Archives for Friday, October 28, 2005:

Trinidad's Port of Spain hit by fifth bomb blast

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A fifth bomb has exploded in Trinidad's capital, Port of Spain, the fifth in four months. The blast went off sometime between 4:45 am and 10 am on Thursday on Henry Street next to an Ombudsman’s office and opposite one of the country’s popular entertainment centre locations, the Spectacular Forum... read more...

Wilma destroys 100 houses in the Bahamas

NASSAU, Bahamas: As Government officials in the Bahamas continue their assessment of the damage done on Grand Bahama, authorities told Caribbean Net News that some 100 houses were destroyed when Hurricane Wilma passed the island on Monday.  According to officials, a baby boy reportedly died due to an ocean surge in Eight Mile Rock,... read more...

Tension brews in Guyana over joint services operation

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana Home Affairs Minister, Gail Tiexiera has answered criticisms levied against the police force for their operation in the troubled village of Buxton on Guyana's Eastern Coast... read more...

Tourism Officials discuss media coverage of Holloway disappearance

ST THOMAS, USVI: Former CNN anchor Andria Hall, moderated a discussion with a panel of experts on the subject of "Crisis Communications for the Tourism Industry" before a packed room of delegates attending the annual Caribbean Tourism Conference on St. Thomas... read more...

Wilma victims struggle; new Caribbean storm brews

MIAMI, USA (AFP): Florida, Mexico and Cuba reported progress Thursday in recovery from a trail of destruction left by Hurricane Wilma, once the Atlantic's strongest storm on record... read more...

Cuba accepts US offer of hurricane help

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): Cuba has accepted an offer of US help in the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma, the first time in memory the Marxist island state has said yes to American largesse, US officials said Thursday... read more...

ECCB forecasts seven percent growth in Eastern Caribbean Currency Union in 2006

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: The St. Kitts-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is projecting a seven percent growth among member states of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) in 2006... read more...

OAS continues efforts to assist Haiti in institutional development

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: The Washington- based Organization of American States (OAS) continues supporting efforts to strengthen security, justice and human rights in Haiti.  So said Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza on Wednesday as he highlighted the progress achieved and challenges remaining in that country prior to its general elections... read more...

Guilty verdict in BVI driving death case

TORTOLA, BVI: A Chevy pickup driver accused of driving at an excessive speed resulting in the death of an American tourist visiting the British Virgin Islands last June, was on Monday found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving in the BVI High Court... read more...

PM invites Caribbean business leaders to invest in St Kitts-Nevis

NEW YORK, USA: Several Caribbean business leaders in New York City were urged Wednesday to consider investing in St. Kitts and Nevis “the undiscovered paradise.”.  That advice comes from St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas during a two-hour meeting with the Caribbean businessmen and the media... read more...

New St Kitts-Nevis passport with CARICOM logo unveiled

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: New machine readable passports launched by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis Tuesday evening not only complies with the required standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), but also enhances the security and integrity of the travel document... read more...

Jamaican one of first beneficiaries of free movement of labour under CSME

KINGSTON, Jamaica: For Jamaican-born Dayner Clarke-Azzellino, the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) is an immediate reality. Mrs. Clarke-Azzellino, Marketing Manager at the Trinidad and Tobago-based company, CL Permanent, is one of the first beneficiaries of the Free Movement of Labour clause under the CSME... read more...

Hospitality training school planned for Nevis

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: Minister of Tourism in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Malcolm Guishard, has announced that Nevisians will be afforded the opportunity to prepare for jobs in the hospitality sector and for job opportunities through the establishment of a hospitality training school here... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

Privy Council rules against Bahamas police

NASSAU, Bahamas: It is being called a "million dollar" landmark ruling by a number of legal observers and has set several tongues in the Bahamas waging and left one receptionist at a Cable Beach Hotel hoping the police will "mistreat me."  It's the recent case in which the London-based Privy Council has reversed a decision... read more...

COMMENTARY

Hope after disasters?

A glimmer of hope that the rich nations of the world may, at last, act to help poorer countries to carry out reconstruction after national disasters, has suddenly appeared.  It is long overdue. And, nothing may yet come of it.  But, it is a relief to learn that Britain and France have agreed to finance the first stages of a facility at the IMF... read more...

Law and Politics: Twenty-two years gone by - was it worthwhile?

It has been truthfully said.... "that we must learn from our mistakes - but if we fail to learn from our past history, we can end up making the same mistakes all over again."  We in Grenada, despite our tiny size and little significance, we are both famous and infamous for our world breaking news in the political and military arena... read more...

Signs of the times?

Christian dogma informs the mind (just as it governs the body and nurtures the soul) of almost every Caribbean native. We are a God-fearing people. And, many of us really believe that pestilences (famine, drought and diseases: bird flu, AIDS), wars and rumours of wars, tsunamis, earth quakes and, alas, hurricanes are all Biblical “signs of the times”... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Powell stars in West Indies' encouraging Aussie tour opener

BRISBANE, Australia (AFP): Paceman Daren Powell gave the touring West Indies a fillip with four top-order wickets to help dismiss a strong Queensland lineup for 323 on the first day of their warm-up four-day game here on Thursday... read more...

Hinds out of first Test with broken finger

BRISBANE, Australia:  The West Indies team suffered a setback ahead of next week's first Test with Australia, following the withdrawal of Wavell Hinds... read more...