Archives for Monday, December 19, 2005:

Trinidad’s Opposition leader to go on trial next month

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: January 9 has been set as the date when Trinidad’s Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday will go on trial for allegedly failing to disclose to the Integrity Commission a sum of money in his name in a London bank account.  On Thursday, Mr. Panday reappeared before Port of Spain Chief magistrate, Sherman McNicolls... read more...

New Haitian judges sworn-in on third attempt

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti: After two unsuccessful attempts on consecutive days, the provisional Haitian government in the evening of December 15, finally succeeded in investing the five new judges of the Supreme Court, to replace the retired ones... read more...

Concerns about rising crime committed by foreigners in Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Law enforcement officials in Barbados are concerned about the rising crime committed by non-nationals either visiting or living in the island... read more...

OAS satisfied with conduct of elections in St Vincent and the Grenadines

WASHINGTON, USA: The Organization of American States (OAS) Electoral Observation Mission has concluded that the December 7 general elections in St. Vincent and the Grenadines proceeded without major incidents or systemic irregularities.  The Unity Labor Party (ULP) won re-election with 12 of the 15 parliamentary seats... read more...

CARICOM exploring deeper south/south integration

KINGSTON, Jamaica: CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Edwin Carrington, has said that the Community would be focused on deepening south/south relations as part of the strategy towards promoting sustainable development.  He made this statement in his CARICOM year-in-review broadcast in Kingston on Tuesday, December 13... read more...

Haitians plead guilty to kidnap of US girl

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): Two Haitians pleaded guilty in a US court to kidnapping a US girl in Haiti, while two other Haitians were indicted in a similar case... read more...

CARICOM representatives say proper development round needed

KINGSTON, Jamaica: With the Sixth World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference, called the Doha Development Round, underway in Hong Kong, China, CARICOM Heads of Government and other interests from small developing states are disgruntled with the apparent relegation of the development aspect of the negotiations... read more...

Trinidad to increase liquefied natural gas exports to the United States

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago, the largest exporter country of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the United States is set to boost LNG production yet again, increasing the country’s total LNG output to 15 million metric tonnes or 720 billion cubic feet (bcf) per year... read more...

Reaching out to the Caribbean

CURACAO, Netherlands Antilles: On 22nd and 23rd November Curacao's Ministry of Economic and Labour Affairs organized a conference on international trade entitled “Reaching out to the Caribbean”... read more...

Trinidad-born British newsreading icon bids farewell

LONDON, England (AFP): Sir Trevor McDonald, the Trinidad-born pillar of British news broadcasting for more than three decades, has bid a final farewell after reading his last evening bulletin... read more...

Elton John criticises homophobia in Jamaica

LONDON, England (AFP): A long-standing supporter of human rights group Amnesty International, British pop star Elton John criticised violence against gay men and women in Jamaica and said it showed how important it was for governments and laws to set a good example... read more...

Journalists take honours at CMEX Nassau

NASSAU, Bahamas: Three seasoned journalists from the Bahamas, St. Kitts and Nevis and the Caribbean Diaspora in New York took the spotlight at the finale of the 2005 CMEx Caribbean Media Awards at the 7th Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx VII), held in Nassau, Bahamas, December 8-12, 2005... read more...

LETTERS

The people have spoken, the NDP should listen

One has to be appalled and disgusted that opposition leader, Mr. Arnhim Eustace and his New Democratic Party (NDP) still publicly claim to reject the results of the December 7 general elections in St Vincent and the Grenadines... read more...

HEALTH NEWS

Sorrel: Health benefits of the Caribbean’s seasonal favourite

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: It is customary to be greeted during this holiday period with a refreshing, ice-cold glass of sorrel, accompanied by a slice of fruit cake. Given the volumes by which we consume this drink in the Caribbean, it is interesting to note that research now shows that this refreshing beverage has health benefits... read more...

TRAVEL NEWS

More flights available from Caribbean Star and Caribbean Sun

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua: In response to demand from the UK and Europe, Caribbean Star Airlines and Caribbean Sun Airlines plan to expand service throughout the Caribbean... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Stanford prepares to disburse funds for Caribbean 20/20 Tournament

BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The New Year will get off to a great start for the cricket boards of the 19 Caribbean countries participating in the Stanford 20/20 Tournament as Antiguan financier Allen Stanford prepares to disburse the funds promised to assist the teams in their planning for the competition, scheduled for Summer 2006... read more...

Grenada and St Kitts athletes chosen as 2005 OECS Sports Personalities

ST. GEORGE’S Grenada: At a meeting held in St. Lucia on December 14, a panel of regional journalists unanimously selected St Kitts-Nevis golfer Trevor Jimmy Levine and Grenadian swimmer Tuesday Watts as the OECS Male and Female Sports Personalities for 2005.  The criterion was the athletes must represent an OECS country... read more...

Trinidad’s Yorke on target as Sydney FC stun African champions in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan:  Goals from Trinidad and Tobago's captain Dwight Yorke and David Carney helped Sydney FC stun African champions Al Ahly 2-1 in the fifth-place playoff at the Club World Championship in Japan on Friday.  The win was a gutsy one by Sydney, who had been ripped apart in the first 20 minutes but somehow survived... read more...

Gayle wins Jamaica’s Cricketer of the Year Award

KINGSTON, Jamaica:  West Indies opener Chris Gayle walked away with the Cricketer of the Year Award for the second year in succession, at the Jamaica Cricket Association's Annual Award Ceremony held last Wednesday night.  The aggressive left-hander has been Jamaica's most prolific run-scorer in recent years... read more...

Bahamas warms to recruiting Canadian Olympic snowboarder

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP): The Bahamas is looking to participate for the first time in the Winter Olympics by attempting to recruit a young Canadian snowboarder who was born in the tiny Caribbean country... read more...