News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Wednesday, June 21, 2006:
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| FRIGATE BAY, St Kitts (Reuters): Ten Greenpeace activists were arrested in St Kitts on Tuesday after they tried to plant cardboard whale tails on a beach to protest the slaughter of whales while an international whaling group was meeting. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA: Caribbean tourism officials are pushing for an additional extension to the implementation date of the United States Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The Caribbean Court of Justice was on Tuesday due to consider an appeal brought by the Barbados government, that will seek to overthrow a legal precedent that blocks execution of murder convicts after five years of being sentenced. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): About 100 police officers have been shot dead in the past two years, a human rights organization said Tuesday, warning of a resurgence of violence in Haiti. read more.. |
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| BRUSSELS, (AFP): The European Union on Tuesday added three airlines, including Suriname-based Blue Wing, to its list of carriers banned from flying EU skies on account of safety concerns. read more.. |
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| FRIGATE BAY, St KItts (UPI): The Caribbean countries that helped Japan win a narrow victory at the International Whaling Commission could face a backlash from environmentally concerned tourists. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA (UPI): The United States and Jamaica have agreed to install radiation detection equipment at Jamaican ports. The equipment will screen seagoing cargo containers to protect both countries against nuclear terrorism. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The approval of a motion for the future resumption of commercial whaling could have disastrous effects on tourism in the Caribbean, says an environmental activist in Barbados. read more.. |
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| ST THOMAS, USVI: Explosive Canine Detective "Gracie" has been returned to the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives by the US Virgin Islands Police Department after serving in the USVI for nearly one year. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 History was made at the just ended historic forum that brought together Caribbean ministers and other high level officials involved in social transformation/ development, which was held at the Jolly Beach Resort, Antigua. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| According to the letter from Matt Settlemire dated 20 June, the response to some of the Carribean countries' decision to vote in favour of commercial whaling at the IWC conference by the anti-whaling nations and pressure groups is to boycott tourism in these countries. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts (AFP): International Cricket Council pitch consultant Andy Atkinson has a reputation for producing result-oriented surfaces, and West Indies and India would love nothing better when they face each other in the third Test. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts (AFP): Members of the West Indies team chosen for the third Test against India, starting at Warner Park on Thursday, have given the West Indies board until Wednesday to settle matters related to their contracts or face some kind of "industrial action." read more.. |
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| KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany (AFP): Trinidad and Tobago's dreams of qualifying for the second round of the World Cup came crashing to Earth after a 2-0 defeat to already eliminated Paraguay here Tuesday. read more.. |
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