News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Tuesday, March 21, 2006:
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| MIAMI, USA (AFP): Two illegal immigrant traffickers were sentenced to ten years in prison Monday for the drowning death of a six-year old Cuban boy off the Florida coast in October, prosecutors said. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The US Supreme Court rejected Monday a bid to give residents of the US Commonwealth of Puerto Rico the right to vote in US presidential elections. read more.. |
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| GALVESTON, USA (UPI): More than two dozen Cuban refugees were picked up by a cruise ship off the coast of Jamaica, the Houston Chronicle reported Monday. read more.. |
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ST GEORGE’S, Grenada:  Nine host venues, 16 warm up matches, one opening ceremony, 51 matches, 47 days of cricket and 2.2 billion television viewers. That's the scheduled format for Cricket World Cup 2007 and to square it all off some 350 persons will be screened and professionally trained. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday is calling on the country's Registrar of the Integrity Commission to investigate the 2003 and 2004 declarations of assets made by Prime Minister Patrick Manning and his wife, Senator Hazel Manning. read more.. |
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GRAND TURK, Turks & Caicos Islands:  A top level delegation from the Turks & Caicos Islands wrapped up an official visit to Nassau, Bahamas last week by making courtesy calls on the country’s Prime Minister Perry Christie, Deputy Prime Minister Cynthia Pratt and Leader of the Opposition. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN’S, Antigua: A Cuban delegation led by Ambassador Rojas last week paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer and updated him on progress in assisting Antigua and Barbuda to cut its energy costs. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: The Government of the British Virgin islands is continuing in its drive to diversify the local economy to ensure the Territory’s long-term economic viability. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Several media houses in Guyana have reported receiving a compact disc recording of what appears to be a telephone conversation between the Commissioner of Police, Winston Felix, and Opposition Member of Parliament, Attorney-at-Law Basil Williams. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 If only those in authority, as well as those aspiring to be in authority, and those doing their utmost to gain favours from those in current authority, can begin to accept and appreciate that nothing lasts forever. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| Bold front page headlines carried in the Thursday March 16 edition of the Barbados Advocate scream ‘Hoyte wants to unseat BLP’, referring to the governing Barbados Labour Party. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP): Stephen Fleming led New Zealand to an emphatic 10-wicket victory over the West Indies on the fourth day of the second cricket Test, to wrap up the series 2-0 with a game to spare here Monday. read more.. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia:  Jamaican 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell won his first major title on Monday at the 2006 Commonwealth Games on Melbourne, Australia. Powell's win made it a sprint sweep for Jamaica after countrywoman Sheri-Ann Brooks took home the women's crown. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: Jamaican javelin thrower Olivia McKoy, who won Jamaica's first medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games at the weekend, said the cheering fans helped inspire her to produce her podium mark on the opening day of athletic competition. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: World and Olympic finallist Maurice Wignall of Jamaica qualified with the fastest time heading into the finals of the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. read more.. |
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