News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Tuesday, July 11, 2006:
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| WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): US President George W. Bush on Monday approved an additional 80 million dollars to help foster Cuban democracy and pressure President Fidel Castro, whose government called the effort "embarrassing." read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Once again, violence continues to escalate in Haiti when, last week, the district of Martissant erupted in violent chaos following a bloody confrontation between opposing rival groups, which left several dead. read more.. |
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| ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP): The Nigerian government said Monday its anti-graft agency is probing foreign affairs officials over alleged fraud in its high commission (embassy) in Jamaica running into millions of dollars. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: In another seven to ten days, authorities should be able to identify the remains of the 11 bodies found on a vessel drifting off the east coast of Barbados in April this year. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Within a few weeks, a seismic monitoring station will be established in Barbados at Gun Hill, St George, as part of a wider tsunami early warning system to be established across the region. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: DOMLEC’s Managing Director Joel Huggins has defended public criticisms that the company is milking millions in profits from Dominicans, pointing to the over six million dollars the electricity company earned in profits last year. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica’s tourism product is locked in a cycle of uncompetitveness, according to a Tourism Master Plan prepared to guide stakeholders and others in the tourism industry. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica’s sole electricity company says it is open to the liberalisation but does not believe moves by the government to liberalise the sector is timely. read more.. |
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| ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: Grenada is doing well in its ability to deliver sexual and reproductive health services, according to Dr Tirbani Jagdeo, the Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 With the closing ceremony of the 27th Heads of Government Meeting of the Caribbean Community, in St Kitts on the 7th July, 2006, it can truly be said that the Region has witnessed substantial developments in various fields. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| I am a regular reader of your column on Grenada and like the approach and stance that Mr Lloyd Noel takes on the realities and issues in Grenada as I once grew up on the island myself during the seventies. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Jamaica's 100-metre world leader Sherone Simpson will seek revenge against American multi Olympic champion Marion Jones when they go head-to-head for the second time in four days at Tuesday’s Athletissima Super Grand Prix in Lausanne, Switzerland read more.. |
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