Archives for Monday, November 21, 2005:

New York woman strangled in Belize

BELIZE CITY, Belize (UPI): A New York City college student who was backpacking in Belize had been strangled to death an autopsy confirmed, a police spokesman said... read more...

Tropical Storm Gamma kills 9 in Honduras

MIAMI, USA (UPI): Nine people were killed and 14 were missing in Honduras Sunday after the Central America nation was lashed by Tropical Storm Gamma.  The 24th named Atlantic storm system weakened to tropical depression status early Sunday, 75 miles north-northeast of Limon, Honduras... read more...

Trinidad government and opposition agree on ten-point anti-crime plan

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: After three days of talks the government and opposition in Trinidad have both agreed on a nine-point plan they say will have a significant impact in reducing increasing levels of crime on the island... read more...

Illegal workers leave Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The 14 Indian migrant labourers who were to leave Barbados since last Saturday have finally left the island.  The Indians’ departure on Wednesday came as their attorneys fought desperately to halt the deportation... read more...

Cayman Islands to share resources for fighting crime

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: The authorities in the Cayman Islands are looking at the pros and cons of a witness-protection mechanism involving the Overseas Territories, three of which are in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), as part of a wider programme allowing for the sharing of resources... read more...

Antigua Labour Party to hold protest march

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Despite serious internal wrangling and threats by several supporters not to vote for the party in the next election if Lester Bird is not removed as the leader, the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) is planning to take to the streets of St. John's on Thursday 24th November in what party officials are calling a non-partisan national protest... read more...

EU to tackle sugar reforms amid bitter trade talks

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP): The European Union kicks off marathon talks Tuesday on sugar sector reforms required by the WTO as the bloc's trading partners look to Brussels to sweeten offers on agriculture in bitter world trade talks... read more...

Guyana's president to discuss EC sugar reform proposal with British PM

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana and the other African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) sugar producing nations are still lobbying against the impending European Commission's Sugar Reform proposal. Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo, will present these countries' plight to United Kingdom's Prime Minister Tony Blair... read more...

Castro denounces Parkinson's talk

HAVANA, Cuba (UPI): Cuban President Fidel Castro has scoffed at the notion that he is ill with Parkinson's disease, the Miami Herald reported Friday.  Castro said the reports of his ill health are perpetuated by the U.S. government... read more...

Trinidad & Tobago implements Costa Rica/Caricom Free Trade Agreement

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago became the first Caricom Member State to implement the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Caricom and Costa Rica on November 16, 2005.  Trade and Industry Minister, Kenneth Valley, said the Caricom / Costa Rica FTA was originally signed in Jamaica in March 2004... read more...

Montserrat’s hospitality industry subjected to repeated scams

DAVY HILL, Montserrat: According to police, some EC$22,000 has been successfully scammed from Montserrat’s hospitality industry, as local hoteliers continue to be exposed to scams, with some being perpetrated under the guise of UNICEF. The Tourist Board Director, Ernestine Cassell, has indicated that the Board is looking into these matters... read more...

Guyana government injects US$1m into crime fighting programme

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Guyana police force has been given a welcome shot in the arm through a Citizen Security Intervention Programme launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs... read more...

New St Kitts-Nevis passports now available to nationals

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Governor General Dr Sir Cuthbert Sebastian and Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas were among the first recipients of the new St. Kitts and Nevis machine-readable passports last week.  The new passports, which also carry the CARICOM Logo, were issued to the Federation’s top two officials... read more...

Christians in Grenada stunned by pastor’s arrest

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada: The Christian community in Grenada was shocked on Thursday after receiving news of the arrest of a Baltimore County, Maryland, pastor on sexual abuse charges.  Gerald Griffith, who visited Grenada on two occasions after Hurricane Ivan, opened the eyes of many here who attended his crusades... read more...

EDUCATION NEWS

Educational charity for Anguilla and the Eastern Caribbean announces advisory body

THE VALLEY, Anguilla: A further significant step has been taken towards the implementation of the fund established by the late Martin Crowley to provide educational assistance in Anguilla and the Eastern Caribbean... read more...

HEALTH NEWS

Belize takes steps against avian influenza

BELMOPAN, Belize: The Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) is currently prohibiting all importation of live birds, poultry, poultry products and hatching eggs from countries affected with the highly virulent H5N1 Avian Influenza virus... read more...

Taiwan ambassador laments denial of WHO membership

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: The Taiwanese Ambassador to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, John Liu, is lamenting the right of his nation to participate in the activities of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and join in the fight against the deadly HIV/AIDS virus, SARS and the avian bird flu, which have wreaked havoc and caused so many deaths... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Aussies stroll to nine wicket win over West Indies to take series

HOBART, Australia (AFP):  Australia mopped up a nine-wicket victory over the West Indies to claim the second cricket Test and retain the Frank Worrell Trophy series at Bellerive Oval here Monday... read more...

Bravo dedicates fighting hundred to Trinidad's World Cup team

HOBART, Australia (AFP): Dwayne Bravo dedicated his fighting century against Australia in the second cricket Test to the victorious Trinidad and Tobago World Cup football team here on Sunday... read more...

Cuba on target at world amateur boxing finals

MIANYANG, China (AFP): Cuba put themselves in pole position to seize the overall title Saturday as five of their boxers fought their way into the finals of the world amateur championships here... read more...

Trinidad & Tobago ready to make their mark in first World Cup

MANAMA, Bahrain:  Trinidad and Tobago, who last week became the second English-speaking Caribbean nation to qualify for World Cup finals, plan to make their mark in the tournament next summer... read more...

Jamaica’s Bolt recovers from motor vehicle accident

KINGSTON, Jamaica:  World junior 200 metres record holder Usain Bolt of Jamaica is reportedly recovering from minor scratches sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Kingston on Saturday... read more...