News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Friday, May 26, 2006:
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| HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): The death toll from the heavy rains that pounded the Cuban capital this week has risen to seven, as flooding and power cuts continued to plague the coastal city, Cuban authorities said Thursday. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Haiti's Senate on Wednesday voted to endorse the nomination of Jacques-Edouard Alexis as Haiti's new prime minister, a post he held from 1999-2001. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Patrick Manning-led administration in Port of Spain, Trinidad has taken further measures to clamp down on criminal activity on the island. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands, Dr Orlando Smith, has welcomed a May 27-31 familiarisation visit by four UK Members of Parliament, saying it will improve their knowledge of the Territory. read more.. |
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| ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: Parliamentarians and officials of political parties came together on Wednesday to share their insights for the establishment of Grenada’s National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP). read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA:  The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) brought together private and public sector decision makers in Washington, DC, to address public health concerns in the Hemisphere. Ambassador John Lange served as key speaker for the event. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  St Kitts and Nevis and the cricket world continue to reverberate from the thrilling victory of the Windies in the 3rd One-Day International held May 23, in St. Kitts. A loud voice in the chorus is that of St Kitts Cricket Association President Ingleton Liburd. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Minister of Finance and the Economy, Dr Errol Cort, on Thursday reassured the nation that his government remains seized with the matter of the WTO dispute on Internet gaming between Antigua and Barbuda and the United States. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): President Fidel Castro on Wednesday branded the US government and Forbes magazine as "liars and slanderers," and demanded an apology for saying he had amassed a personal wealth of 900 million dollars. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 Contrary to popular belief, the British have a laudable legacy as political and social pioneers. And, in keeping with this legacy, their reputedly stodgy Law Lords issued rulings in two divorce cases that advance the cause of women’s rights. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| I write in response to Mr Brown’s letter published on May 25, 2006 and in doing so must point out that I have no knowledge of the forum he has referred to or the contents of what was forwarded to Grenada. However; I have had some mixed experience dealing with civil servants from that country. read more.. |
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| It was with absolute incredulity that we recently received notification that the Barbados Tourism Authority has yet again resurrected the highly discounted Best of Barbados programme in our second largest market (United States) for this summer. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| USA, EUGENE: It may not be a head-to-head clash, but the gala between joint world record holders Asafa Powell of Jamaica and Justin Gatlin of USA will headline this year's Prefontaine Classic on Sunday, May 28 at the Hayward Field in Eugene. read more.. |
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