News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Thursday, March 9, 2006:
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| KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Police in St Vincent and the Grenadines are offering EC$50,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of those involved in the murder of Glen Jackson, press secretary to Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: A team from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was briefed Tuesday by Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Edward Collins on the progress of the local investigation into the disappearance of thirty-three AK47 rifles and five 9mm pistols from the army's headquarters. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Guyana's Home Affairs Minister, Gail Teixeira is defending her statement calling for a boycott of businesses owned and operated by drug lords even as pressure mounts for her to identify those businesses. The Minister said that Guyanese should 'boycott their businesses'. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Another key member of the Opposition (UNC) United National Congress party in Trinidad has resigned. UNC member and Member of Parliament for St. Joseph, Gerard Yetming, made the announcement on Wednesday during a press conference. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Ministry of Education in Trinidad says, despite continued criticisms being leveled against the country's education system, it is tackling the many deficiencies ultimately affecting the nation's children. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Minister of Planning and Development, Camille Robinson Regis, has sent a strong warning to persons and organizations constructing unauthorized cellular tower facilities in the country. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA (UPI): A Miami resident narrowly escaped becoming the first U.S. citizen extradited to the Dominican Republic, the Miami Herald reported. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA (UPI): Scholars from the University of Pittsburgh have petitioned the US government to allow a group of Cubans to participate in a regional academic conference. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent:  Taiwan’s new ambassador to St Vincent and the Grenadines says his country is still reaching out to the countries of the region that have ended formal relations with Taipei. St Vincent and the Grenadines will this August celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations with Taiwan. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Candidates’ performance in the January 2006 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examinations improved over that of 2005. read more.. |
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| FORT LAUDERDALE, USA: Caribbean Sun Airlines has launched a new fare sale offering savings of 10-23% on all round-trip flights to/from San Juan, Puerto Rico. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Digicel Group, the fastest growing mobile telecommunications operator throughout the Pan-Caribbean region, on Wednesday announced its intent to fully acquire Bouygues Telecom Caraibe, the wholly owned subsidiary of Bouygues Telecom with assets in Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP): Asafa Powell will try and re-establish himself as the man to beat in the 100 metres here at the Commonwealth Games. read more.. |
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP): Alex Rios homered and Bernie Williams singled in the winning run in the fifth inning to lift Puerto Rico past Panama 2-1 here Tuesday in a Pool C opener at the World Baseball Classic. read more.. |
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP): Cuba made a triumphant debut in global competition against elite Major League Baseball, defeating Panama 8-6 in 11 innings here Wednesday at the World Baseball Classic. read more.. |
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| AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AFP): New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is backing his pace attack to set the West Indies batsmen back on their heels as the home side celebrate a special anniversary in the first cricket Test starting here Thursday. read more.. |
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados:  The Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) already has a full programme planned for 2006, but is willing to do whatever it takes to win the upcoming Stanford 20/20 Tournament, including shuffling some of its domestic cricket activities around. read more.. |
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