News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Friday, June 23, 2006:
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  OECS Heads of Government have signed a Declaration of Intent signaling their desire to form an Economic Union. The signing ceremony took place during the official opening of the 43rd Meeting of the Authority in St Kitts and Nevis on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The US government has indicted a Puerto Rico utility company for "environmental crimes", and sealed a deal with the utility which will see it pay a record nine million dollar fine for partly polluting US waters. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: The government of the British Virgin Islands will place strong focus on finding new sources of economic strength in the coming year by means of an initiative called “Future of the BVI Economy.” read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (AFP):  After 129 years, 93 previous venues and a two-and-a-half hour delay over a soggy outfield, Test cricket finally made it to the tiny Caribbean island of St Kitts Thursday. Indian pace bowler Munaf Patel sent down the historic first ball to West Indies opener Chris Gayle. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA (AFP): A Cuban exile acquitted of plotting to assassinate Fidel Castro admitted in an interview published Thursday that he had indeed planned to kill the Cuban leader in 1997. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA (UPI): Elsa Alvarez, who was arrested in January for allegedly spying for Cuba, has been released on $400,000 bond from a Miami Federal Detention Center. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 A dire warning was expressed in a UPI commentary published here on Wednesday. And it fairly summarizes the sentiments (and, perhaps, the perverse wish) of those who opposed the motion to resume commercial whaling. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| Do the NGO groups based in developed western nations that have leveled suggestions of boycotts at the Caricom nations have the best interests of the peoples of the Caribbean at heart? read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (AFP):  Chris Gayle and Daren Ganga hit half-centuries to help West Indies make a confident start to the third Test against India on Thursday at Warner Park. Gayle was dismissed for 83 and Ganga was unbeaten on 64, as West Indies, choosing to bat, reached 207 for one. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): Joint 100-metre world record holder Asafa Powell will be chasing his first national 200m title at this weekend's Jamaican Athletics Championships at the National Stadium. read more.. |
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| RATINGEN, Germany: Jamaica's Commonwealth Games silver medallist Maurice Smith, will look to improve his own Decathlon national record when he takes part in the "International Mehrkampfmeeting in Ratingen this weekend. read more.. |
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| DONNAS, Italy: Former Jamaica and Caribbean sprint queen Merlene Ottey, who now competes for Slovenia, set a new masters record for ages 45-50 years at EAP Meeting in Donnas, Italy last Sunday. read more.. |
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