News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Wednesday, March 8, 2006:
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| HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): The Federation of Cuban Mothers on Tuesday expressed support of US activist Cindy Sheehan who lost a son in Iraq and campaigns against the US war there. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Haiti's interim president on Tuesday denounced a recent agreement between Haiti and the UN peacekeeping mission on police reform, saying it violated the country's Constitution. read more.. |
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| MADRID, Spain (UPI): Spain's political opposition called for the prime minister to condemn a recent increase in repression in Cuba, Spain's EFE news agency reported Tuesday. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: An American Boeing 757 jet was on Monday forced to make an emergency landing at Port of Spain Piarco International Airport in Trindad, the second aircraft to do so in less than three months. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Parliamentarians and lawmakers in Trinidad may soon consider bringing new legislations to deal with reports of malpractice by doctors and other medical personnel at the nation's public hospitals. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Heavy criticisms have been leveled against the Trinidad and Tobago education system by one of the country's top criminologists, Professor Ramesh Deosaran. read more.. |
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| ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada: Passa Passa continues to be the subject of debate in Grenada and other parts of the region and two other local organizations have joined the voice of the government to ban the dance from the country. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 Jamaica should give lessons on attracting business investments to the Caribbean. That’s because 2005 has been a record year in Jamaica’s tourism sector, and investors from the United States, Spain, and China have flocked to the island. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| As most Grenadians would say "I am just throwing sprat to catch whale." Grenada Minister of Education, Claris Charles' decision to eradicate the Jamaican passa passa dance culture within the society, could very well be the beginning of the government programme to revive local culture. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| ORLANDO, USA (AFP): David Ortiz and Adrian Beltre each smashed a pair of home runs, powering the Dominican Republic past Venezuela 11-5 here Tuesday in a first-round opener at the World Baseball Classic. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN'S, Antigua (AFP): Zimbabwe will play seven one-day internationals against the West Indies as their tour schedule is extended to make up for their loss of Test status. read more.. |
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| AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AFP): West Indian batting legend Brian Lara says the beleaguered Caribbean side are ready to return to their winning ways in the Test series against New Zealand starting Thursday. read more.. |
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| SANTIAGO, Cuba: Cuba's World and Olympic Javelin Throw champion Osleidys Menendez, who opened her season with a commanding 62.64m on February 25, returned to Santiago de Cuba, her nation's second largest city, to thrill the home fans with a 65.02m throw at 2006 Aurelio Janet Memorial, at the weekend. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: The much-anticipated clash between Australia's fastest man and the world's fastest man may not materialise until the Commonwealth Games, after Australian Patrick Johnson came down with a virus at the weekend and is in doubt for Thursday night's 100m showdown in Melbourne. read more.. |
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