News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Monday, June 19, 2006:
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| FRIGATE BAY, St Kitts (AFP): Caribbean nations accused rich Western states of hypocrisy and colonial-style discrimination Sunday, as they rejected attempts to force them into the anti-whaling camp. read more.. |
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PARAMARIBO, Suriname:  Fugitive Guyanese businessman Shaheed Roger Khan who was captured Thursday in a sting operation in neighbouring Suriname had reportedly planned and ordered the assassination of several key government and judicial officials in Suriname. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent:  Taiwan will grant US$15 million and a US$10 million soft loan to aid in the construction of an international airport in St Vincent, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves announced last week. Dr Gonsalves secured the assistance during his most recent visit to the Asian ally. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AFP): Police have arrested seven men and seized 213 kilograms (470 pounds) of cocaine in a raid on two residences in Suriname's capital, authorities said Friday. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): The IMF said Haiti has a "unique historical opportunity" to improve its political and economic situation, as talks opened here on a three-year aid program for the Caribbean nation. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): Virgin Atlantic airways boss, the British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, offered England's footballers a trip to his private Caribbean island Friday, but only if they win the World Cup. read more.. |
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| NASSAU, Bahamas (Reuters): Health officials in the Bahamas are screening illegal immigrants for malaria after an outbreak of the potentially fatal disease was confirmed on a sandy chain of islands southeast of Nassau. read more.. |
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| TOKYO, Japan (UPI): Japan will give money to citizens who immigrated to the Dominican Republic in the 1950s based on false information from the government. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA (UPI): People who live in warm-water coastal areas may have to put up with hurricanes, but they may soon get more precise hurricane warnings. read more.. |
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| ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: A Grenada family is mourning the death of three children in a fire on Friday. According to reports, the fire gutted the house in which the children were staying in Glebelan in Sauteurs. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA (UPI): Nearly 100 protesters gathered in Miami to oppose a ban on traveling to Cuba, the Miami Herald reported. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) started twenty-five years ago on 18th June 1981. The OECS is a grouping of some of the smallest States in the world. Their combined population is less than 500,000 people. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| ST JOHN'S, Antigua (AFP): An appeal from West Indies captain Brian Lara for more teeth in his bowling attack has again fallen on deaf ears. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts (AFP): West Indies captain Brian Lara may not have got the fast bowling attack he requested from the selectors but he may get a Warner Park pitch with a lot more bounce and life. read more.. |
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| NEW DELHI, India (AFP): Former batting great Sunil Gavaskar on Friday blamed India's team selection for missing out on two successive Test victories on their tour of the West Indies. read more.. |
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| KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany (AFP): Tiny Trinidad and Tobago are bidding to create an upset, and create World Cup history when they face Paraguay in a Group E decider here on Tuesday. read more.. |
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| ROTENBURG, Germany (Reuters): Kelvin Jack looks set to start in goal for Trinidad & Tobago against Paraguay on Tuesday, with Shaka Hislop dropping to the bench, sources within the camp said on Sunday. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Grenadian striker Jason Roberts, who is said to be leaving Wigan Athletic following a new contract breakdown last week, is said to be linked to a 1.5 million pound move back to his former club West Bromwich Albion. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Reggae Boy Claude Davis has battled to make his dream come true and now that ambition is a reality -- the Kingston-born defender is now a Premier League man. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): Former England winger John Barnes has been approached to become coach of Jamaica's national football team, it was revealed on Saturday. read more.. |
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