Archives for Monday, October 31, 2005:

Antigua-Barbuda Senate president attacked, robbed and raped

MARBLE HILL, Antigua: Police in Antigua are at this moment carrying out investigations into a crime which has shocked and further angered the nation when it was revealed by local media early Friday morning that the President of the Senate, Hazelyn Francis, was attacked while at her home, where she was reportedly raped and robbed... read more...

Indian and Filipino trainee priests murdered in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): Two trainee Roman Catholic priests from India and the Philippines were shot dead as they washed dishes at their missionary base in the Jamaican capital, police said Friday... read more...

Probe of Aristide administration finds evidence of embezzlement

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): An probe of former Haitian president Jean Bertrand Aristide's administration turned up evidence of embezzlement and other irregularities, according to a report by the country's central economic and financial investigation agency... read more...

Civil servants in the Bahamas burn government proposal during protest

NASSAU, Bahamas: Last Tuesday, the executive of the Bahamas Public Service Union (BPSU) turned their backs on a government proposal, calling it an insult and a "slap in the face" to BPSU members.  According to government officials, the proposal offers a $1,800 increase over five-years... read more...

Cayman Islands satisfied with CARICOM relations

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: The Cayman Islands Government is satisfied with the relations Cayman has in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), thinks it is necessary, but does not intend to extend it any further... read more...

Haitian electoral process in deadlock

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti: The final list of the candidates approved to take part in Haiti's upcoming elections was still not published by October 29, the deadline previously announced by the Provisional Electoral Council (PEC).... read more...

Antigua-Barbuda Senate president's colleagues outraged over attack

MARBLE HILL, Antigua: Two Parliamentary colleagues of Senate President, Hazelyn Francis, who was attacked and allegedly raped and robbed at her home in the small hours of Friday, have voiced their "sense of outrage and consternation" over the violent assault and abuse of a colleague, mentor and friend."... read more...

Attack on senate president was organised and professional says Antigua-Barbuda justice minister

MARBLE HILL, Antigua: As investigations continue in Antigua into the attack on the President of the Senate, in which she was reportedly raped and robbed in the small hours of last Friday morning, the country's Justice Minister, Senator Colin Derrick joined Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer and other government officials in condemning the attack... read more...

St Vincent and the Grenadines celebrates independence

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: St. Vincent and the Grenadines celebrated its 26th anniversary of political independence on Thursday with Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr. Ralph Gonsalves announcing salary increases and bonus in what political observers dubbed “a package of pre-election goodies”... read more...

Caribbean tourism chief wants to focus on the Diaspora

ST. THOMAS, USVI: The Caribbean Tourism Organization’s visionary new Secretary General and his team are redoubling efforts to involve Caribbean nationals abroad in the region’s tourism industry... read more...

St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines have lowest fuel prices in OECS

CASTRIES, St Lucia: St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines currently have the lowest fuel prices in the member-states of the OECS.  Following recent fuel adjustments in the member-states of the sub-regional grouping, prices for fuel still remain higher in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada and Montserrat... read more...

Youth partnerships key to Caribbean regional development

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Minister of Education, Youth and Sport of Barbados, Reginald Farley has called on the Region's policy makers to create of an enabling environment for the Region's youth to decisively channel their views and input decision-making processes that impact their lives... read more...

Jamaica to assist other CARICOM states with e-readiness

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica has pledged to assist its CARICOM counterparts in their development of e-readiness and e-governance programmes, having been ranked as the leading English-speaking Caribbean country in e-readiness by the 2005 survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) of the Economist Magazine... read more...

Jamaican PM announces sugar industry rehabilitation measures

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaican Prime Minister P.J Patterson has outlined the steps to be taken by the government to resuscitate and transform the sugar industry... read more...

Resurfacing of 8,000-foot runway at St Kitts airport to be done at night

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Resurfacing of the 8,000-foot runway at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport in St Kitts will be carried out during the night from next September, according to newly-appointed Airport Manager, Mr. Denzil Jones.  The US$16 million expansion project includes significant improvement in the quality of the runway... read more...

Emergency telecommunications course for Turks and Caicos

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CDERA): Participants at a two-day Emergency Telecommunications Training workshop in the Turks and Caicos Islands will have a chance to upgrade their skills in the use of telecommunications equipment and be oriented to emergency communications protocols to be used throughout the Caribbean... read more...

Cayman turtles in the eye of the hurricane

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands:  Two Cayman Islands sea turtles recently survived Hurricane Wilma at sea when the devastating storm passed over their winter feeding grounds in Mexico and the Florida Keys... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Samuels stars with bat and ball but Queensland deny West Indies a win

BRISBANE, Australia (AFP): West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels followed up his record 257 with five wickets as Queensland batted out for a draw in their four-day cricket tour match at Allan Border Field here Sunday... read more...

West Indies have bowlers to rattle Aussies, says coach

BRISBANE, Australia (AFP): The West Indies have the bowlers to unsettle Australia's batsmen in their coming three-Test series, coach Bennett King said Friday... read more...

Bermuda misses finals despite draw with Kenya

WINDHOEK, Namibia: Despite playing to a draw with Kenya in their Intercontinental Cup semi-final match at Windhoek last Tuesday, Bermuda failed to make the finals... read more...

Barbados name Hinds their new captain

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados:  Following the sudden exit of former skipper Courtney Browne, Barbados has announced a new captain to lead the national team... read more...

Jamaica’s McFarlane joins Sanchez training camp

CALIFORNIA, USA:  Olympic 400m hurdles silver medalist Danny McFarlane of Jamaica has joined the training camp of Olympic gold medal winner Felix Sanchez of Dominican Republic in an attempt to get back to last year's form... read more...