Archives for Tuesday, January 3, 2006:

Haitian government confirms elections postponed

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Haiti's interim government confirmed Sunday that general elections scheduled for January 8 would be postponed again, and did not immediately set a new date for the vote... read more...

Commentary: Absence of regional action justifies DEA office in Guyana

The Guyana government is reported to be considering the establishment of a presence in Guyana of the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).  This announcement was made by the Head of the Presidential Secretariat in Guyana, Dr Roger Luncheon, who appeared to concede that the local drug and law enforcement agencies need help... read more...

Commentary: Predictions for 2006...

I promised at the end of last week’s column -- entitled 2005: The year in review -- that this week I would offer predictions for 2006. So, here goes: Later this month, Caribbean leaders meeting in Jamaica to pledge allegiance to CARICOM (and its phantom CSME) will be shocked when Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson pulls a Napoleonic stunt ... read more...

Commentary: Man from Mars - Response to Anthony Hall on CSME

This is Part I of a comprehensive response to Mr. Hall on the issue of the CSME.  “The Bahamas is a relatively rich nation and has no fiscal need to trade its natural heritage for easy cash; especially with so many islands and cays available for sale that would pose far less threat to sensitive ecosystems.”... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Caribbean relays year in review

FLORIDA, USA:  The relays are always an area in which the Caribbean can depend on for medals in major competitions, and there were no disappointments in 2005.  Despite not winning a gold medal in this division, the region bettered their tally from the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Out of the five medals won in Helsinki, the men took three... read more...

Sydney FC squashes Yorke’s loan move

SYDNEY, Australia:  Australian A-League side Sydney FC have denied reports that Scottish Premier League side Falkirk has approached the club about the services of Trinidad and Tobago's captain Dwight Yorke.  "There has been no approach from Falkirk to date, or anybody else for that matter," Sydney FC chairman Walter Bugno said... read more...

Gardener's Bolton team hammered 4-1

LONDON, England:  Jamaican international Ricardo Gardner played the full 90 minutes and was awarded a yellow card for unsportsmanlike behaviour, as his Bolton Wanderers side was hammered 4-1 by Manchester United in the English Premier League on Saturday... read more...