Archives for Thursday, November 17, 2005:

Guadeloupe hit with rioting

POINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe (AFP): Police and firemen in the French Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe came under gunfire after hooded youths burned two cars and erected street barriers in the town of Pointe-a-Pitre, police said Wednesday... read more...

Israeli jailed in Trinidad to be deported

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad:  An Israeli national who was jailed in Trinidad after being found guilty of defrauding immigration authorities is to be deported back to his homeland... read more...

Four suspected gang members killed in shootout with UN troops in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Four suspected gang members died following an intense shootout with a detachment of Brazilian UN peacekeepers in a troubled neighborhood in the Haitian capital, UN officials said Wednesday... read more...

CIA believes Castro has Parkinson's disease

MIAMI, USA (AFP): The CIA believes that Cuban President Fidel Castro suffers from Parkinson's disease, the Miami Herald reported Wednesday.  The daily said the Central Intelligence Agency began briefing senior US State Department officials and lawmakers about a year ago... read more...

Canada pledges USD5.66m for elections in Haiti

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP): Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew pledged Wednesday to spend another 6.75 million dollars (5.66 million US) to support upcoming elections in Haiti... read more...

Caribbean countries to pursue rainwater harvesting as water supply option

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada:  The Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI) has teamed up with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on an initiative to promote the use of rainwater harvesting (RWH)... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

Low-cost easyCruise begins leisure trips to Caribbean

ATHENS, Greece (AFP): No-frills cruise operator easyCruise has launched a Caribbean service that covers six islands for as little as 15 dollars per person daily, the company said on Wednesday.  The cut-price operator offers an itinerary that takes in the islands of Barbados, St Vincent, Martinique, Grenadines, Grenada and St Lucia... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

West Indies under early pressure in second Test against Aussies

HOBART, Australia (AFP): The West Indies made a rocky start in perfect batting conditions after winning the toss on the opening day of the second cricket Test against Australia at Bellerive Oval here Thursday... read more...

Trinidad beat Bahrain for place in 2006 World Cup

MANAMA, Bahrain (AFP): Trinidad and Tobago will appear in their first ever World Cup finals after staging a remarkable comeback to beat Bahrain 1-0 here on Wednesday... read more...

Trinidad explodes with World Cup joy

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): Thousands danced in the streets, jumped on car roofs and brought traffic to a standstill in Port-of-Spain on Wednesday after Trinidad and Tobago clinched a place in the World Cup finals for the first time... read more...

Cuba, Russia roll on amid feeble opposition

MIANYANG, China (AFP): Cuba and Russia moved closer to a titanic showdown for the overall title as fighters from both nations swept aside feeble opposition at the world amateur boxing championships here Wednesday... read more...

Grenada's Roberts pleased with Wigan’s progress

LONDON, England:  Grenadian international Jason Roberts says Wigan is relishing life in their first stint in the premiership this season, but revealed that they must continue to play at the same level in order to remain in the top flight... read more...

New Zealand crush Jamaica to take Tri-nation netball title

KINGSTON, Jamaica:  New Zealand's senior netballers defeated Caribbean giants Jamaica 67-32 to capture the Tri-nation Series crown at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston on Tuesday... read more...