Archives for Friday, September 2, 2005:

Brace for more Katrinas, say experts

PARIS, France (AFP): For all its numbing ferocity, Hurricane Katrina will not be a unique event, say scientists, who say that global warming appears to be pumping up the power of big Atlantic storms... read more...

St Lucia wants more time to prepare to compete under CSME

CASTRIES, St Lucia: St Lucia says it needs more time to prepare to compete with the larger member countries of CARICOM.  The island is concerned that local manufacturers will face unfair competition from large companies of the more developed countries, once CSME is put into practice... read more...

British PM back to work after 'secret' Barbados holiday

LONDON, England (AFP): British Prime Minister Tony Blair returned to work at his official London residence on Wednesday after what was supposed to have been a secret 25-day summer break in Barbados... read more...

Jamaicans may be recruited to ease Trinidad’s shortage of construction workers

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Skilled workers from Jamaica could soon be called in to help with reconstruction of several buildings in downtown Port of Spain, Trinidad... read more...

Communication important to disaster preparedness and response, says Bahamas emergency agency

NASSAU, The Bahamas:  The Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has announced that most of the islands affected by Tropical Storm Katrina were able to be contacted immediately following its passage through The Bahamas... read more...

Local investor gets green light to operate packing facility in Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: After more than a month of heated debate to gain certification from the Ministry of Fisheries, Crops and Livestock, a Guyanese investor has now been certified to pack and export fruits and vegetables from a facility at Land of Canaan. The certification came after officials re-inspected the facility on August 16... read more...

Grenadian union members pay tribute to the late Dereck Allard

ST. GEORGE’S Grenada: Popular trades unionist stalwart Dereck Allard was laid to rest in Grenada on Tuesday. Allard died on August 20 while preparing to return from Trinidad after seeking medical treatment there... read more...

Barbados reconsiders refusal of Petrocaribe agreement

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Two months after refusing to sign on to Venezuela's Petrocaribe agreement, which offers CARICOM countries oil at concessionary prices, Barbados has decided it will take up the offer if changes are made to the original contract... read more...

Trinidad and Tobago’s highest national award presented to CARICOM Secretary General

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Secretary General of CARICOM, Dr Edwin Carrington, has received Trinidad and Tobago’s highest national award, the Trinity Cross.  The award was presented to Dr Carrington on Wednesday by the country’s head of state, President George Maxwell Richards, in recognition of Dr Carrington’s dedication... read more...

Former Dominica PM hospitalised

ROSEAU, Dominica: Former Prime Minister of Dominica, Dame Eugenia Charles, was on Tuesday rushed by air ambulance to a Martinique hospital for emergency surgery after she broke a hip... read more...

Dominica introduces value added tax

ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica’s parliament on Monday evening enacted its first-ever Value Added Tax (VAT) system amid muted response from the Opposition to Government MPs’ “aye”... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Caribbean junior table tennis championships get under way in Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados:  Eight regional table tennis nations will be rallying for top honors in Barbados over the next few days as teams compete in the annual Caribbean Table Tennis Federation junior championships... read more...