News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Friday, April 28, 2006:
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados:  Barbados' Prime Minister, Owen Arthur has given the European Union a failing grade for the way it has managed the change in its sugar protocol with the region. He made the comments as the fifth United Kingdom-Caribbean forum began at the Barbados Hilton. read more.. |
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GRAND TURK, Turks & Caicos Islands:  Chief Minister Michael Misick has stated that his party sees independence as the ultimate goal for the Turks & Caicos Islands, when the people of the country are ready for it and added that now their aims are on economic independence. read more.. |
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CASTRIES, St Lucia:  Saint Lucian Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony unveiled a record $1.1 billion budget on Tuesday, and warned that the national economy may be expanding too rapidly. The budget for the fiscal year 2006-2007 is the highest in the country’s history. read more.. |
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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP):  Embassies of Europe and Canada sent flowers to prominent Cuban dissident Marta Beatriz Roque after she was beaten by a pro-government mob, diplomats said Thursday. "Such a gesture is natural courtesy for a woman who has been assaulted in her home," read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA (AFP): A freighter carrying more than 300,000 barrels of oil ran aground Thursday south of the US Caribbean commonweath of Puerto Rico, but there were no immediate signs of spillage, the US Coast Guard said. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The Senior Fisheries Officer in the St Kitts-Nevis Ministry of Agriculture says the stance of some countries and agencies with regard to the issue of whaling is based on emotion and not science. read more.. |
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CASTRIES, St Lucia :  Berthia Parle, the outgoing St Lucian President of the Caribbean Hotel Association, says she can't wait for Air Jamaica to increase its service between New York and St Lucia. Parle said the return of Air Jamaica to St Lucia was a phenomenal development for the country. read more.. |
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| WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao: After last year's record breaking hurricane season, Curaçao was named the best Caribbean island to visit to avoid nature’s wrath by the Dow Jones Island Index, which rated 40 destinations according to safety from nature’s dark side. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: A local artiste performing at the 10th anniversary of the St Kitts Music Festival promises to take his act to the next level to reflect the momentous achievement of the summer event. read more.. |
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: A small luxury eco-lodge located on a 7,200 acre private reserve in the Maya Mountains of Western Belize has won the Caribbean region’s premier award for environmental excellence. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 For several months, I’ve been waging a one-man campaign to get the editors of the Washington Post to publish a good-news story out of Africa that rivals first news reports of man walking on the moon. read more.. |
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