News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Wednesday, April 26, 2006:
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| LONDON, England: In a report published Wednesday, Amnesty International argues that structural reforms within the police forces of Trinidad and Tobago are key to regaining community support, essential for preventing and combating crime in the country. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Police in Guyana have now backed up the government's claim that the country's agriculture minister was intentionally targeted for assassination and that the demand for money was just a cover. read more.. |
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| KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, on Tuesday on radio and in Parliament issued a another appeal for information on the murder of his Press Secretary, Glenn Jackson, the second such appeal in less than 24 hours. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): The party of Haitian president-elect Rene Preval has taken the lead in the second round of legislative elections held last week, according to partial results released Monday. read more.. |
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP):  Venezuela invited Haiti to join a program offering cut-rate oil to Caribbean nations as Haitian president-elect Rene Preval met Monday with President Hugo Chavez in Caracas. Chavez announced that Haiti would be added to his Petrocaribe program. read more.. |
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| BIRMINGHAM, USA (UPI): The former leader of Aruba's investigation of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway says his son falsely accused a man who was released Monday. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have expressed their revulsion at the assassination of Guyana's minister of agriculture, Satyadeow Sawh, his siblings and security guard. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Persons living with HIV/AIDS in member countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will soon benefit from the supply of anti-retroviral drugs being provided by Brazil over the next five years. read more.. |
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| ST CROIX, USVI: St Croix may soon have another development project when a lease for a major hotel in Betty's Hope is signed by USVI Governor Charles W. Turnbull. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The Permanent Secretary in Dominica's Ministry of Housing, Lands, Telecommunications, Energy and Ports, Dr Colmore Christian, has outlined the government's strategy to harness the country's renewable energy resources. read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA:  A frequent contributor to the pages of Caribbean Net News, Anthony L. Hall has this week published his first book, The IPINIONS Journal: 2005 Year in Review (iUniverse, Inc., 386pp), a collection of his daily musings on world affairs during 2005. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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| Three newspapers in three different Caribbean countries recently carried reports about the challenges that youth in the Caribbean face, each making observations, which, with few exceptions, basically note identical concerns. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| This story goes back to 1981 when we were all at York University – a lot of us from Guyana. In the line up of students were people like Jerome Khan, Walter Persaud, Paul Tennassee, Supryia Singh, Rishee Thakur, Nazim Baksh, Mohammed Yosuf, myself, and of course Sash Sawh. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| Antigua (AFP), ST JOHN'S: Zimbabwe gained a welcome boost of confidence ahead of their seven-match One-day International series with West Indies, when they prevailed over Antigua and Barbuda by four wickets in a limited-overs practice match on Monday. read more.. |
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USA, OREGON:  Three Caribbean sprinters have already been confirmed for one of the premier track and field meets in the United States, the annual Prefontaine Classic, organisers announced on Monday. The May 28 meeting also includes American Justin Gatlin. read more.. |
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