Archives for Thursday, December 29, 2005:

Four die in Turks & Caicos plane crash

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: The lives of four young men ended tragically on Monday afternoon when their airplane crashed shortly after take off from the South Caicos Airport in the Turks & Caicos Islands.  At about 9:50 pm the US Coast Guard found the wreckage of the aircraft within a half-mile northwest of South Caicos Airport... read more...

Jordanian peacekeeper shot dead in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): A Jordanian soldier with the UN force in Haiti has been shot dead, a source close to the Jordanian contingent said Sunday, amid growing fears that the country's elections will have to be delayed again... read more...

Castro calls Rice 'mad', US diplomat 'little gangster'

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuban President Fidel Castro on Friday called US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice "mad" after having condemned the head of the US diplomatic mission in Havana as a "little gangster"... read more...

Trinidad government to face massive protest in 2006

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Several private sector organizations, NGO's and representatives of labour in Trinidad and Tobago are planning massive demonstrations against the government in the New Year... read more...

For wives, mothers of jailed Cuban dissidents, a very bitter Christmas

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Sakharov prize-winning wives and mothers of jailed Cuban dissidents have demanded the release of their loved ones after a Christmas mass, and lashed back at Fidel Castro's communist government... read more...

Twentieth body recovered in Bahamas-bound air crash

MIAMI, USA (AFP): The twentieth and final body of the victims of a fiery plane crash off Miami Beach, Florida last week was recovered Friday several miles from the accident site, the Coast Guard said... read more...

USVI Kwanzaa celebration begins

ST JOHN, USVI: The St. Thomas-St. John Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority held its 10th annual Kwanzaa Community Celebration on December 26 in the US Virgin Islands.  The St. John gathering was held in Cruz Bay in a small park near the ferry dock. Kwanzaa, which was first observed in 1966, is not a religious holiday... read more...

High commissioner praises Jamaicans in Canada

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Canada, Carl Marshall, has praised the accomplishments of those Jamaicans in Canada, who do well and make all Jamaicans proud... read more...

Are Caribbean news editors doing enough to develop young talent?

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Are Caribbean news editors doing enough to develop young reporters in the region? Or is their inattention turning off much needed talent?.  The media is used to scrutinizing others, but the Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx) will subject the workings of journalism to self-examination... read more...

COMMENTARY

No Santa Claus for the Caribbean in Hong Kong

There was no Santa Claus and no early Christmas gift to Caribbean countries from the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) held in Hong Kong from December 13th to 18th.  If Caribbean delegations left Hong Kong with a deep sense of disappointment, there was good reason for it... read more...

2005: The year in review...

As the New Year approaches, I feel obliged to indulge in the time-honoured tradition of reflecting on the events of the past year. But let me hasten to explain that, because commentaries on regional events were covered brilliantly and so comprehensively by fellow columnists, this article will reflect more global and eclectic interests... read more...

FEATURE

The woman who fights a lonely battle in Haiti election

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): For Judie Roy, the only woman among 34 candidates for president of Haiti in elections to be held in January, the face of poverty in one of the world's poorest countries is female.  "All that is misery, all that is poverty is female in Haiti. That must be changed," said Roy... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

Antigua-Barbuda government to defend action in Half Moon Bay matter

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Justin Simon QC has said that the government of Antigua and Barbuda intends to defend its decision in vesting title of Half Moon Bay Hotel property in the Crown on April 1, 2005.  On January 28, 2003, the Court of Appeal reversed a decision by the High Court... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Caribbean distance year in review

FLORIDA, USA:  After skipping the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) meeting to focus on the World Championships in Helsinki, Cuba's Zulia Calatayud picked up from where Jamaica's Kenia Sinclair left off, to dominate the women's 800m in the latter part of the season.  Calatayud overcame misfortunes to clock 1:58.82... read more...

Falkirk FC declares interest in Trinidad's Yorke

FALKIRK, Scotland:  Caribbean Net News understands that Trinidad and Tobago's prolific striker Dwight Yorke could be on his way to Scottish club Falkirk when the Australian A-League finishes in March... read more...

Caribbean-born Duncan takes third in USSA award competition

FLORIDA, USA:  US Virgin Islands NBA star Tim Duncan was voted second runner-up in the United States Sports Academy 2005 Athlete-of-the-Year competition after a world-wide internet election hosted by USATODAY.com... read more...