News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Monday, May 15, 2006:
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP):  Rene Preval, a 63-year-old agronomist seen as a champion of the poor, was sworn in as president of Haiti on Sunday, two years after Jean Bertrand Aristide fled the impoverished Caribbean nation. The moderate leftist took the oath of office for a five-year term. read more.. |
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad:  Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister, Patrick Manning, says there will be no attempt by him at this time to recommend to the President that the Chief Justice ought to be investigated or removed from office. Prime Minister Manning also said it was his duty to speak out. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  An alleged drug mastermind, who is being sought by Guyanese and United States authorities, has so far remained defiant, boldly claiming that he is being pursued in order to allow the opposition PNCR to promote its political ambitions. read more.. |
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| JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP): Israeli minister Rafi Eitan, a former Mossad spy who is wanted by the FBI, said Sunday he would visit Fidel Castro in Cuba next week in a move that could anger the Jewish state's chief ally. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): A leading Cuban dissident is to be honored in New York next week, but it is not clear if the communist government in Havana will let him travel to attend the event, a Columbia University spokeswoman said Saturday. read more.. |
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| PARIS, France (AFP): The Paris Club of government creditors said Friday it had agreed to reschedule debts valued at 16 million dollars it is owed by the government of Grenada. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Attorney General, John Jeremie, has released a statement criticising the Council of the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago over its public comments concerning the Basdeo Panday trial and controversy involving the Chief Justice. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Police in Barbados have nabbed two Americans in connection with the discovery of $1.8 million worth of pure cocaine on a yacht anchored on the West Coast of the island. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (UPI): A chance spotting of a man wanted for murder in the United States led to his arrest in the Haitian capital, The Miami Herald reported Saturday. read more.. |
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| KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: State officials here will seek the advice of their regional counterparts in reforming local government in St Vincent and the Grenadines as this country hosts a three-day meeting of local government ministers this week. read more.. |
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| KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: St Vincent and the Grenadines now has a resident Cuban ambassador, 14 years after the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Specialized units of the Haitian police force are now wearing new khaki uniforms, which may prevent armed gangs from using police uniforms while committing crimes. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN’S, Antigua: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied a claim that an investigation is being conducted into the circumstances in which Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford became a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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| Friday’s EU-Latin America Summit will highlight one reality: when it comes to a number of Latin American issues, there is scant unity to be found among members of Europe’s all powerful political and economic bloc. read more.. |
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| With his official inauguration on May 14, Haitian President-elect René Préval faces a Brobdingnagian challenge in rebuilding his shattered country. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| With the disastrous flooding in Suriname and the appalling lack of leadership, the Venetiaan government has demonstrated again that Venetiaan is totally clueless as to why the flood began in the first place. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| Trinidad (AFP), PORT OF SPAIN: West Indies completed a 5-0 series win over Zimbabwe when they clinched the seventh and final one-day international by 104 runs here on Sunday. read more.. |
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| Trinidad (AFP), PORT OF SPAIN: Trinidad and Tobago coach Leo Beenhakker has unveiled his final squad of 23 for the World Cup, axing utility player Anthony Rougier from his preliminary line-up named last month. read more.. |
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| Mexico, XALAPA: World and Olympic champion Tonique Williams-Darling defended her 400 metre title at the Gala Banamex Veracruz 2006 held at the Heriberto Jara stadium, in Xalapa, Mexico, Saturday afternoon. read more.. |
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| Jamaica, KINGSTON: Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell has confidently sent a message to the man who broke his world record in Doha, Qatar on Friday. read more.. |
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