Archives for Monday, October 10, 2005:

Terror suspect arrested at Tobago International Airport

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Immigration officers in Tobago have arrested a 26-year-old Muslim man at the Tobago Crown Point International Airport with terrorist-type literature in his possession and a powdery substance, all believed to be linked to terror activities... read more...

Former Antigua-Barbuda PM calls for protest march

MARBLE HILL, Antigua: Former prime minister and the political leader of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) Lester Bird has called for a mass rally and march to protest the current economic climate and other social ills in the country.  Bird over the last two weeks has been lamenting the fact that the people of Antigua are not responding "strongly enough"... read more...

Haitian election campaign begins amid uncertainty

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): A political campaign ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections has formally gotten underway in Haiti amid doubts that the vote set for next month will take place as scheduled... read more...

Cuban dissidents' relatives urge Spanish king to intervene

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): The relatives of 75 jailed Cuban dissidents pleaded with Spanish King Juan Carlos I on Thursday for help to gain from Cuba's communist regime the political prisoners' "immediate and unconditional" release... read more...

US jury finds Haiti's former anti-drug czar not guilty of trafficking

MIAMI, USA (AFP): A Miami jury on Friday found Haiti's former anti-drug czar, Evintz Brillant, not guilty on charges of conspiring to ship cocaine to the United States, his attorney told AFP... read more...

UK police advisor visits BVI

TORTOLA, BVI: Larry Covington, UK police advisor to the Overseas Territories visited the British Virgin Islands last week for a meeting with Acting Commissioner of Police Reynell Frazer and other top police officials and made several recommendations regarding the crime situation in the territory... read more...

Illegal immigrants at large in the BVI

TORTOLA, BVI: Twenty-three illegal immigrants remain at large in the British Virgin Islands after escaping from lockup and the hospital. The immigrants were among a group of 74 who landed and were apprehended in the territory on September 21... read more...

UN volunteer physicians assist Guyana's fight against HIV/AIDS

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: History was in the making Friday, as nine overseas volunteer physicians joined the fight in Guyana against the deadly HIV/AIDS disease under the United Nations Volunteer (UNV) programme... read more...

IICA partners with Caribbean Hotel Association

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Agro-tourism and agricultural linkages have been the theme of the fifth Caribbean Week of Agriculture currently taking place in St. Kitts. Last week, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) formalized their relationship to promote the agricultural sector... read more...

Grenada observes World Mental Health Day

ST. GEORGE’S Grenada: On Monday, Grenada is observing World Mental Health Day, under the theme: “Physical and Mental Health, Across The Life Span”... read more...

Caribbean Health Expo opens in Antigua

DEEP BAY, Antigua: The current trend in healthcare delivery was highlighted last week when health professionals, suppliers, insurances and retailers gathered at the Grand Royal Antiguan Resort for the opening of the second Caribbean Health Expo.  The expo ran until Saturday with presentations and symposiums... read more...

Antigua-Barbuda paying more for fuel at the pumps

MARBLE HILL, Antigua: The people of Antigua and Barbuda are now paying more for fuel as of last Wednesday.  In a nationwide address, Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer admonished the private sector that any increase in transportation and the cost of living at this time "will hurt the most vulnerable members of the society."... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Cuban baseball team denied visas for Puerto Rican event

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): A Cuban baseball team that was to participate in a qualifying tournament at Puerto Rico for the Central American and Caribbean Games has not received visas from the US government, Cuba's Institute of Sports (INDER) said Thursday... read more...

Cuban claims new football head juggling record

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): A former Cuban football player set a new football head juggling record Saturday, making 146 consecutive touches in 30 seconds, according to event organizers... read more...

Aussies warm up for World Cup with 5-0 win over Jamaica

LONDON, England:  Australia warmed up for next month's home-and-home playoff against the fifth-placed team from South America with a convincing friendly victory over Jamaica at Fulham's Craven Cottage on Sunday... read more...

Fruitless exit for defending champions Trinidad & Tobago in KFC Cup

LUCAS STREET, Barbados:  Playing without regular skipper Daren Ganga, defending champions Trinidad & Tobago exited the 2005 KFC Cup West Indies limited-overs championship without a victory, after Guyana defeated them by eight-wickets in their fifth and final preliminary round fixture on Sunday... read more...