News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Friday, May 12, 2006:
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma has reacted to statements made against him by Chief Magistrate Shermon McNicols that he (Sharma) attempted to influence the outcome of the Basdeo Panday integrity trial. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  One of the most prominent American political consultants, Dick Morris, will head the political campaign of opposition political party, the Alliance For Change (AFC) when Guyana goes to the polls later this year. The AFC is contesting its first national election. read more.. |
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| ST GEORGE’S , Grenada: The Executive Director of the Grenada Grand Beach Resort, Daniel Nicholas, says the resort has now employed the services of a new private security company to provide better service following reports that two American citizens were robbed in the hotel compound. read more.. |
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (UPI): Puerto Rico has brokered a deal to end the budget crisis gripping the Caribbean island, El Nuevo Dia reported Thursday. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (UPI): One-third of Haitians are unemployed and less than half of the country's school-age children attend primary school, said a U.N. survey released Wednesday. read more.. |
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| ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: On Monday, Grenada received high ratings from the ICC Assessment team headed by the Venue Development Director, Don Lockerbie. According to Lockerbie, Grenada is now making action and not promises. read more.. |
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| ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: With the 2006 Florida Governor’s Hurricane Conference now in its 20th year, Grenada’s experience from hurricanes Ivan and Emily will be analysed at the four day meeting, which began this week. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Eight people in Trinidad had to be rushed to hospital for emergency medical treatment when a faulty, leaking gas line from a peanut vendor exploded on Independence Square in Port of Spain on Thursday evening. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: New British Virgin Islands Minister for Communications and Works, Elmore Stoutt, has taken up duties in his new position and was warmly welcomed by staff when he reported to the ministry for the first time on Thursday. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 To fellow natives of Commonwealth countries who assume the privileges and immunities of white former colonists were abolished with the advent of black rule, consider the (murderous) misdeeds of Thomas Cholmondeley. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| India (AFP), MUMBAI: Skipper Rahul Dravid said Thursday India needed to be consistent to enhance their chances of winning a Test series in the West Indies for the first time in 35 years. read more.. |
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| Jamaica, KINGSTON: After matching American Justin Gatlin's world-leading performance this season of 9.95 seconds at the Jamaica International last weekend, Jamaican world record holder Asafa Powell will now turn his attention to this Saturday's Felix Sanchez Invitational in the Dominican Republic. read more.. |
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| Mexico, XALAPA: Tonique Williams-Darling, the Bahamian World and Olympic champion, will go up against home favourite Ana Guevara in the women's 400 metre dash at the Gala Banamex Veracruz 2006 track and field meeting in Mexico on Saturday. read more.. |
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