News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Wednesday, March 1, 2006:
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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands:  Following three years of development, Cayman Net Ltd, the publisher of Caribbeannetnews.com, has now announced the production of a weekly tabloid-size newspaper. Copies will be sent to distributors in all the Caribbean countries. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP):  Jamaica is poised to get its first female prime minister after Portia Simpson-Miller was named head of the Caribbean nation's ruling party. Simpson-Miller will be sworn-in to replace P.J. Patterson as prime minister in six weeks. Patterson has been prime minister since 1992. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, Cuba (AFP): A judge in Miami Tuesday ruled authorities were wrong to repatriate 15 Cubans picked up at the base of a Florida bridge, and said officials must do their best to help them return to the United States. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Just one candidate gained enough votes in Haiti's parliamentary elections earlier this month to take up a seat in the country's assembly, according to the electoral council (CEP) Tuesday. read more.. |
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| GEORGE TOWN, Guyana: Officials of the International Cricket Council/Cricket World Cup ICC/CWC were impressed with the progress made at Guyana's cricket stadium when they visited the site at Providence on East Bank Demerara on Tuesday. read more.. |
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ST GEORGE’S, Grenada:  Nutmeg and cocoa remain two important crops in Grenada and it is with this in mind the Grenada Cocoa Association and the Grenada Nutmeg Association are striving to introduce new value-added products out of these two high-demand crops. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: A court in Paramaribo has rejected the objections and appeals of suspects of the so-called ‘December murders’. Eight of the more than 22 suspects had filed a petition with the military court. read more.. |
OP-ED
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| A quarter century after our first foray into pan-Caribbean publishing, with the glossy magazine Caribbean Life & Times, we are venturing once again into print media designed to serve the entire Caribbean region and its Diaspora, this time with a print edition of our now well-established website, Caribbean Net News. read more.. |
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 Caribbean Net News has launched this print version of its highly popular Internet service at an important point in the Caribbean’s history. On January 30, six of the fifteen member states of CARICOM launched the Caribbean Single Market. read more.. |
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 The Bush Administration seems afflicted by congenital tone deafness that has caused it to make a series of embarrassing political missteps at home. But this tone deafness has led the administration into embarrassing forays abroad as well. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| NAPIER, New Zealand (AFP): New Zealand beat the West Indies by 91 runs in the fourth one-day cricket international here Wednesday. New Zealand scored 324-6 in their 50 overs and the West Indies replied with 233-8 as the hosts went 4-0 up with one game left to play in the series. read more.. |
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| TOKYO, Japan (AFP): Cuba will be seeking to continue a long tradition of international baseball excellence when it takes on Panama, Puerto Rico and the Netherlands in Group C of the World Baseball Classic. read more.. |
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| TOKYO, Japan (AFP): Late-breaking bad news, in the form of Manny Ramirez' decision not to play, shouldn't stop the Dominican Republic from contending with Venezuela for top honors in Group D of the World Baseball Classic. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): Former Manchester United forward Dwight Yorke struck twice as Trinidad and Tobago began their preparations for the World Cup in style here on Tuesday, recording a comfortable 2-0 victory over Iceland. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): Trinidad and Tobago Head Coach Leo Beenhakker paid tribute to the contributions of Dwight Yorke and Collin Samuel after his side beat Iceland 2-0 at Loftus Road on Tuesday, but admitted there is much to do before the Soca Warriors are ready for the World Cup. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: A week after being predicted by Australian officials as the man to beat in the 200m at the upcoming Commonwealth Games, Usain Bolt has withdrawn from the Jamaican squad because of an injury. read more.. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia:  American Justin Gatlin opted to sit out this season's indoor campaign in attempt to break the 100m world record. But on Tuesday afternoon, on his arrival in Melbourne, the holder of that world record, Jamaica's Asafa Powell, vowed that he too will erase the mark set last season. read more.. |
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