Archives for Tuesday, November 1, 2005:

WTO rules against banana tariff, Europe must renegotiate

CHRIST CHURCH, Barbados: A ruling handed down by World Trade Organization (WTO) Arbitrators October 27 on the proposed European Union banana tariff has met with deep shock and disappointment across the Caribbean... read more...

Raging Castro blasts EU as hypocritical, under US thumb

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): President Fidel Castro Friday blasted EU nations as "hypocrites" after the European Parliament this week granted a group of wives, mothers and sisters of jailed Cuban dissidents, its top annual human rights prize, the Sakharov prize for freedom of thought... read more...

Hundreds of students in the Bahamas displaced by Hurricane Wilma

NASSAU, Bahamas: The passage of Hurricane Wilma, the third major storm to hit the country in over a year, has left over 500 students of the Grand Bahama primary school totally displaced.  Education Director Iris Pinder, disclosed that students attending the Martin Town and West End primary schools have to be temporarily relocated... read more...

St Kitts-Nevis PM calls for Caribbean children to be protected from HIV/AIDS

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: A call for the children of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Caribbean to be protected from the scourge of HIV and AIDS.  That call has come from St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas in a message to the over 4,000 persons attending Sunday’s launch of MTV Tempo in Nevis... read more...

Prominent Dominicans recognised in 2005 meritorious service honours

ROSEAU, Dominica: A number of prominent Dominicans will be recognised for their outstanding contribution to public life at the Parade of Uniformed Groups on November 3, 2005... read more...

Vincentians to attend emergency telecommunications course

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CDERA): Another cadre of people are to be added to the growing skills bank of emergency telecommunications operators in the Caribbean.  This group -- the third -- comes from St Vincent and the Grenadines... read more...

COMMENTARY

CARICOM misses another CSME deadline at its peril

The end of 2005 is now a few short weeks away and so is yet another of the deadlines that CARICOM Heads of Government had set for the establishment of the Caribbean Single Market. It is a deadline that the CARICOM region cannot afford to miss yet again. Should it do so, harm of such magnitude will be done to its credibility... read more...

Law and Politics: A unity government in the making, perhaps?

There can be no doubt about it but that, because of the very uncomfortable economic dilemma in which the Government of Prime Minister Mitchell finds itself in these trying times, some quite unusual and unexpected decisions and accommodations will have to be made or tolerated by the ruling clique... read more...

America’s shrinking sphere of influence throughout the Americas

The Fourth Summit of the Americas convenes in Argentina on Friday. However, unlike previous summits at which America set and dominated the agenda, this one holds the prospect of Venezuela emerging as a formidable player in determining what matters will command the attention of participating delegates... read more...

The WTO must do more for its smallest, most vulnerable members

The World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Round is facing formidable challenges, that stand in the way of its successful completion. The Caribbean is prepared to play a constructive role in moving the process forward, so that a balanced and development-oriented outcome can be achieved... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

West Indies coach defends his players against 'attitude' criticism

BRISBANE, Australia (AFP): Coach Bennett King Monday defended his West Indies cricketers against claims by fast bowling great Michael Holding of an attitude problem, just days before the opening Test here with Australia... read more...

West Indies aren’t focused, says Holding

BRISBANE, Australia:  West Indies fast bowling legend Michael Holding has accused the current West Indies team of having an attitude problem that will ruin their cause of challenging Australia in the impending three-Test series... read more...

Lara’s form in question ahead of Test series

BRISBANE, Australia:  The current form of West Indies star batsman is the main concern ahead of the forthcoming three Test series against Australia 'Down Under'... read more...

Jamaican Francis among the elite

LONDON, England:  Jamaican Damien Francis, who recently moved to Wigan Athletic from Norwich earlier this year, was confirmed as the Premiership's fifth best distributor this season, according to the league's data organization, Opta Sportsdata... read more...

Jamaica’s King scores for Watford

LONDON, England:  Reggae Boy Marlon King helped Watford to an easy 3-1 victory over Wolverhampton in the Coca-Cola Championship on Saturday... read more...