Archives for Friday, November 11, 2005:

Trinidad’s security forces on full alert as Muslimeen leader jailed

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago’s national security forces have been placed on full alert for any religious uprising following the denial of bail for the leader of the island’s Jamaat-al-Muslimeen, Imam Yasin Abu Bakr... read more...

OAS to observe St Vincent and the Grenadines elections

WASHINGTON, USA: The Organization of American States (OAS) will deploy a team of election observers to St. Vincent and the Grenadines to observe the Caribbean nation’s December 7 general elections. Assistant Secretary General Albert R. Ramdin will be the chief of the observation mission... read more...

St Kitts-Nevis IT project launches November 17

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: The IT-based training and management project in St. Kitts and Nevis promises to increase “Technological Savvy" among nationals... read more...

Strategic role of agriculture and rural life reaffirmed at Summit of the Americas

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (IICA): At the Fourth Summit of the Americas, recently concluded in Mar del Plata, Argentina, the Heads of State and Government of the Americas again recognized the strategic role agriculture and rural life play in generating employment, combating poverty, inequality, hunger and social exclusion, and strengthening democratic governance... read more...

China’s Ambassador to Trinidad & Tobago says farewell to Port of Spain

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The tour of duty of the Chinese Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Wang Zhiquan, has come to an end.  Ambassador Wang Zhiquan is due to pay a farewell courtesy call to Trinidad’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Knowlson Gift... read more...

LETTERS

To call for a boycott of Aruba is ignorance

I really do not understand why these American should continuously wear their ignorance and hypocrisy as a medal of honor. To call for a complete boycott of Aruba, is only telling of their level of ignorance when it comes to the daily happening in their own America, the so-called land of the free... read more...

Please boycott Aruba till they solve this

I am American and proud of it. I have kept up with the Natalee Holloway case since the beginning. I really have been so mad since they started airing what happen in Aruba. We as Americans, I think should be outraged... read more...

The boycott is very unfair

Having been a visitor to Aruba for the last 18 years and maintaining friendships with Arubans over the years, I feel that the boycott is very unfair to those who depend on tourism for their livelihood... read more...

I have decided not to visit Aruba as planned

In the support for Natalee Holloway's family my husband and I have decided not to visit Aruba as planned. We will honor the boycott.  The investigation is just unacceptable... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Australia drop Katich, recall Symonds for second West Indies Test

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP): Australia dropped struggling batsman Simon Katich and gave all-rounder Andrew Symonds a chance to revive his Test career Thursday as selectors named a 12-man squad for the second Test against the West Indies... read more...

Burrell rooting for Trinidad

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica:  As expected, Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and CONCACAF executive Captain Horace Burrell said he's booking his flight to trip Port-of-Spain for Trinidad and Tobago's first-leg World Cup play-off clash with Bahrain on Saturday... read more...