Archives for Thursday, December 22, 2005:

Well-known Caribbean journalist dies in Antigua

ST JOHN’S, Antigua: Well-known regional journalist and Caribbean Net News senior correspondent, Norman ‘Gus’ Thomas, died early Thursday morning at Holberton hospital in Antigua at the age of 50.  A native of St Kitts, Gus Thomas spent 10 years as press secretary to former prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda Lester Bird... read more...

Cracked wing likely brought down Bahamas-bound seaplane

MIAMI BEACH, USA (AFP): A cracked wing was the likely cause of Monday's fiery plane crash off the coast of Miami Beach, which killed 20 people, investigators said Wednesday... read more...

Guyana police question suspect in the murder of USAID advisor

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: After intense investigation into the death of USAID advisor Daniel Thompson, police in Guyana on Tuesday arrested a suspect, whom they say was interviewed and subsequently placed on bail pending further enquiries.  Senior police officials told Caribbean Net News that the person arrested Tuesday was not the person identified... read more...

Canada demands UN probe into cop's killing in Haiti

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP): Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew called for a United Nations investigation Wednesday into the death of a Canadian policeman in Haiti on a peacekeeping mission... read more...

Senior US diplomat on one-day Haiti visit

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns was in Haiti Tuesday for a one-day visit to demonstrate Washington's support for the coming Haitian elections, the State Department said... read more...

Officials promote Antigua-Barbuda at Atlanta Mayor’s masked ball

ATLANTA, USA:  Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer led a major promotional effort of Antigua and Barbuda at the Mayor of Atlanta USA Annual Masked Ball at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis over the weekend.  Plans were explored for the development of closer links in an effort to promote Antigua and Barbuda as the ideal tourist destination... read more...

Jamaica welcomes one-millionth US visitor for 2005

KINGSTON, Jamaica: On December 20, 2005, Jamaica welcomed its one-millionth visitor from the United States for this year, when a New York family landed at Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport.  This is the first time that Jamaica has received one million visitors from an individual market in a single year... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Powell nominated for USA Today Athlete of the Year award

FLORIDA, USA:  Jamaica’s 100-metre world record holder Asafa Powell is among five athletes nominated for the USA Today and United States Sports Academy 2005 Athlete of the Year Award.  The Jamaican enters the poll with his stunning 9.77seconds world record performance, a time that eclipsed the previous mark by 0.01seconds... read more...

Jaws attack on Atlantic Rowing Race en route to Antigua

DUBLIN, Ireland: In the Atlantic Rowing Race the Digicel Atlantic crew of Gearoid Towey and Ciaran Lewis covered 36 miles on Tuesday. They are currently lying in 7th position in the doubles class with another 2,220 miles to go to the finish in Antigua... read more...