News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Monday, April 10, 2006:
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): The United Nations mission in Haiti Friday called on the Haitian government to strengthen law enforcement as a key building block of democracy in the impoverished country. read more.. |
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ST GEORGE’S, Grenada:  The legal advisor to the Cabinet of Grenada, Jamaican-born Hugh Wildman, on Friday lashed out at the Grenada Bar Association (GBA), has accused the GBA of hijacking the administration of justice in Grenada. He is also taking his appointment as attorney general to appeal. read more.. |
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CASTRIES, St Lucia:  The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States says it will pursue the branding of the OECS as a joint yachting destination and create a company to negotiate collectively with cruise lines. Regional leaders have also agreed to establish a cruise tourism task force. read more.. |
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| GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP): Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Dennis and Stan have been removed from the international list of names for storms because of the damage they wrought last year as hurricanes in the Caribbean and United States, the UN weather agency said Friday. read more.. |
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| ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Christopher Nelson appeared in court in Grenada on Friday, after being summoned as a witness in a case involving Frederick ‘Bala’ Noel, a former security officer of the prime minister. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana’s air transportation sector will be boosted when three new air carriers are licensed. Cabinet has authorised the granting of licenses to Caribbean Air Systems, TRAVELSPAN Guyana Inc and E-JET Inc. read more.. |
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, USVI:  The United States Virgin Islands observed 89 years since the transfer of the islands from Denmark to the U.S. Commemoration events were held on both St Thomas and St Croix. On March 17, 1917 the U.S. government paid $25 million in gold for the then Danish West Indies. read more.. |
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| WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: The Antillean prime minister, Emily de Jongh Elagh, has admitted she is concerned about an attack from Venezuela on the Antilles. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A TT$2 million-dollar ransom has been demanded for the safe return of Trinidad's latest kidnap victim, Princes Town businessman Ramesh Mahabir. read more.. |
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| KINGSTOWN, St vincent: The 2005 human right practices report on St Vincent and the Grenadines, released by the United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour last month, said the Dr Ralph Gonsalves-led Unity Labour Party (ULP) government "generally respected the human rights of its citizens". read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 A round table discussion held in Barbados on April 3rd and 4th between CARICOM sugar producing countries and the European Union (EU) appeared to achieve the exact opposite of what it intended. Instead, it produced a good deal of rancour. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| LONDON, England : Jamaican international Ricardo Fuller scored his sixth goal of the season to help his Southampton side beat bottom place Brighton 2-0 in the English Coca-Cola Championship on a heavily-sanded Withdean pitch on Saturday. read more.. |
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