Archives for Wednesday, November 9, 2005:

Trinidad’s Muslimeen leader held by police for making threats to the country’s security

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Religious leader of Trinidad’s Jamaat-al-Muslimeen, Imam Yasin Abu Bakr, was on Tuesday picked up by local police.  The Imam was taken in for questioning following threats he made last Friday to the Trinidad Muslim community... read more...

Antigua-Barbuda Cabinet sacks APUA board

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: The Antigua and Barbuda Cabinet on Friday issued a press statement in which it disclosed that it had made a request of the country's Governor General, Sir James B. Carlisle, to "fire" the Board of the Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) with immediate effect and to mount a full investigation into recent controversies... read more...

UN again calls for an end to Cuban embargo

UNITED NATIONS (UPI):  For the fourteenth year in a row, the UN General Assembly approved a resolution Tuesday to end the United States' economic embargo on Cuba... read more...

Israeli national arrested in Trinidad threatens to go on a hunger strike

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: 26-year-old Israeli national, Vatang Agrunov, who was arrested over the weekend by officers of the Trinidad Special Anti-Crime Unit, for stealing immigration documents and forgery has threatened to go on a hunger strike... read more...

OECS heads urged to reform tax system

MEADS BAY, Anguilla: During the first working session of the 42nd Meeting of Heads of Government of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), heads looked at the OECS economies in external trade negotiations in an effort to formulate ways to deal with the challenges of WTO regulations on international trade and transactions... read more...

Jamaican minister calls on entire Caribbean to fight against money laundering and terrorism

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaican Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies, has urged member countries of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) and the entire Caribbean basin, to unite in the implementation of common counter measures against money laundering and the financing of terrorism... read more...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Anguilla to attract visitors for jazz

THE VALLEY, Anguilla: A small Eastern Caribbean country will be the center of cultural attention this week when Anguilla, known for its breathtaking beauty, opens its doors to visitors from all over the world for the annual Anguilla Tranquility Jazz Festival from November 9-13, 2005... read more...

LETTERS

Factual inaccuracies about kidnappings in Trinidad

While doing some research on kidnappings in Trinidad and Tobago, I came across an article in your archives, which contains some factual inaccuracies about this phenomenon... read more...

Keep up the good work

I access your web-site on a daily basis, for news and sports, and other community events in the Caribbean regions.  I am originally from Antigua, and have been living here in New York for the past 34 years... read more...

Support for deportees necessary

Deportees identification by the US is a welcomed policy that should not be overlooked by the Caribbean community. For many years, Caribbean government officials have been requesting that the US provide detailed information on deportees... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Broken rib keeps Langer out of second West Indies Test

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP): Opening batsman Justin Langer will miss Australia's second Test against the West Indies next week as he struggles to recover from a broken rib, Cricket Australia said Tuesday... read more...

Australia completes sweep over Jamaica in netball series

KINGSTON, Jamaica:  Former world champions Australia completed a 3-0 sweep over Caribbean powerhouse Jamaica in their three-match senior netball Test series at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Monday... read more...

Dominican Republic pitcher claims US baseball award

NEW YORK, USA (AFP): Dominican Republic right-handed pitcher Bartolo Colon of the Los Angeles Angels was named Tuesday as winner of the 2005 American League Cy Young award as the circuit's outstanding pitcher this year... read more...