Archives for Friday, December 9, 2005:

Court allows US-Haiti citizen to run for president

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Haiti's highest appeals court decided Thursday that Dumarsais Simeus may run for president, despite his dual US-Haitian citizenship, his lawyer said... read more...

Castro to attend CARICOM-Cuba summit

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuban President Fidel Castro travelled on Wednesday to Barbados for a summit with leaders of CARICOM states, the state news agency reported... read more...

Guyanese men arrested with cocaine in Suriname

PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Four Guyanese nationals were arrested in Suriname Wednesday for drug trafficking. After receiving a tip-off police officers in Nickerie at the border with neighboring Guyana arrested the suspects and seized 44 kilos of cocaine... read more...

Dengue fever confirmed in Cayman

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: A case of dengue fever has been confirmed in Grand Cayman, and the Public Health Department, in conjunction with the Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) and the Department of Environmental Health (DEH), is currently closely monitoring the situation in the Cayman Islands, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kiran Kumar said... read more...

Trinidad government to implement new security measures for CSME

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Government has embarked on tightening its immigration laws for persons entering the country.  National Security Minister, Martin Joseph, said it has now become necessary to strengthen the regulations because of the high levels of criminal activity and especially for the coming on stream of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME)... read more...

Grenada Government to proceed with case against Dipcon

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The Government of Grenada on Thursday won what it called another significant judgment in its case against Dipcon Limited. The Court of Appeal ruled that the Government can go ahead with its law suit against Dipcon... read more...

USVI residents raise $1.7m for Hurricane Katrina relief

ST. CROIX, USVI: US Virgin Islands residents have raised a total of $1,727,238 in donations for the Hurricane Katrina relief fund. The donations came from a combination of businesses, organizations, school and individuals in the US territory... read more...

CSME offers benefits to young entrepreneurs

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: The introduction of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) in January 2006, presents a world of opportunity for young entrepreneurs, according to Marcia Brandon, the general manager of the Barbados Youth in Business Trust (BYBT) and regional coordinator of the Caribbean youth in business... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Lara warns South Africans ahead of Australian series

MELBOURNE, Australia:  Following the West Indies' dismal performance against world champions Australia, West Indies batsman Brian Lara warns the South African contingents not to focus solely on leg spinner Shane Warne, if they hope to win their upcoming series 'down under.'... read more...

Trinidad’s Yorke blasts US coach’s comments

SYDNEY, Australia:  Trinidad and Tobago’s captain Dwight Yorke dismissed the comments made by American soccer coach Bruce Arena, who stated that the Caribbean side and Australia would likely be the weak links in Germany next summer... read more...