Archives for Friday, October 7, 2005:

Warnings of more bomb explosions in Port of Spain

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The local business community has joined with the United States Homeland Security Department in warning Trinidad nationals and US citizens in Port of Spain to be aware of the possibility of more bomb explosions in the city... read more...

Deportee discovered teaching in Antigua sparks anger

MARBLE HILL, Antigua:  Education officials in Antigua and Barbuda are now facing some embarrassment when the news broke here Wednesday night that an Antiguan man who was deported from New Jersey after spending 14 out of a 17-year prison term for a conviction on a cocaine conspiracy charge was discovered teaching economics at a government school here earlier this week... read more...

Bahamas resident charged in US with bribing Azerbaijan officials

NEW YORK, USA (AFP): US federal prosecutors on Thursday charged a Bahamas resident, along with two other men, with participating in a scheme to bribe senior government officials in Azerbaijan over lucrative oil privatisation deals... read more...

Policeman kidnapped in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): A policeman has been kidnapped in the Haitian capital amid continuing unrest and political violence, authorities said on Thursday... read more...

Cuban Foreign Minister visits Canada

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque discussed trade and bilateral ties with his Canadian counterpart, Pierre Pettigrew, and other officials during a four-day visit to Canada that wrapped up Thursday, according to an official Cuban government statement... read more...

St Lucia prepares for bird flu epidemic

CASTRIES, St Lucia: St Lucia is moving to implement recommendations from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), on preventing the spread of Avian Flu... read more...

Pay hike coming for Trinidad government ministers

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Top government and state officials in Trinidad and Tobago could soon be in for a pay increase and an upward adjustment of their pensions... read more...

Antigua-Barbuda poverty survey to help eradicate pockets of poverty

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: An overdue Assessment of Living Conditions and Country Poverty Assessment was officially launched in Antigua and Barbuda on Wednesday, opening the gates for evaluators to take to the field.  The survey is a comprehensive one that combines surveys of living conditions with household income and expenditure... read more...

Nevis power company to implement mapping technology

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: The Nevis Electricity Company Limited (NEVLEC) will join its counterparts in the region when it implements the Geographic Information System (GIS), a computerised technology used for mapping and data collection which also serves as a cost cutting measure... read more...

Agriculturists visit Nevis

CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS: The Ministry of Agriculture on Nevis was host to over 100 delegates of the Fifth Caribbean Week of Agriculture in St. Kitts when they visited the island on Wednesday. The group was welcomed by Mr. Sam Powell Director of Agriculture on Nevis at the Ferry Terminal in Charlestown before they were taken on a tour... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Cuban team will compete in World Baseball Classic

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): A Cuban team will compete in next March's inaugural World Baseball Classic at Puerto Rico but will arrive only 24 hours before their opening game, Cuban officials told state-run media here Thursday... read more...

ESPN responsible for USVI blackout, Innovative apologizes to MLB

WEST PALM BEACH, USA: Following an admission by ESPN that it was to blame for the television blackout of Major League Baseball playoff games in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Monday, Innovative Communication Corporation on Thursday apologized to Major League Baseball for the error... read more...

Gardner back in Jamaican squad for clash with Australia

LONDON, England:  Bolton Wanderers' left winger Ricardo Gardner was named in Jamaica's 18-man squad to take on Australia in a friendly international at Craven Cottage in London on Sunday... read more...