Archives for Tuesday, September 6, 2005:

Three held in Holloway case released

ORANJESTAD, Aruba (UPI): Three men held in Aruba in the disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway were released this weekend, but prosecutors vowed to appeal.... read more...

Row over funding of British PM's Caribbean vacation

LONDON, England AFP): Downing Street on Sunday refused to reveal who paid for Tony Blair's family vacation in the Caribbean, amid a growing row over the cost of the British Prime Minister's luxury holiday... read more...

Cuban doctors on standby to help US hurricane victims

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): More than 1,500 Cuban doctors are ready to leave for the United States to help Hurricane Katrina victims but Washington has yet to accept the offer of help from its longtime nemesis... read more...

Dominica introduces universal secondary education

ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica on Monday introduced its first-ever universal secondary education system as close to 20 high schools opened their doors for the start of the 2005-6 school year... read more...

Dominican college records highest freshmen intake

ROSEAU, Dominica: As the Dominica State College (DSC) on Monday welcomed a record number of freshmen, the island’s highest home-grown tertiary institution said it made improvements in its 2005 GCE A Level examinations’ results... read more...

Trinidad manufacturers fear new international trade law could negatively affect local businessmen

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association (TTMA) has expressed concern about the Trinidad government’s lack of preparedness to meet a new international law for shipping goods to and from the United States and Canada... read more...

Former Virgin Islands University president passes

ST THOMAS, USVI: Dr. Arthur A. Richards, the first native Virgin Islander to serve as President of the University of the Virgin Islands has passed away.  Richards played a key role in the field of education in the US Virgin Islands... read more...

COMMENTARY

CARICOM needs a 'single marketplace' for debate and consensus

Some sort of Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) will come into being on 1st January 2006. It may not include all the members of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) as was intended, but a few countries will make a start.  The regional media is often urged by Government Ministers to play a part... read more...

Law and Politics: The stakes must be quite high!

As we come to the end of the first anniversary since the devastating "Ivan" came calling last September, so much other happenings are taking place here in Grenada, and in the region as a whole that affect us in the Spice Isles, that it is worth looking closely at the stakes involved.  But even before examining our situation post-Ivan... read more...

Hurricane Katrina: The Aftermath...

Relief efforts in New Orleans have been marked death, destruction, despair and outright anarchy! And, even those responsible for executing relief plans have been reduced to feelings of outrage and complete helplessness – as the following lament from Terry Ebbert , director of FEMA New Orleans, confirms... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

West Indies’ Lawson given the green light by ICC to resume bowling

KINGSTON, Jamaica:  West Indies pacer Jermaine Lawson has been cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC) of having a suspect bowling action... read more...

Cuban Moreno dominates hammer throw at 3rd IAAF World Athletics Final

SZOMBATHELY, Hungary:  World championships silver medallist Yipsi Moreno of Cuba dominated the women's hammer throw at the 3rd IAAF World Athletics Final in Szombathely, Hungary on Saturday... read more...

Five victories for the Caribbean at 'ISTAF Berlin' 2005

BERLIN, Germany: The Caribbean snatched four impressive victories at 'ISTAF Berlin,' the ultimate IAAF TDK Golden League meeting of the 2005 series on Sunday... read more...