Archives for Friday, November 4, 2005:

Fourth Summit of the Americas opens in Argentina

MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina: The Fourth Summit of the Americas kicks off here, at this beautiful seaside resort, under the theme, "Creating Jobs to Fight Poverty and Strengthen Democratic Governance."  Delegates are expected to wrangle over free trade as they make one more effort to put an end to the serious poverty problems of Latin America... read more...

Haitian government sues Aristide, alleging embezzlement and drug trafficking

MIAMI, USA (AFP): The Haitian interim government has accused former president Jean Bertrand Aristide of embezzling "millions of dollars" from public coffers and drug trafficking in a suit filed in a US federal court in Miami, Florida, according to court documents obtained Thursday... read more...

US aid team's visit to Cuba cancelled

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The United States has canceled plans to send a team of specialists to Cuba to assess damage from Hurricane Wilma after Havana tried to convert the mission into a "political dialogue," the US State Department said on Wednesday... read more...

Candidate numbers allotted, but doubts remain over elections in Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti: The Provisional Electoral Council (PEC) in Haiti allotted numeric digital codes on Monday to 43 political parties running in the upcoming elections and one independent presidential candidate, Charles Henri Baker... read more...

St Lucia going digital in fight against crime

CASTRIES, St Lucia: The government of St Lucia has announced tough new measures, aimed at curbing an increase in violent crime on the island.  The Attorney General’s office says it is drafting legislation for closed circuit television (CCTV) images to be admissible in court... read more...

Upcoming conference an opportunity to boost investment, says St Kitts-Nevis PM

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Next week’s 10th Annual Caribbean Multi-National Business Conference in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, is an excellent opportunity to meet new players and boost new partnerships.  That’s the view of St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas on the upcoming Conference... read more...

National Bank of Anguilla wins ECCB Best Corporate Citizens Award

BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The National Bank of Anguilla is the 2005 recipient of the ECCB award for the Best Corporate Citizen among Commercial Banks in the ECCU area... read more...

Feds deny full waiver for USVI charter boats

ST THOMAS, USVI: Congressional Delegate Donna Christiansen announced Wednesday that the US Department of Homeland Security will not grant a waiver to charter yacht boats in the Virgin Islands from the Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS) requirement... read more...

Turks & Caicos minister visits students in Florida affected by Hurricane Wilma

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: More than 170 students from the Turks and Caicos Islands who are studying in Florida, received financial aid last weekend through the Ministry of Education to help them cope with the after-effects of Hurricane Wilma.  Minister of Education, Dr Lillian Boyce, met with the students... read more...

Turks & Caicos magazine wins again

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: For the third consecutive year "Where When How - Turks & Caicos Islands" magazine was singled out for honours by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), at their annual conference... read more...

USAID recognises role of Grenada's ARD

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: USAID Mission Director Karen Turner says it is critically important to have an entity responsible for coordination following a natural disaster, and the Agency for Reconstruction and Development Inc. (ARD) is providing that function for the donor community.  Ms. Turner presented ARD with a cheque for US$730,000)... read more...

Six Grenadian students going off to China to study

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada:  Six Grenadian students at a special ceremony on Wednesday, November 2, have been awarded scholarships to study in the People’s Republic of China, as the first contingent under the Education Cooperation Agreement, made available when both countries established diplomatic ties in January of this year... read more...

USAID provides assistance to Bahamas hurricane victims

WASHINGTON, USA: In response to the damage caused by Hurricane Wilma, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $50,000 to the Bahamian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for the local purchase and distribution of emergency relief supplies and an additional $9,000 for locally contracted helicopter assessments of the affected areas... read more...

LETTERS

Hall commentaries

I am a avid reader of your paper amongst many others I read daily. And I pay particular attention to editorials and opinion columns. However, after reading yesterday's commentary by Mr Anthony Hall, I felt compelled to offer my profound appreciation for his brilliant commentaries... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Aussie tailenders frustrate West Indies bowlers

BRISBANE, Australia (AFP): The West Indies paid dearly for not delivering a knockout blow as the Australian tail wagged merrily on the second day of the opening cricket Test at the Gabba here Friday... read more...

Collymore bemoans lost opportunity against Aussies

BRISBANE, Australia (AFP): Corey Collymore appealed for more consistency from his fellow West Indian fast bowlers after playing a starring role on the opening day of the first Test against Australia here on Thursday... read more...