News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Friday, July 7, 2006:
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Guyana stands to receive more aid from the United States government to help wage war against narco-criminals, but only if the CARICOM country shows improvement in tackling narco-crime. Outgoing US Ambassador to Guyana Mr Roland Bullen made this disclosure on Tuesday. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: Crime and security were among the critical subjects that concentrated the minds of the CARICOM Heads of Government on the second day of the Twenty-Seventh meeting of the Conference in St Kitts and Nevis. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA (Bloomberg): The U.S. House of Representatives is likely to pass a bill next week that would prevent people from using credit cards for transactions with offshore online gambling sites, which are illegal in the U.S. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: Law enforcement officers in Anguilla have praised the customs department in the British Virgin Islands for its involvement in a series of joint law enforcement operations in that Territory last weekend. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): A US Cabinet-led panel recommended tightening an embargo against Cuba and boosting opposition financing, warning that Cuba is teamed with Venezuela in a bid to thwart regional democracy. read more.. |
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| BASSE-TERRE, Guadeloupe: The first Social Caribbean Forum began on July 5 in Fort-de-France in Martinique and will last until July 9. During the event, hundreds of Caribbean men and women will discuss what is currently referred to as ‘another world’. read more.. |
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| PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic: Caribbean countries that are seeking to develop a regional broadband backbone could benefit from learning about the experiences of Eastern and Southern African countries. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: At the end of the second quarter of the 2006 fiscal year, FirstCaribbean International Bank achieved a record-breaking US$5.2 billion in loans and advances to customers, breaking the $5bn mark for the first time. read more.. |
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ST JOHN, USVI:  The tiny island of St John in the US Virgin wound down its annual, week-long Carnival activities with a July 4th, Independence Day Celebration in Cruz Bay. Parade participants, tourists and island residents finished the traditional J'ouvert (street dancing). read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 A few weeks ago, I hobbled out of my sick bed to join my siblings in New York City for the graduation ceremony of our sister Maureen at Radio City Music Hall. And, such was our pride and joy that - when her name was called... read more.. |
LETTERS
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| In a recently released United Kingdom Tourism Survey, it was revealed that UK residents took a staggering 138 million overnight domestic stays in 2005. read more.. |
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| Thanks Mr Hall: If the Bahamian government was not such a closed shop on the issue of trade, I might agree. However, they believe that we are stupid and cannot make decisions for ourselves. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP): Jamaica's Sherone Simpson will go head-to-head with American Marion Jones at the Athletissima meeting in the Swiss city of Lausanne next week, the organisers announced Thursday. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): Jamaica's football bosses insisted on Thursday they have not opened talks with Sven Goran Eriksson over their vacant national coaching position.
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| WARSAW, Poland (Bloomberg): Poland may appoint a new coach for its national soccer team next week, with Trinidad & Tobago manager Leo Beenhakker among the candidates. read more.. |
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| PARIS, France: Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell, the joint world record holder over 100-metres, headlines a star-studded line in the event as his hunt for a million dollars in the IAAF Golden League continues in Paris. read more.. |
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| POINTE À PITRE, Guadeloupe: Early on Wednesday afternoon, the main streets of Pointe à Pitre, (the economic capital of the French island) were deserted. The match between the French national soccer team and Portugal stopped all economic and social life in the city. read more.. |
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