News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Monday, April 17, 2006:
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| CASTRIES, St Lucia: The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Saint Lucia narrowly escaped death last Wednesday, when he was attacked by a knife-wielding man. read more.. |
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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP):  Haitian President-elect Rene Preval met Cuban President Fidel Castro late Thursday to discuss new ways for improving bilateral cooperation. Preval, visiting Cuba with a delegation that includes future members of his government, earlier praised Cuban-trained doctors. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-US trade relations received a boost last week, as a result of a decision by the two sides to revitalize a long-dormant Trade and Investment Council (TIC). read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cubans on Sunday marked the 45th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion, when a US backed assault by 1,400 Cuban exiles failed to bring down Fidel Castro's two year old government. read more.. |
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PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP):  The Czech Republic will seek a change in the European Union's policy towards Cuba, foreign minister Cyril Svoboda said on Sunday. "My position is that the soft approach to Cuba has borne no fruit, no positive fruit," Svoboda said at a news conference in Prague. read more.. |
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua:  German Ambassador Dr Helmut Ohlraun flew into Antigua and Barbuda last week to meet with Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer to lobby for Germany’s candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council. Ambassador Ohlraun is based in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad's Roman Catholic Archbishop of Port of Spain, Edward Gilbert, speaking at a traditional Easter Thursday service has condemned the attempt on the life of St Lucia's Roman Catholic Archbishop, Kelvin Felix. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) is claiming that its operations are being sabotaged due to current open market competition. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 US Trade Representative, Robert Portman, met Trade Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries on April 12 giving rise to speculation that a Free Trade Agreement between the US and CARICOM countries might be in the offing. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| On Sunday, April 2, 2006 , Guyana's President, Bharrat Jagdeo attacked me and some New York elected officials personally, at a press conference in New York, for our uncompromising fight for justice for New York journalist, Mark Benschop. read more.. |
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| For a long time I have questioned whether ‘we’ are spending the millions of dollars allocated to marketing Barbados in the most cost-effective way. read more.. |
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| I believe Hester Heemster of Canada has never lived in the real world. The death of a child is in itself the most devastating thing that can happen to anyone and no one brought to justice is absolutely horrendous. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| Trinidad, PORT OF SPAIN: Despite champion batsman Brian Lara being named in a poll of six candidates to take over the vacant post of West Indies captain, former West Indies players Maurice Foster and Bryan Davis believe Ramnaresh Sarwan is the man for the job. read more.. |
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| USA, CARSON: Trinidad and Tobago's Cornell Glen had a dream start for his new club Los Angeles Galaxy in the U.S. Major Soccer League (MLS) on Saturday night at The Home Depot Center when he scored both goals in his team's 2-1 victory over Chivas USA. read more.. |
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| USA, EL PASO: The Netherlands Antilles' sprinter Churandy Martina continued his rich form this season when he produced two of the world's best times this campaign on his way to winning a sprint double during the UTEP Invitational at the Kidd Field in El Paso, Texas on Saturday. read more.. |
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