News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Thursday, May 11, 2006:
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PARAMARIBO, Suriname:  The first army and police troops were dispatched Tuesday to the disaster area in the Upper Suriname region after more than 50 villages in the area were hit by floods. In total some 175 villages in the remote interior of Suriname were hit by the unprecedented flooding. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Britain's Prime Minister, Tony Blair, says he believes Caribbean countries have adopted the right strategy for their economies to respond to the tough challenges which they're now facing. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): India's ONGC Videsh and Norway's Norsk Hydro are joining forces with Spain's Repsol in a bid to find crude oil off Cuba in the Gulf of Mexico, diplomatic sources said Thursday. read more.. |
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| UNITED NATIONS, NY (AFP): US Ambassador John Bolton derided the inclusion of Cuba to the new UN Human Rights Council and said it proved that Washington's concerns about the new panel, which it voted against, were justified. read more.. |
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| GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP): The United Nations on Wednesday announced the dispatch of a relief team to Suriname to help some 22,000 victims hit by a flood disaster since the beginning of the month. read more.. |
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| UNITED NATIONS, NY: Antigua and Barbuda beat Panama by a vote of 33 to 19, for a three-year term on the joint Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA). read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA: Air Jamaica has announced more flights to the Caribbean island of Grenada this summer, increasing its non-stop schedule from four to five flights per week to and from New York's JFK International Airport. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The government of Dominica will propose a number of amendments to the Value Added Tax Act during the current session of the Parliament, which got underway at the House of Assembly in Roseau on Wednesday. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  All Nevis ports of entry and departure will soon be outfitted with close circuit television monitoring systems. The security upgrade is in keeping with a requirement of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code and is scheduled for completion in July 2006. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: Along with considering alternative sources of renewable energy in the face of rapidly rising oil prices, the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis is working to make approaching international events as eco-friendly as possible. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Responding to the effects of massive floods that have lashed the nation of Suriname, the Organization of American States (OAS) has expressed concern and solidarity. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), regional Heads and representatives were expected to meet Wednesday and Thursday for the first of two critical summits in Europe. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 The preservation of the moral authority of the Commonwealth (formerly the British Commonwealth) is vital to the Caribbean. The Commonwealth presents the leadership of Caribbean states with unique opportunities. read more.. |
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| Please allow me to introduce Alberto, Beryl, Chris, Debby, Ernesto, Florence, Gordon, Helene, Isaac, Joyce, Kirk, Leslie, Michael, Nadine, Oscar, Patty, Rafael, Sandy, Tony, Valerie and William. The pleasure is all theirs, believe me. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| Your article on Suriname Airways is an interesting one. However I have to say that there are few airlines in the world, being managed in such a dramatic bad way. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| St Lucia (AFP), GROS ISLET: Undefeated half-centuries from opening batsmen Chris Gayle and Sewnarine Chattergoon propelled West Indies to an overwhelming 10-wicket triumph in the fifth one-day International against Zimbabwe on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| India (AFP), NEW DELHI: India leave for the West Indies on Friday hoping to win their first Test series there in 34 years besides testing the Caribbean waters ahead of the World Cup. read more.. |
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| Jamaica, KINGSTON: Bolton Wanderers left-back Ricardo Gardner will captain Jamaica's team when the Reggae Boyz face World Cup-bound sides Ghana and England in upcoming friendly international games. read more.. |
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