News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Thursday, June 15, 2006:
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): A top lawmaker from Haiti's recently installed parliament was shot several times while driving in Port-au-Prince this week, the chamber of deputies' president said late Tuesday. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Issues surrounding the Regional Development Fund (RDF) are largely resolved, clearing the way for OECS member states to join the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) at the end of June. read more.. |
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| BASSETTERRE, St Kitts: Antigua and Barbuda will reportedly support its Caribbean and international partners towards the "normalization" of the International Whaling Commission at its meeting in St Kitts on Friday. read more.. |
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| FORT LAUDERDALE, USA: Caribbean Star Airlines and Caribbean Sun Airlines announced Wednesday a major expansion in their Trinidad operations to take effect in July 2006. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA (Bloomberg): When Ignacio Berroa was touring with Dizzy Gillespie's band in the 1980s, his Cuban accent would prompt people to ask, "Are you the percussionist?" "No," he'd reply. "I'm the drummer!" read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| GROS ISLET, St Lucia (AFP): Brian Lara collected his 32nd Test hundred to earn West Indies a hard-fought draw in the rain-marred second Test against India on Wednesday at the Beausejour Cricket Ground. read more.. |
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| GROS ISLET, St Lucia (Reuters): India captain Rahul Dravid praised his West Indies counterpart Brian Lara for the battling century which steered the hosts to a draw in the second test on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| NUREMBERG, Germany (AFP): Minnows Trinidad and Tobago play their biggest ever match against England on Thursday, but have no fear of their star-studded opponents. read more.. |
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| NUREMBERG, Germany (AFP): England will try to turn on the style as they attempt to secure their passage to the World Cup second round with victory over Trinidad and Tobago here Thursday. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): British bookmakers said Wednesday they were bracing for the biggest betting mismatch in World Cup history, with only a handful of Scots backing Trinidad and Tobago to beat England. read more.. |
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| BADEN-BADEN, Germany (AFP): David Beckham is an old friend of Dwight Yorke and knows his game inside out, which is why the England captain is wary of the threat he poses despite being 34. read more.. |
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| BELGRADE, Serbia: In-form Bahamian sprinter Debbie Ferguson, the 2002 Commonwealth Games sprint double champion, continued her impressive showing in the outdoor season this year. read more.. |
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