Archives for Monday, January 2, 2006:

Haiti's general elections to be postponed a fourth time

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): An electoral official indicated Friday that Haiti will have to postpone its national elections for a fourth time as the violence-wracked country was not prepared to hold the polls... read more...

Suspected bombers still being questioned by Trinidad police

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Two suspected bombers who were arrested last Friday at a house in Concorde Gardens Arima, east of Trinidad's capital, Port of Spain, are still in police custody and continue to be interrogated by Interpol and intelligence officers... read more...

Castro bolsters alliance with Bolivian leader

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Bolivia's socialist president-elect, Evo Morales, won a hero's welcome and a cooperation deal in Havana, with communist Cuban President Fidel Castro promising the world "the (political) map is changing.".  A military band played and an honour guard stood at attention after Morales arrived Friday... read more...

St Vincent opposition walks out

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent: The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Parliament reconvened on Thursday with an opposition walkout and supporters of the two main political parties here almost engaging in violence, as a war of words escalated outside the parliament building... read more...

Two kidnapped OAS staffers and wife freed in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Two staff members of the Organization of American States kidnapped in the Haitian capital, as well as a spouse of one of them, were set free Saturday, a source at the OAS mission told AFP... read more...

Castro welcomes New Year at filling station

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): President Fidel Castro marked the 47th anniversary of his rise to power Sunday, welcoming the New Year at a Havana gas station with youth volunteers on duty to deter theft.  Wearing his usual olive green military fatigues, Castro, 79, sang the national anthem and chatted with the volunteers... read more...

Fringe party in St Vincent calls for disclosure on Taiwan

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent:  A “dark horse” party in St Vincent and the Grenadines is calling on the government to disclose the name of the local company with which Taiwanese fishing vessels are registered in keeping with ICAT requirements... read more...

Trinidad Prime Minister tells of increased economic prosperity in 2006

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad:  The achievement of full employment and an unprecedented level of economy prosperity for nationals are what citizens of Trinidad and Tobago can look forward to in 2006... read more...

Have faith in Caribbean tourism, says media expert

NASSAU, Bahamas: The Caribbean, your destination for sun, sand and...spirituality? The idea isn't so far-fetched says former CNN anchor and author Andria Hall. According to Hall, faith tourism is a fast-rising, often overlooked market the Caribbean tourism industry should tap into... read more...

LETTERS

With reference to the Barbados Workers Union demand

No one can blame any trade union for actively pursuing above inflation wage increases for their members, but I really feel strongly that it is long overdue for tourism policymakers to sit down with them and carefully explain exactly how the industry works... read more...

Missing Lloyd Noel's column

Season's greetings to all at Caribbean Net News.  Thank you for the wonderful job you are doing with your internet site which is usually loaded with lots of current and pertinent Caribbean news... read more...

Will CARICOM be moving to the metric system?

Now that the Caribbean Islands have entered into a freedom of movement of skilled individuals, will the member countries be moving towards the metric system?... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Caribbean hurdles year in review

FLORIDA, USA:  In a year when the hurdling events were characterized as probably the most competitive of all events, Caribbean representatives were again among the closely bunched group of athletes.  From the women's 100m hurdles to the men's 400m hurdles, regional athletes gained recognition... read more...

Bermuda World Cup morale is strong, says Logie

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AFP): Bermuda coach Gus Logie believes his team won't disgrace themselves when they make their World Cup debut in the Caribbean in 2007... read more...