Archives for Wednesday, August 24, 2005:

Authorities in Antigua investigating death of teenager during routine surgery

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: Health authorities in Antigua are investigating the death of a 13 –year-old patient at the Holberton Hospital where, according to reports, Chantel Merchant died on the operating table while undergoing routine surgery.  A family source said that the 13-year-old was experiencing problems with her tonsils... read more...

St Vincent PM condemns call for assassination of Venezuelan president

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent:  Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, on Tuesday said he felt “great distress” when he read on the CNN website that an American Christian broadcaster, Pat Robertson, had called for the United States to assassinate Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez... read more...

2,000 Haitians expelled from Dominican Republic

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): More than 2,000 Haitians have been expelled from neighboring Dominican Republic in a month's time, according to Haitian and Dominican refugee defense groups... read more...

Trinidad tanker explosion victims seek 5 million dollars in compensation

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A Trinidadian attorney representing the families of four men killed aboard an oil tanker on June 22 is now seeking TT$5 million in compensation from the ship's owners... read more...

Antigua-Barbuda and the Russian Federation firm-up relations

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua:  Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer, on Monday met the new Russian Ambassador to the Eastern Caribbean, Mr. Igor Lebedev, and held discussions on a wide range of matters of cooperation.  Ambassador Lebedev pledged to develop relations between Antigua-Barbuda and the Russian Federation... read more...

Two Tobago youths jailed for robbing German tourist

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A Tobago Court has sentenced two local youths each to two years' hard labour for robbing a German tourist on the island... read more...

St Lucia raises fuel prices

CASTRIES, St Lucia:  St Lucians now have to dip deeper into their pockets at the pumps after the government announced a hike in fuel prices.  The announcement was made by Prime Minister, Dr Kenny Anthony, during a special radio and television address to the nation on Monday night... read more...

St Vincent gets new coastguard vessel

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard is now better positioned to patrol the waters of the multi-island state following the commissioning of a new coast guard vessel on Monday.  A fire tender and two mobile police stations were also commissioned at the same ceremony... read more...

LETTERS

Readers' responses to Natalee Holloway commentary

Mr. Rodriguez, thank you, thank you, thank you. I, as an American, share much, if not all, of your feelings regarding the Natalee Holloway media-driven madness... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Yorke admits to losing his game appetite

SYDNEY, Australia:  Trinidad and Tobago international Dwight Yorke revealed on Sunday that he had definitely lost the appetite for a game he loves so dearly... read more...