News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Wednesday, March 22, 2006:
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AFP): Police officials detained at least six persons after discovering explosives and ammunition were missing from an army arms depot, Procurator-General (PG) Subhas Punwasi revealed on Tuesday. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The defence team of Trinidad's opposition leader Basdeo Panday in his Integrity in Public Life trial is claiming abuse of process saying that there are several other top government officials who have been in breach of the country's Integrity in Public Life Act. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Government plans on spending an estimated TT$50 million per year for the crime-fighting skills of the 39 Scotland Yard police officers expected here at the end of April. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Special detectives from the Federal Police in Brazil are assisting the Suriname Police Corps in several investigations. The two detectives will give assistance in unsolved cases allegedly involving Brazilian nationals in Suriname. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: On Tuesday, hundreds of students from secondary and high school protested in peaceful demonstration against the recent crime surge in Suriname. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  Premier of Nevis Vance Amory and other members of the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) have placed on record their strong condemnation of the senseless attack on two residents of Gingerland and called on citizens to take a stand against crime and violence. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: The bottom-line of businesses will be affected if HIV/AIDS related stigma and issues in the workplace are not addressed immediately. read more.. |
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| KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The five-member Scotland Yard team working on the Glenn Jackson murder case left St Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday, taking with them “lots of forensic evidence” for further testing, Dr Gonsalves said on Monday. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: The British Virgin Islands Inland Revenue Department is embarking on a public education programme to raise the awareness of people in the territory on recent changes to some of the Territory’s tax laws. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported there was real GDP growth in the Dominican economy of 3.5 percent in 2005. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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MELBOURNE, Australia:  World and Olympic champion Tonique Williams-Darling failed to follow in the footsteps of her hero Cathy Freeman after she was surprisingly upset by England's Christine Ohuruogu in the women's 400 metres finals at the 18th Commonwealth Games in Australia on Tuesday. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: Fresh from his first ever international title, Jamaican world record holder Asafa Powell says he is now ready to resume his rivalry with American Olympic and World champion Justin Gatlin. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: West Indies wicketkeeper/batsman Carlton Baugh stroked a quick-fire half-century to guide West Indies 'A' to a four-wicket victory over England 'A' in their deciding One Day match at the Windward Club on Sunday. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: Maurie Plant, one of the men involved in ensuring that Jamaica’s Asafa Powell competes at the 18th Commonwealth Games, has blasted critics of the world's fastest man shutting down towards the end of his 100 metre victory in Melbourne. read more.. |
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| SAN DIEGO, USA (AFP): Japan's greatest-ever baseball squad captured global supremacy in its beloved national pastime, defeating Cuba 10-6 here Monday in the World Baseball Classic championship game. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: There were no hiccups for the Caribbean in the women's 200m dash as all the regional representatives made it safely through to the semi-finals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games now on in Melbourne, Australia. read more.. |
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