News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Tuesday, April 18, 2006:
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| ORANJESTAD, Aruba (UPI): Police on the Caribbean island of Aruba have arrested a man in connection with the 2005 disappearance of a young Alabama woman. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The three opposition-appointed commissioners have made a stunning decision to withdraw from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), which is tasked with delivering free and fair elections in Guyana. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Seven mothers are to face legal proceedings for endangering the lives of their minor children in an intercepted human trafficking attempt, Cuba's official Granma newspaper said Monday. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA (AFP): Forty-five years after taking part in the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba, Tomas Vazquez has no fight left in him, and simply dreams of seeing the island he loves one last time before he dies. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: The British Virgin Islands will have a new Governor from Tuesday. David Dacre Pearey will be sworn in as the Territory’s next Governor at a ceremony to take place at the Legislative Council in the capital Road Town. read more.. |
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua:  Cambridge Education Limited, a United Kingdom consultancy firm, has won the tender to undertake a broad-based European Union funded education sector study for Antigua and Barbuda. Making the disclosure, Dr Clarence Henry expressed satisfaction over the selection. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Ten-year-old Jermaine Walcott struggled by himself to raise a kite, while his family watched intently. After close to two hours of struggling with string and waiting on the right gust of wind, the young Walcott got his kite up. read more.. |
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ST JOHN, USVI:  The growing clout of the Caribbean-American Diaspora, the pending immigration bill, the destabilizing effect of deportees on the Caribbean region, and the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS on the Caribbean people were issues which dominated the 3rd annual Caribbean Days. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Some twenty-four environmental experts from across the Caribbean region are expected to meet in Trinidad this week to discuss ways of dealing with threats to whales. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 During the next couple months, the world sporting fraternity will be concentrated on the football World Cup due to be held in Germany in June this year. And for us in the Caribbean it holds some special interest. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| How long will the American hypocritical mass media continue to blow the one tragic event of Natalee Holloway out of proportion, while ignoring the immense suffering of tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis, and Palestinians? read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| USA, EL PASO: Bob Kitchens, head coach at the University Texas at El Paso, believes with a little maturity and technical work Netherlands Antilles' world-rated athlete Churandy Martina can become the best sprinter in the world. read more.. |
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| USA, MIAMI: Jamaican international Onandi Lowe has reportedly been released by United Soccer Leagues (USL) side Miami F.C. because of problems with his attitude. read more.. |
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