News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Thursday, June 22, 2006:
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts (AFP): A magistrate in the Caribbean state of St Kitts and Nevis fined six Greenpeace activists more than 9,000 dollars Wednesday, a day after their seaborne protest made a splash at world whaling talks. read more.. |
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PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AFP):  The United States has asked Suriname to extradite Shaheed "Roger" Khan on drug charges, US embassy spokesman Cliff Djamin confirmed on Tuesday. The United States made the extradition request on Monday following a meeting with Suriname government officials. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): A Canadian missionary was kidnapped from an orphanage he heads in Port-au-Prince, and his captors are demanding a ransom, police and witnesses said Wednesday. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (Reuters): UK-listed insurer Hiscox Plc said on Tuesday it had made a good start to the year and was progressing in its possible move to redomicile to Bermuda. read more.. |
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| BERLIN, Germany (Reuters): On the day the World Cup final was played in 2002, the Caribbean island of Montserrat played the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan in a specially arranged match between the two lowest ranked teams in the world. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Cuba has sentenced a leading member of the Communist Party to 12 years in prison for corruption in what the country's only legal political organization said was proof no one stands above the law. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA (Reuters): The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against Miami's public school system on Wednesday, saying its ban on a children's book about travel to Cuba was unconstitutional. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: A case for the inclusion of artisans, nurses, domestics and teachers to move freely as skilled nationals under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy will be presented to Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Digicel, the fastest growing mobile telecommunications company in the Caribbean, has announced a strategic and ground-breaking partnership with KONKA Group, a leading television and mobile phone manufacturer in China. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: Members of the British Virgin Islands Constitutional Negotiating Team are preparing for a second round of talks with their counterparts from the United Kingdom over recommended changes to the BVI’s Constitution. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts (Reuters): West Indies will monitor the condition of all rounder Dwayne Bravo, who has a virus, before naming their team for the third test against India, which starts on Thursday. read more.. |
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| KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters): Pakistan have rejected a request from the West Indies cricket board to change the itinerary for their tour later this year. read more.. |
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KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany (AFP):  Trinidad and Tobago coach Leo Beenhakker admits his Caribbean side still lacked the competitive pace to keep up with some of the world's top sides. But after the Soca Warriors' 2-0 Group B defeat some of his players are already looking towards the World Cup in 2010. read more.. |
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KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany (AFP):  Trinidad and Tobago talisman Dwight Yorke said he was still in the dark over his future after the West Indians' dramatic exit from the World Cup on Tuesday. Leo Beenkakker's tournament romancers lost their final Group B clash to Paraguay 2-0. read more.. |
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