News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Friday, June 9, 2006:
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| PARIS, France (AFP): A long-range forecast issued Thursday became the second prediction in just over a week to declare that this year's Atlantic storm season would be bad, but nowhere as brutal as the 2005 record crop that produced Hurricane Katrina. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked French-Guiana at 1.30 pm local time Thursday, sending thousands fleeing from buildings. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The FBI has so far been unable to identify the voices contained in a controversial taped telephone conversation purportedly between Guyana's Commissioner of Police and a senior member of the main opposition party. read more.. |
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| CARACAS, Venezuela (Bloomberg): Petroleos de Venezuela SA, South America's largest oil company, is studying construction of a storage facility complex on the Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda as part of its PetroCaribe initiative. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): Haiti has been officially readmitted to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) after being kicked out in 2004, according to the headquarters here of the Caribbean trade and economic development bloc. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters): UN troops and gangs exchanged gunfire in Haiti's largest slum in the first such clash in months, and witnesses said on Thursday that three people were killed. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Republic Bank (Guyana) is being seen as the platform where Republic Bank could expand its growth in the South American region, according to the Chairman of the Board of Directors. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: There has been a re-shuffle of permanent secretaries in the various Ministries in the British Virgin Islands. Four permanent secretaries have been given new ministry assignments. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: The Customs Department in the British Virgin Islands continues to put additional measures in place to protect the ports and borders in the territory. read more.. |
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| BRADES, Montserrat: The Caribbean island of Montserrat has a new Minister with responsibility for Tourism, with the swearing in of Dr Lowell Lewis on June 2, 2006. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 As a Caribbean native, I am loath to comment on the domestic political affairs of fellow islanders -- especially from my vantage point in Washington, D.C. Nonetheless, I feel constrained to admonish the Leader of the Opposition in St Vincent. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| GROS ISLET, St Lucia (AFP): India have suffered an injury setback two days before the second Test against West Indies, starting on Saturday at the Beausejour Stadium. read more.. |
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| BREMEN, Germany (AFP): Shaka Hislop may have to settle for a place on the substitutes bench when Trinidad and Tobago make their first-ever World Cup appearance against Sweden in Dortmund on Saturday. read more.. |
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| BREMEN, Germany (AFP): Sweden suffered a blow 48 hours away from their opening World Cup salvo against Trinidad and Tobago when goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson was ruled out after taking a shot from former Rennes team-mate Kim Kallstrom in the face. read more.. |
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| WUEMME, Germany (Reuters): England winning the World Cup, but losing to Trinidad & Tobago along the way would be the perfect scenario for Chris Birchall. read more.. |
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| LEVERKUSEN, Germany (Reuters): Sweden plan to ruin Trinidad & Tobago's World Cup debut on Saturday and give themselves a flying start ahead of seemingly tougher matches against Paraguay and England. read more.. |
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| ROTENBURG, Germany: Trinidad and Tobago's Dutch coach Leo Beenhakker has confirmed he will not be using captain Dwight Yorke as an out-and-out striker for their first FIFA World Cup tournament group match, which is scheduled for Saturday. read more.. |
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| ROTENBURG, Germany: Trinidad and Tobago's coach Leo Beenhakker is hoping his team can use their recent experience from warm-up matches as preparation to face some of the top European teams in the 2006 World Cup tournament. read more.. |
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| PIARCO, Trinidad: Former Trinidad and Tobago internationals Warren Archibald and Everard Cummings revealed contrasting viewpoints ahead of Friday's start of the FIFA 2006 World Cup tournament in Germany. read more.. |
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| PARIS, France: Asafa Powell, the joint world record holder over 100 metres, heads four Caribbean sprinters already confirmed for the men's dash at the Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint Denis on Saturday 8 July 2006. read more.. |
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