News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Friday, June 30, 2006:
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PARAMARIBO, Suriname:  Guyana’s most wanted man Shaheed Roger Khan was deported early Thursday morning and sent back to his country by the authorities in Suriname. However he never reached Guyana as he was met by US law enforcement officials in Trinidad & Tobago. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  Secretary General at the CARICOM Secretariat, Dr Edwin Carrington, has been speaking about the several issues which the regional leaders will tackle during the July 3rd to 6th Meeting in St Kitts. He said it was a very important meeting, with some very weighty matters. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The Government of Venezuela has agreed to grant Dominica $29.4 million for the construction of houses in Dominica. This follows a request made by Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. read more.. |
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| TORONTO, Canada (Bloomberg): Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Canada's fifth-biggest lender, has signed a definitive agreement to take control of FirstCaribbean International bank by acquiring a $1.08 billion stake from Barclays Plc. read more.. |
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| CARACAS, Venezuela (Bloomberg): Petroleos de Venezuela SA, South America's largest oil company, formed a joint venture with St Kitts Energy Company Ltd as part of Venezuela's PetroCaribe initiative. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): The Cuban government has stepped up arrests and harassment of critics as it prepares to host the Nonaligned Movement Summit in September, a human rights organization on the island charged on Thursday. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters): Jamaica has decided not to distribute condoms in prisons, where violence has broken out in the past over mere suggestions that men have sex with men in the facilities, an official said on Thursday. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  Guyana’s President, Bharrat Jagdeo, is to miss next week’s 27th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government in St Kitts next week. Guyana’s High Commissioner informed the St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister that the Guyana leader will not attend. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 It was reported here on Wednesday that Grenada and Dominica are the latest Caribbean countries to buy into the PetroCaribe initiative that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is touting as a “Bolivarian Alternative” to the FTAA. read more.. |
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 A look at how Caribbean-Americans celebrated the first Caribbean Heritage Month reveals a disturbing reality that reflects our community’s psyche. Almost every event to commemorate this milestone was a party, game, dinner dance. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters):  West Indies captain Brian Lara and India skipper Rahul Dravid agreed to differ on the eve of the fourth and final test, saying their own sides held the initiative going into the match. The teams go into the game with the series deadlocked after three draws. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): West Indies captain Brian Lara insisted Thursday that his side are capable of snatching a series win against India. Lara was speaking ahead of the fourth and final Test, which opens on Friday at Sabina Park. read more.. |
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| NEW DELHI, India (AFP): India's cricket chiefs are losing patience with coach Greg Chappell over his team's failure to clinch a Test win on what is proving a forgettable West Indies tour. read more.. |
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MALAGA, Spain:  Martinique-born Ronald Pognon, the European indoor 60-metres record holder won two medals competing for France in the sprints at the two-day 2006 Spar European Cup in Malaga, Spain, which ended on Thursday. Pognon ran away with the men's 100m dash on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (Reuters): The International Cricket Council (ICC) will give more than $9 million to Bermuda and five other associate member countries in an effort to raise standards before the 2011 World Cup. read more.. |
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