News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Tuesday, May 2, 2006:
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (UPI): Some 95,000 Puerto Ricans found themselves without jobs Monday when the government shut down a number of offices and schools. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Immigration officials and financial institutions in Guyana are on high alert following the theft of passports from the Central Immigration Office in Georgetown, the country’s capital. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Port of Spain civil court in Trinidad is expected to give its decision on May 3 as to whether or not an independent arbitration panel hearing an interconnection rate dispute between the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) and Digicel has the right to make interim decisions regarding rates. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): More than 1,700 delegates from 79 countries joined in as Cuban President Fidel Castro led a colorful ceremony in Havana early Monday to celebrate May Day. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The United States applauded Haiti Monday for successfully holding a second round of parliamentary elections, the first since former president Jean Bertrand Aristide fled an uprising. read more.. |
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| OTTAWA, Canada (AFP): Ottawa boosted its financial aid to Haiti Monday as Haitian president-elect Rene Preval wrapped up "working meetings" with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other top officials here. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Central Bank, in one of its latest financial reports, has maintained its policy of absorbing the country's current liquidity levels through the issue of short and medium-term instruments. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA: Dr James Hepple, Trinidad and Tobago’s Director of Tourism, says targeting the country's own expatriate nationals is part and parcel of the twin-island republic's plans to attract tourists from North America. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK , USA: Top television network BET will continue to showcase the twin-island Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda to international audiences following the renewal of the marketing partnership between BET Digital Networks, Antigua and Barbuda's Carnival Development Committee and the Ministry of Tourism. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Experts at an Organization of American States (OAS) meeting last week concluded that access to public information is vital to the strengthening democracy, human rights protection and equitable development in the hemisphere’s nations. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: There is more good news for taxi drivers, craft vendors, tour operators and other businesses and stakeholders in the cruise industry in St Kitts. read more.. |
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| CASTRIES, St Lucia: St Lucians will be uplifted by the joyful sounds of top American gospel group Carl Jenkins and X’altation when they touch down in the “Helen of the West” this June. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| Antigua (AFP), ST JOHN'S: West Indies have increased their squad to 14 for the third and fourth limited-overs internationals against Zimbabwe on Saturday and Sunday at Guyana's Bourda Oval. read more.. |
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| Antigua (AFP), ST JOHN'S: West Indies captain Brian Lara has demanded his batsmen rediscover their killer instincts in the remaining five one-day internationals against Zimbabwe. read more.. |
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| Antigua (AFP), ST JOHN'S: Jerome Taylor has set his sights in the short term on becoming the leading West Indies bowler during his side's limited-overs international series with Zimbabwe and India over the next few weeks. read more.. |
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