News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Tuesday, June 6, 2006:
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| SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP): Growing tensions between Venezuela and Peru have cast a shadow over the opening of an annual summit of the Organization of American States (OAS). read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyanese law enforcement officials on Sunday claimed success in their efforts to recover thirty-three stolen AK-47 assault rifles from the army's headquarters, when it reported the find of one of the guns. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: The visa dispute between Ottawa and Haitian Prime Ministerial nominee, Jacques Edouard Alexis, is reportedly on the way to being solved, according to Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The St Kitts and Nevis National Assembly approved without debate, the St Kitts-Nevis Labour Government’s road map to electoral reform. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): Belize has been added to a "Tier 3" worst offenders blacklist of countries trafficking in people, a US State Department report said Monday. read more.. |
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| TOKYO, Japan (Reuters): Fifty years ago, Toru Takegama joined hundreds of Japanese farmers on a one-way voyage to the Dominican Republic in search of fortune on a promised "paradise in the Caribbean Sea". read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Reuters): Football fever has gripped Trinidad and Tobago, the smallest country to qualify for the World Cup finals in Germany. The former British colony is living up to its carnival reputation with parties celebrating the achievement of the Soca Warriors. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The world has been told that there is a great deal of concern in the Caribbean region over the overall expansion and feminisation of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. read more.. |
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| ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: There was a packed programme of activities for the legal fraternity over the weekend with the OECS Bar quarterly Council Meeting in Grenada. read more.. |
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| UNITED NATIONS, New York: Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis and Chair of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS, Dr Denzil Douglas, has committed the Caribbean to the goal of universal access to prevention, care, treatment and support by 2010. read more.. |
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| ST THOMAS, USVI: The Charlotte Kimelman Cancer Institute in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, is now treating cancer patients with radiation, providing welcome news to the region’s cancer sufferers. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Prime Minister of Guyana, Samuel Hinds, has written to the Commissioner of Police, Winston Felix, seeking an immediate response to allegations stemming from a taped telephone conversation purportedly between the Commissioner and a member of a political party. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| ST JOHN'S, Antigua (AFP): A day of high drama on Monday ended with West Indies chasing 392 for victory in the opening Test against India at the Antigua Recreation Ground. read more.. |
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| HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters): Trinidad and Tobago coach Leo Beenhakker dismissed claims that his side were tired ahead of their opening World Cup game after they ground out a 2-1 win against German third division side St Pauli on Monday. read more.. |
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| OSLO, Norway: Joint 100-metre world record holder, Jamaican Asafa Powell, said he made minor mistakes in his winning performance at Friday's Golden League Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway, that cost him a better time. read more.. |
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| BREMEN, Germany (AFP): Trinidad and Tobago flew in on Sunday for their first ever appearance in the World Cup finals. The Caribbean squad, coached by Dutchman Leo Beenhakker, completed their series of warm-ups with a 3-0 defeat to fellow finalists the Czech Republic on Saturday. read more.. |
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