Archives for Thursday, October 13, 2005:

Haitian Supreme Court overturns decision of the Provisional Electoral Council

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti: The Haitian Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a decision of the Provisional Electoral Council (EPC) disqualifying the presidential candidacy of a prominent businessman Dumarsais Siméus... read more...

Surinamese drug ringleader sentenced to 15 year prison term

PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Businessman Pritam Hira was on Tuesday sentenced to a 15 year jail term by a Surinamese court for cocaine trafficking and leading a drug ring. In addition Justice Krisnapersad Pultoo slapped him with a 20,000 Surinamese dollars (US$ 7,000) fine... read more...

St Vincent hotel denies credit card fraud report

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent: A local hotel received some negative publicity in Taiwan earlier this week after the Taipei Times newspaper reported that seven of the 40 reporters who stayed there during President Chen’s visit in September “…found themselves victims of credit card fraud…”... read more...

Trinidad authorities tight-lipped on arrest of terror suspect

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Officials at the British Embassy in Trinidad remained tight-lipped on Tuesday on divulging any information surrounding Thursday’s arrest of British Muslim terror suspect, 26-year-old Omar Mohammed at the Tobago airport... read more...

US indicts two Haitians in hostage-taking of American girl

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): Two Haitians appeared in a Florida federal court Tuesday on charges of taking hostage a nine-year-old girl who is a US citizen, federal authorities said in a statement... read more...

Spanish-Latin American summit brings together Castro, Chavez, Annan

SALAMANCA, Spain (AFP): Spain, keen to fulfill its role as a cultural, political and linguistic bridge to Latin America, will from Friday welcome leaders from 21 other countries to the western city of Salamanca for the 15th Ibero-American summit... read more...

Taiwan to assist in financing expansion of St Kitts airport

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Taiwan is to assist St. Kitts and Nevis in the expansion of the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport.  St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. Denzil Douglas said Tuesday that the Taiwanese President, Chen Shui-Bian had given that assurance during the latter’s recent State Visit... read more...

St Kitts-Nevis company formed to purchase petroleum products under PetroCaribe initiative

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts:  St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas said Tuesday that a local company has been formed to pursue the PetroCaribe Initiative with the Government of Venezuela.  He said the Agreement calls for the purchasing of the oil products by a State Company from a State Company in Venezuela..... read more...

Media encouraged to examine gender equality in the Caribbean

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA is going full steam ahead to promote gender equality in the Caribbean.  Harold Robinson, Kingston-based UNFPA representative for the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean said that the Caribbean needs to look at gender inequality seriously... read more...

China to finance St Lucia's micro-community projects

CASTRIES, St. Lucia: Having recently completed an official visit to China, St Lucia's Minister for External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation Senator Petrus Compton is back with good tidings for the island’s development.  The Minister reported that a number of community projects will soon come into in effect... read more...

Free movement for qualified citizens of CARICOM states by January 2006

KINGSTON, Jamaica: By January 2006, qualified citizens of all 13-member states of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) will be able to work in any member country without seeking work permits... read more...

Caribbean Water Exhibition opens in Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Caribbean people are facing phenomenal challenges when it comes to protecting their environment and preserving their physical heritage... read more...

Jamaica’s Montego Bay cruise ship terminal to be expanded

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Jamaican Cabinet has approved the award of a development design contract valued at $117.8 million (US$1.9 million), to upgrade the Montego Bay cruise ship terminal... read more...