News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Monday, July 17, 2006:
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Hope is dimming two months into Haitian President Rene Preval's term that new blood can revive the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation as gang violence retakes the hard-pressed island in its violent grip. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  Dominica's Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Planning, Roosevelt Skerrit has reported a remarkable improvement in Central Government’s fiscal operations during last week's presentation of the 2006 Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands Dr. Orlando Smith says the territory will continue to examine the pros and cons of participating in the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME). read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A prisons officer attached to the Arouca Golden Grove Maximum State Prison in Trinidad has been shot and wounded by a gunman as bandits attempted to stage a robbery at a business establishment on Thursday. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN , Trinidad: Officials from the National Security Ministry and the Trinidad and Tobago Prisons, are currently attending a major conference in Denver, Colorado on Prison Reform. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Hatian president, Rene Préval, announced the appointment last week of Luc-Eucher Joseph as the official Public Security State Secretary. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: Criminal charges could be brought against persons involved in two major developments that took place in the British Virgin Islands a few years ago. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands, Dr Orlando Smith, says his Government will achieve most of its 2003-2007 Legislative Agenda by the end of its four-year term. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN, USVI: USVI Congressional Representative Donna Christensen is encouraging Virgin Islanders of all ages to access an online forum, focusing on the interests of young African-American men, scheduled for July 18, 2006, at 10:00 am EST. read more.. |
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| MADRID, Spain (AFP): Explorer Christopher Columbus was a cruel and greedy tyrant who ruled the first land he annexed in the New World with a brutal disregard for humanity, according to documents published here Friday. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Several thousand Haitian demonstrated peacefully Saturday under armed United Nations escort for the return of their deposed leader Jean Bertrand Aristide from South African exile. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 Every year on June 26, the United Nations recognizes this day as the International Day against illicit drug trafficking. This opportunity should be seen as a reminder to all of us that our society continues to be plagued by this terrible scourge. read more.. |
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 Last year, one of my articles expressed my disgust at the lip service given to Caribbean-American and Black professionals in the Diaspora who are eager to play a constructive role in the development of the Caribbean region. read more.. |
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| Nicki Kelly in the July 9th edition of The Punch made the point that Sir Lynden Pindling recognized the deficiencies in the Bahamian education system that he inherited in 1967 and failed to rectify them. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| The dramatic decline in cruise ship passengers visiting Barbados has largely been blamed on soaring fuel prices. At first, a seemingly plausible and easily acceptable explanation, but then look at other major geographical areas. read more.. |
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| As the husband of a Nevisian citizen, I have been told that their politicians send free round-trip tickets to citizens living abroad to return to Nevis to vote in General Elections. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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ROME, Italy (AFP):  Asafa Powell failed in his bid to reclaim sole ownership of the world 100m record from American rival Justin Gatlin when he clocked 9.85secs to win the event at the Golden League meet here on Friday. The 23-year-old Jamaican lost precious time out of the blocks. read more.. |
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ROME, Italy:  American multi-global champion Marion Jones has praised Jamaica’s young sprinter Sherone Simpson for her super performance at the IAAF Golden League meeting in Rome on Friday. Simpson defeated Jones in a super race in Rome and the American took the time to offer her praises. read more.. |
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| RETHYMNO, Greece: As he continues to prove to the world that he's the fastest man on earth, Jamaica’s world renowned sprinter Asafa Powell has been confirmed to take part in the Varinoyianna EAA Outdoor Meeting in Rethymno, Greece. read more.. |
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