Archives for Monday, October 3, 2005:

FCCA Conference ends on high note

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: The 12th Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Conference and Trade Show is now history and the over 1,200 delegates, while recalling the memorable time spent on the "Mother Colony," are now training their sights on what promises to be a great conference next year in the Cayman Islands... read more...

Cayman Islands to assist St Kitts-Nevis in tourism development

FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts: In a spirit of true Caribbean unity, the Cayman Islands - which is reported to have the richest economy in the region - will be working closely with St. Kitts and Nevis in an effort to assist the twin-island federation in further developing its tourism industry. Minister Clifford, made this revelation during an interview on Friday... read more...

USVI march leader calls for blocking tourist dollars on St John

ST JOHN, USVI: A police presence was visible in the US Virgin Islands' Cruz Bay Saturday as citizens of St. Croix and St. Thomas converged on St. John to take part in two marches and heed the call of a newly formed organization, "We the People for Justice."  The St. Croix group was formed to address the growing racial tension... read more...

Antigua-Barbuda PM pledges to remain actively engaged at regional and international levels

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Baldwin Spencer, who recently returned from a high-profile visit to the United Nations World Summit 2005, gave reassurances that his government will continue to be actively engaged at the highest possible levels in developments on the international arena... read more...

No merger of BWIA and LIAT says Trinidad government

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: After months of deliberations the Trinidad government said there will be no merger of operations of its national airline, BWIA, and the regional airline, LIAT... read more...

Spencer government catches ALP vision of University of Antigua

MARBLE HILL, Antigua: It was a vision announced just under five years ago by former Prime Minister Lester Bird during the reign of his Antigua Labour Party (ALP) when he called for the establishment of the 'University of Antigua and Barbuda'.  Bird suggested then that the country's three main learning centers be merged into one... read more...

One killed in UN anti-gang operation in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): One man was killed and two wounded in a UN operation against Haiti's armed gangs, the UN mission said on Friday.  A leader of an armed gang, Peterson Venor, 25, was seriously wounded on Thursday and later died at a local hospital... read more...

Montserrat minister withdraws resignation

BRADES, Montserrat: On Monday, 26 September 2005, newly-resigned Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Housing and the Environment, Mrs. Annie Dyer Howe announced her return to the position after some four days, more prepared than ever before... read more...

Cayman Islands firearms law to be amended in an effort to combat violent crime

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: The Cabinet of the Cayman Islands has embarked on an aggressive programme of legislative reform with the aim of stemming the recent increase in violent crime. The first in this planned package of legislation, aimed at imposing stiffer penalties and to introduce new offences, will be an amendment to the Firearms Law... read more...

Grenada observing October as Parenting Month

ST. GEORGE’S Grenada: As means of educating parents about their role as outlined in the Convention on the Rights of Child, which Grenada signed in 1992, the Grenada National Coalition on the Rights of the Child will be observing October as Parenting Month... read more...

Diving school steps up to promote Montserrat

BRADES, Montserrat: Showing the Government of Montserrat how it’s done, the Sea Wolf Diving School has decided to ‘just do it’. In a press release dated 27th September, Sea Wolf Diving School announced their launch of a dive promotion campaign... read more...

LETTERS

Congratulations on 'The Jamaican in Cayman'

I would like to congratulate you for the publication, "The Jamaican in the Cayman". Convey my congratulations to Mr. Desmond Seales and his staff for their very professional work... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Bahamian Williams-Darling receives more rewards

NASSAU, Bahamas:  World and Olympic champion Tonique Williams-Darling from the Bahamas has been rewarded for her achievements by the country's government, a report revealed on Thursday... read more...

Jamaican Hall scores for Chesterfield in English Football League One

LONDON, England:  Reggae Boy Paul Hall scored his third goal of the season to help Chesterfield to a hard fought 2-1 victory over Colchester in a Coca-Cola Football League One match on Saturday... read more...

Trinidad's Yorke nabs winner for Sydney FC

SYDNEY, Austrialia (AFP): Trinidad and Tobago international Dwight Yorke left Sydney FC with the perfect going-away present, scoring the winning goal in a 2-1 win over Perth Glory in Australia's A-League this weekend... read more...