News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Thursday, June 8, 2006:
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Over the last three days several villages in Suriname where the water level had receded were hit again by flooding after several days of torrential rains, the National Coordination Centre for Disaster Management (NCCR) reports. read more.. |
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| KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The Leader of the Opposition in St Vincent and the Grenadines has criticised Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves for visiting Asian ally Taiwan at a time when the opposition there is calling for the resignation of President Chen Shui-bain. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): The Haitian Senate approved late Tuesday a coalition cabinet under new Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis, who pledged to re-establish the rule of law in the impoverished Caribbean country. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The St Kitts-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is hosting a two-week Commonwealth Secretariat Debt Recording and Management System (CS-DRMS) 2000+ Regional Workshop from June 7. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN'S, Antigua (AFP): For the last 25 years, the Antigua Recreation Ground, nestled in between the hustle and bustle of this capital city has provided several thrilling moments in Tests. read more.. |
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| SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP): President Michelle Bachelet leaves Wednesday for a tour of Haiti, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic and a visit to the United States, where she will meet with President George W. Bush, Chile's foreign ministry said. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA (Bloomberg): Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda insurer that stopped selling new policies last month, said it was downgraded by rating service A.M. Best Co., sending it into default on its line of credit. read more.. |
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| CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP): Petroleos de Venezuela SA, South America's largest energy company, pledged to help Cuba increase production of oil and improve the quality of gasoline. read more.. |
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| TOKYO, Japan (Reuters): A Tokyo court rejected on Wednesday a suit by Japanese who emigrated to the Dominican Republic under a government scheme a half century ago, only to find a "hellish nightmare" instead of the expected "paradise". read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Trade and economic relations as well as south-south cooperation between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Brazil are expected to expand under the stewardship of Arthur Vivacqua Correa Meyer, Brazil's new Ambassador to CARICOM. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: Royal Caribbean International announced Wednesday that St Kitts is on the itinerary when its 2,064-passenger “Legend of the Seas” is home ported for the first time in the Dominican Republic from late next year. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| ST JOHN'S, Antigua (AFP): West Indies captain Brian Lara has described as "ridiculous" the controversy that surrounded the catch taken by Daren Ganga to dismiss Mahendra Dhoni in India's second innings. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (Reuters): Left-arm seamer Pedro Collins will replace his injured half-brother Fidel Edwards in the West Indies squad for the second test against India starting on Saturday in St Lucia. read more.. |
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| WUEMME, Germany (Reuters): Trinidad & Tobago coach Leo Beenhakker says his players know him so well he does not need to tell them his side for their opening Group B game against Sweden on Saturday. read more.. |
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| WUEMME, Germany (Reuters): Trinidad & Tobago face Sweden in their opening Group B match of the World Cup finals on Saturday. Where: Westfalenstadion, Dortmund. When: Saturday June 10, 1800 local (1600 GMT). read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: For the second time this season the joint world's fastest men, Asafa Powell and Justin Gatlin, have set a London head-to-head match up. read more.. |
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