Archives for Tuesday, September 20, 2005:

Bahamas and Cuba under hurricane warning

MIAMI, USA (UPI):  Tropical Storm Rita was approaching Andros Island in the Bahamas late Monday and nearing hurricane strength as it moved towards South Florida.  The National Hurricane Center posted hurricane warnings for Andros and the Exumas. The Cuban government posted warnings for several provinces... read more...

Trinidad’s murder statistics soar

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago’s murder toll for the year has so far surpassed that of last year’s with more than three months to go.  Last year's record was surpassed when a Port of Spain resident, Cornelius Abraham, became murder victim number 260... read more...

Premier Amory announces growth in Nevis economy

CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS: The economy of Nevis and St. Kitts has seen growth in 2003 and 2004 and further growth is expected this year. Premier Vance Amory made that disclosure on Monday in a televised speech to Nevisians to mark the Federation’s 22nd anniversary of Independence... read more...

Jeanne one year on: Haiti still needs food aid

GONAIVES, Haiti (AFP): A year after Hurricane Jeanne ravaged Gonaives, killing 3,000 and leaving 300,000 homeless, residents still await emergency food aid and fear they have been forgotten... read more...

St Kitts to host Caribbean Week of Agriculture

BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The Ministry of Agriculture, St. Kitts and Nevis, in collaboration with the Alliance for Sustainable Development of Agriculture in the Rural Milieu (IICA, FAO, CARDI and CARICOM) will be hosting the 5th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) from October 3 - 8, 2005... read more...

Trinidad to get major police station upgrade

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The National Security Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Martin Joseph, has expressed horror at the dilapidated state of some of the nation’s police stations... read more...

COMMENTARY

Katrina provides opportunity for the Caribbean

After a period of uncertainty over how to deal with Hurricane Katrina’s destruction of the Gulf Coast, and in the face of heavy criticism from many sectors of the US community, President George W Bush has now committed the Federal government to what he calls “one of the largest reconstruction efforts the world has ever seen”... read more...

Law and Politics: How realistic is PetroCaribe and when?

On the 7th September, 2005, in Montego Bay in Jamaica, President Hugo Chavez signed Bilateral Agreements with ten CARICOM States, in his oil deal under the project name of "PetroCaribe." He had already signed similar Agreements with Cuba and Jamaica, and five other States have so far not agreed to participate... read more...

Why government loans for education make bad policy in developing countries

A few weeks ago, I was asked by a prominent member of the committee responsible for drafting legislation for the South African government to make a submission in support of a National Credit Bill that was scheduled for imminent Parliamentary debate.  And, I was honoured to oblige not only because I know many South Africans... read more...

Montserrat: The Emerald Isle’s unpredictable and complex political situation

Montserrat’s renowned serenity could never be attributed to its current political environment, which lacks the essential confidence of its voters to be referred to as functional and effective... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Top three finishes for Williams, Wignall and Amertil in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan:  Three regional athletes, Jamaicans Christopher Williams and Maurice Wignall, and Christine Amertil from the Bahamas, were all top three finishers at the 2005 Seiko Super Track and Field meet in Yokohama, Japan on Monday... read more...

Jamaica’s Smith finishes fourteen at Decastar Combined Meeting in France

TALENCE, France:  Jamaica's multi-athlete Maurice Smith was unable to maintain his impressive showing in the late stages of the Decastar Meeting, and had to settle for a low score on the second and final day in Talence... read more...