the letter “Guyanese government should help its own country to prosper” (Caribbean Net News, 10 August 2005) by one Carson Cadogan of Bridgetown, Barbados... read more...

Most Guyanese have a great deal of admiration and respect for Barbados

I refer to a letter by Carson C. Cadogan of Bridgetown, Barbados who has taken a big swipe at Guyanese, their country and Government, and blaming us solely for all the problems Barbados is facing... read more...

I strongly condemn the recent mass deportation of Guyanese from Barbados

I strongly condemn the recent mass deportation of Guyanese from Barbados, as well as the continued harassment of Guyanese nationals at Grantley Adams International Airport. These are impious violations of human rights that are abhorrent and must be arrested... read more...

Various issues of credibility

There are various issues here: credibility of CARICOM in Haiti and credibility of CARICOM over Haiti.  It is true and very obvious to anyone talking to Haitians or visiting Haiti that CARICOM has not been able to build up even the least grain of respect in Haiti... read more...

Transferring through Santo Domingo via American Airlines

I traveled on American Airlines from NY with a connecting flight thru Santo Domingo on July 27th. I would not recommend this flight due to the most obnoxious, most unfriendly people at this International Airport destination... read more...

Canadian society functions on systematic racism

Although history shows us that black people were never united as one people, yet still, we have to ask these questions: Where did some black parents in Toronto, Canada go wrong in bringing up their black male children?... read more...

SPORTS ROUND UP

Jamaica’s Campbell blazes 10.89 in Sheffield

SHEFFIELD, England:  Following her 10.85 at the 2005 IAAF TDK Weltklasse Golden League track and field meeting in Zurich on Friday, Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell produced another sizzling run to win the women’s 100-metres at the Norwich Union British Grand Prix in the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield on Sunday... read more...

Trinidad’s Sealy hits double in Wizards win

KANSAS CITY, USA:  Trinidad and Tobago international Scott Sealy continues to impress in front of goal, following his brace on Friday, which guided Kansas City Wizards to a 3-0 thrashing of the Chicago Fire in a US Major League (MLS) game... read more...

Campbell highlights Caribbean performances in Zurich

ZURICH, Switzerland:  Veronica Campbell of Jamaica highlighted the Caribbean performances at the 2005 IAAF TDK Weltklasse Golden League track and field meeting in Zurich on Friday... read more...

Powell says he wasn’t ready for Zurich Grand Prix

ZURICH, Switzerland:  Jamaica’s 100m world record holder Asafa Powell says he withdrew from Friday’s clash with Olympic and World champion Justin Gatlin of USA simply because he is not at full recovery.  The 22-year-old sprinter is currently recuperating from a groin injury he sustained at the Norwich Union Grand Prix in London in July... read more...

Bolt pulls out of Norwich Union Grand Prix

ZURICH, Switzerland:  Jamaica's Usain Bolt will miss the Norwich Union Super Grand Prix in Sheffield, England on Sunday after failing to recover from an injury he sustained at the just-concluded World Championships in Helsinki, Finland... read more...