News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Wednesday, March 29, 2006:
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): The body of a six-year-old American boy has been found naked, burned and buried in a shallow grave close to his parents home in Trinidad and Tobago, police said Tuesday. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Guyana police force has issued a stern warning for armed gangs operating in the South American country to surrender their arms and drugs as the police will relentlessly seek them out in its quest to maintain law and order. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Customs officers seized 500 kilograms of cocaine last Wednesday night in the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands. Two wooden crates containing 466 packages of drugs were found while inspecting a sea freight container allegedly shipped from Trinidad. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Two prisons officers attached to Trinidad's Maximum Security State Prison have been charged with possession of narcotics while others are accused of supplying cellular phones to prison inmates. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The government of Trinidad and Tobago will invest US$250 million to assist its cash-strapped national airline, BWIA. The announcement was made by the country's Ambassador Plenipotentiary, John Donaldson. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has decided to increase the 'Repo' rate by 25 basis points from 6.5 percent to 6.75 percent with effect from Tuesday March 28, 2006. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Former Venezuelan Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, Ambassador Hector Azócar, says the cordial relationship between the Trinidad and Tobago government and Venezuela is now permanent. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Staatsolie, Suriname’s state oil company, has launched production at a second onshore oil field in Suriname. At the opening ceremony, the new Operations Minister of Natural Resources, Gregory Rusland, announced the oil company and the government will aim for higher oil production. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Tourism Minister Yvor Nassief believes that an increase in the number of hotel rooms tied with improved air access will put Dominica in a better strategic position for tourism growth. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Calling for immediate actions to ease suffering and build hope in Haiti, the Organization of American States (OAS) Assistant Secretary General, Albert R. Ramdin, said Monday that long-term institution-building and investment in infrastructure and economic activity are indispensable to a viable future for Haiti. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica’s Meteorological Services are at optimal surveillance strength ahead of the upcoming hurricane season, following a multi-million dollar equipping and rehabilitation of its weather, rainfall and meteorological stations. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA: The St Lucian community in New York is breathing a sigh of relief since Air Jamaica returned to the island with non-stop flights from the New York area. read more.. |
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| FORT LAUDERDALE, USA: William “Skip” Barnette, president and CEO of Caribbean Star Airlines and Caribbean Sun Airlines, on Monday issued a statement regarding the recent upgrade of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority to Category One status by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. read more.. |
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: The Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) has responded to the press release issued by CWC 2007 on March 18, 2006 with reference to high room rates being charged by some hoteliers in the region for next year’s Cricket World Cup tournament. read more.. |
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| GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: A hard-bound, 176- page Destination Guide has been added to the in-room literature of all member resorts of the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association (TCHTA) according to the Executive Director of the TCHTA, Caesar Campbell. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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| In the face of a sweeping debt and budgetary crisis currently afflicting the U.S. economy, the passage of the FY 2006 budget witnessed a brutal bloodletting of vital domestic programs from education and child welfare to Medicaid. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| NAPIER, New Zealand (AFP): The third cricket Test between New Zealand and the West Indies fizzled out in the rain here Wednesday, leaving New Zealand convincing 2-0 winners in the three-match series. read more.. |
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| MONTE CARLO, Monaco: Following the conclusion of the 18th Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, at the weekend, Caribbean athletes made significant moves in the latest release of the IAAF World Rankings. read more.. |
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| ST THOMAS, USVI: Though Sunday's light breeze may have caused some frustration, it didn't dampen the spirits of sailors wrapping up three days of competition at the St Thomas Yacht Club's International Rolex Regatta. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The pitch and field at Warner Park in St Kitts saw its first cricket action on Tuesday, as the Lancashire county cricket team squared off against the St Kitts national squad. read more.. |
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