News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Monday, April 24, 2006:
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Gunmen invaded the home of Guyana's agriculture minister Saturday morning and fatally shot him along with two relatives and a security guard, while authorities confirmed that three others were also injured in the attack. Government officials are calling it a political assassination. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Balloting was light but tempers ran high in Haiti's parliamentary run-off Friday, as a man was killed in a fight between partisans, officials said. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): Cricket World Cup chiefs insisted on Friday that all nine venues will be ready for the 2007 showpiece despite constant speculation that some sites are struggling to make completion deadlines. read more.. |
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| MADRID, Spain (AFP): There is no prospect of the European Union changing its attitude towards Cuba, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Saturday. read more.. |
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| LISBON, Portugal (AFP): Cuba's Angel Boligan has won a top international political cartoon prize for his drawing of a man slumped on a couch watching a giant wooden television on wheels that resembles a Trojan horse. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): Guyanese police on Saturday did not rule out a political motive in the killing of the country's Agriculture Minister, Satyadeow Sawh, and two of his siblings -- all Canadian citizens -- and planned to heighten security for some political figures. read more.. |
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ST GEORGE’S, Grenada:  The ICC Cricket World Cup ticketing applications will commence in Grenada on May 2. Managing Director of the ICC CWC Chris Dehring during a visit Saturday made a special appeal to Grenadians to come out in their numbers and start applying for tickets. read more.. |
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| ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: The Caribbean Red Cross HIV/AIDS Network and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is currently meeting in Panama to begin development of a four year strategic plan for HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean. read more.. |
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| BROOKLYN, USA: The Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) has strongly condemned the murders of Guyana's Minister of Agriculture, Satyadeow Sawh, his brother, sister-in-law and his police guard. read more.. |
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| CITE SOLEIL, Haiti (UPI): "Gunfire has been the soundtrack of Cite Soleil since I arrived," said Loris De Filippi, head of mission for Medicins Sans Frontiers, the international medical relief agency which operates two facilities in the heart of what is arguably the worst slum in the Americas. read more.. |
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PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Multinationals BHP-Billiton and Alcoa/Suralco began mining bauxite at a new production site in Suriname last week. The new mining operations were formally launched by President Ronald Venetiaan.
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Officials in Guyana were describing the first round of talks between President Bharrat Jagdeo and Opposition Leader, Robert Corbin, as a huge success as the two try to plot the political course of the country after learning that elections will not be held by the constitutional deadline. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A pathologist's report in Trinidad has revealed that US citizen, Richard Lange, who was found dead in a Port of Spain hotel died from a drug overdose. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A former journalist who worked at both theTrinidad Express and Guardian newspapers appeared in court last week to answer charges of fraud. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 With an agenda that includes security during the 2007 Word Cup Cricket series and the impact of international developments on Caribbean development, an important conference takes place in Barbados from April 27 to 28. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| In its editorial column dated Friday 21st April 2006, Barbados’s largest circulation newspaper, the Nation, claimed that, after running various articles on recent industrial unrest, ‘the Nation Publishing Company was served by CLICO’s agents with cancellation notices of all advertising previously booked’. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| Trinidad (AFP), PORT-OF-SPAIN: West Indies cricketers admitted they were stunned at being handed an ultimatum to either sign new contracts or face being axed from the squad. read more.. |
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| England, LONDON: Caribbean Net News has learnt that Trinidad and Tobago's veteran forward, Dwight Yorke, has been linked with a move to English Coca-Cola Football League Championship side Luton Town. read more.. |
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| England, LONDON: Paul Jewell, the manager at English Premier League side Wigan Athletic is ready to negotiate a new long-term contract with Grenadian striker Jason Roberts this summer. read more.. |
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| Grenada, ST GEORGE'S: Several Trinidad and Tobago players preparing for the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany have been invited to appear for a President's XI side to tackle Grenada's national team in two home friendly matches later this month. read more.. |
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