Archives for Monday, August 29, 2005:

Hurricane Katrina batters western Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Heavy rains and waves from Hurricane Katrina forced evacuations in western Cuba Sunday as the massive storm swept northward toward the southern United States, according to local reports.  Telephone lines and power transmission were knocked out in many areas in the west hit by the storm... read more...

Suspect brothers re-arrested in Aruba

ORANJESTAD, Aruba: Two brothers, Satish and Deepak Kalpoe of Suriname, who were earlier held and then released in connection with the disappearance of 18-year-old Natalee Holloway from the USA, were re-arrested on Friday based on new evidence, authorities said... read more...

Surinamese minister to stand trial for corruption

PARAMARIBO, Suriname - Suriname's Public Works minister Dewanand Balesar will stand trial for alleged corruption. At the request of the state prosecutor, he was stripped of his immunity by the National Assembly last week to allow the prosecutor to indict him... read more...

Another Antigua business robbed by gunmen

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: Businesses across Antigua are once again voicing deep concern over the present crime wave now affecting the country.  Police confirmed to Caribbean Net News on Friday that they are carrying out investigations into an incident where a gun-toting trio "barged" into the Antigua Plumbing and Hardware Centre... read more...

Trinidad’s Central Bank manager shot by bandits

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The operations manager of the Trinidad and Tobago’s Central Bank, 51-year-old, Ian Augustine, was shot on Friday while entering his home on School’s Street Careenage in west Trinidad... read more...

No bail for eight drug traffickers held in Trinidad

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Eight men held for trafficking of some TT$700 million worth of cocaine in Trinidad were all been denied bail when they appeared before a Port of Spain magistrate on Friday... read more...

Bulgarian boat captain convicted of cocaine smuggling in USVI

ST. CROIX, USVI: A St. Croix jury convicted a Bulgarian boat captain on Friday on charges he was smuggling cocaine in international waters.  Todor Yordanov Dragn, captain of the sailboat called the Sunrise, had his vessel boarded by the Coast Guard 90 miles north of Venezuela... read more...

Cuba blames US government for 31 Cubans lost at sea

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuba has blamed US immigration laws for 31 Cuban migrants being lost at sea for more than a week, presumed dead... read more...

New French cigars as good as Cubans, says Cuban grower

NAVARRENX, France (AFP): Aficionados of Cuban cigars will soon be able to buy "puros" made from tobacco grown and rolled in the south of France.  "When I saw Frenchmen were producing caviar, a lightbulb went on upstairs -- if they can do that, I can do cigars," said Noel Labourdette, one of the businessmen behind the project... read more...

Grenadian labour leader to be laid to rest Tuesday

ST. GEORGE’S Grenada: A memorable funeral service is being planned for the late Dereck Allard, president of the Grenada Trades Union Council (GTUC) and a stalwart in the GTUC movement, who passed away in Trinidad on Saturday, August 20, at the age of 52... read more...

Trinidad-born Sir Trevor McDonald inducted into CBU’s Hall of Fame

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad-born British broadcast journalist, Sir Trevor McDonald, was on Friday night inducted into the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) Hall of Fame... read more...

Caribbean designers to showcase their talents at Fashion Caribbean 2005

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent: Some of the Caribbean’s best-known designers, along with talented and vibrant models, will converge at the Sunset Shores Hotel in St. Vincent September 10 for the Fifth Annual Fashion Caribbean 2005.  Fashion Caribbean is the brainchild of the Image Modelling Agency, St. Vincent & the Grenadines... read more...

HEALTH NEWS

Miracle for Sight doctors on week-long visit to Nevis

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: The Miracle for Sight Programme will be in Nevis for one week, Monday through Friday, at six centres where two Cuban eye specialists, Dr Alexis Mendoza Aguirre and Dr Hiram L. Mena Estevez, are expected to screen Nevisians with visual ailments.  The whole project is free of cost... read more...

St Croix to get milk testing laboratory

ST CROIX, USVI: In a move that will spell good economic news to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Health Commissioner Darlene Carty informed the Health and Hospital Senate Committee last week that a milk certification laboratory will be located on St. Croix... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

Caribbean inter-island ferry service to start next month

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: A new ferry service linking Barbados and some its Caribbean neighbours is in the final stages of preparation and will make its first trip on September 16... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Yorke scores in thrilling opening to Aussie A-League

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP): Trinidad and Tobago striker Dwight Yorke scored a cracking header to give his new club Sydney FC a 1-1 home draw with Melbourne Victory in a rousing opening to Australia's revamped A-League football season here Sunday... read more...

Jamaica’s Thompson wins 400m hurdles at Rieti 2005

RIETI, Italy:  Jamaica's Kemel Thompson ran a well-timed race to snatch victory in the men's 400m hurdles at Rieti 2005, the ultimate IAAF Grand Prix meeting for this season on Sunday... read more...

Simpson and Moya win in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium:  The region’s athletes continue to show their worth on the European circuit this season. On Friday afternoon at the 29th Memorial Van Damme – An IAAF TDK Golden League meeting, several performances from Caribbean representatives stood out in front of a capacity crowd of 47,000 in the Stade Roi Baudouin stadium, in Brussels, Belgium... read more...

Jamaica’s Beckford wins long jump at Copenhagen Games

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Jamaica’s James Beckford had a rare victory on the circuit this season, after he won the men’s Long Jump at the Copenhagen Athletics Games in Denmark on Tuesday... read more...