News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Thursday, April 27, 2006:
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad's Police Commissioner, Trevor Paul has reacted to a report on police killings in the country and is urging Amnesty International not to prejudge the matter as it relates to Trinidad and Tobago. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Five people including the driver and a young girl were killed Tuesday in Suriname when the bus they were traveling in crashed on a highway and landed in a canal, police have confirmed. read more.. |
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BRADES, Montserrat:  What’s the deal with Montserrat? This is a burning question on the minds of many, Montserratians, tourists, and casual observers alike. For the past eleven years, the world has observed the country of Montserrat tread water in a desperate attempt at continued survival. read more.. |
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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP):  Cuba's most prominent female dissident, ailing economist Marta Beatriz Roque, said Wednesday she was brutally beaten at her home by a pro-government mob of people who knew she was heading to a meeting at the home of the top US diplomat in Havana. read more.. |
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TARARA, Cuba (AFP):  Far from his native Ukraine, Mikhail -- his frail body tanned, a sea breeze caressing his hairless head -- is one of many in Cuba fighting after-effects of the Chernobyl fallout, in the biggest such program of its kind. He is one of 22,000 people treated for radiation-related pathologies. read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA:  US Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress, Donna Christensen, successfully secured the support of her colleagues in passing all three of her amendments to the Security and Accountability For Every Ports (SAFE) Act. The bill improves the security at US ports. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: The UK/CARICOM Security Cooperation Agreement is one of the issues being discussed as British Virgin Islands Chief Minister Dr Orlando Smith and other CARICOM leaders met in Barbados on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: Digicel has announced it has chosen Ericsson as its exclusive infrastructure provider for establishing a state-of-the-art GSM mobile network in the Turks & Caicos Islands. read more.. |
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| CASTRIES, St Lucia: Saint Lucia has sought the assistance of the United Kingdom government to deal with rising levels of violent crime on the island. Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy made the announcement Tuesday. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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| Can the people of the Caribbean be regarded as religious? But what is religion though? It has to do with a belief in God, or a divine presence who has created us, and to whom we can turn for guidance and direction when we are faced with the challenges of life. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| It was some time ago that the Chief of Police, a high religious leader and a headmaster of a school and the talk show host came together on a radio talkshow (here in Sint Maarten). read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| Trinidad (AFP), PORT OF SPAIN: West Indies have become the last international side to institute a retainer contract system for its players. Ken Gordon, president of the West Indies Cricket Board, announced on Wednesday that the regional governing body and the West Indies Players' Association had finally hammered out an agreement. read more.. |
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Trinidad (AFP), PORT OF SPAIN:  Legendary batsman Brian Lara has been named captain of the West Indies for a third time, it was announced here on Wednesday. Ken Gordon, president of the West Indies Cricket Board, announced on Wednesday that Lara would replace Shivnarine Chanderpaul. read more.. |
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| Antigua (AFP), ST JOHN'S: A century from opening batsman Piet Rinke helped set up a 51-run victory for Zimbabwe in their second limited-overs practice match against Antigua and Barbuda on Tuesday. read more.. |
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| Barbados, BRIDGETOWN: West Indies pacemen, allrounder Ian Bradshaw and Fidel Edwards, are keen on playing in the upcoming seven-match One-Day International (ODI) series against Zimbabwe on Saturday. read more.. |
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