News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Monday, July 24, 2006:
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo has ended months of speculation by officially announcing August 28 as the date for the holding of General Elections. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Law Association on Thursday made a decision to call in an independent senior attorney to advise on whether or not Trinidad's Attorney General, John Jeremie, is guilty of contempt of court. read more.. |
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| ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The President of the Grenada Bar Association, Ruggles Ferguson, is concerned about the implications the situation involving Trinidad and Tobago’s Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma could have for the region. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: Most of the Eastern Caribbean islands are benefiting from good economic conditions in the United States and the United Kingdom, according to the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF). read more.. |
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| TOKYO, Japan (AFP): Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi offered a formal apology Friday to Japanese nationals who migrated to the Dominican Republic under false promises of a Caribbean paradise. read more.. |
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| FORT LAUDERDALE, USA: Caribbean Star Airlines and Caribbean Sun Airlines have initiated several cost-cutting measures to optimize efficiency in order to fast-track future growth. All changes will be effective as of September 2006. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN , Guyana: Amidst allegations of being part of a coup to overthrow the present Government, Guyana's Commissioner of Police Winston Felix will proceed on pre-retirement leave from Monday. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The ruling St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party is throwing its full support behind Prime Minister, Dr Denzil Douglas and his Labour Party Administration, to reform what is said is a “flawed electoral system”. read more.. |
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| CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: Premier of Nevis, Joseph Parry, has said his new Administration has nominated two persons as Junior Ministers in the Nevis Island Assembly. read more.. |
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| ST THOMAS, USVI: The University of the Virgin Islands has launched a public education program to support the fifth Virgin Islands Constitutional Convention, which will open in July 2007. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Journalists and reporters from the Trinidad media were on Friday left somewhat in the dark on details and matters discussed during an emergency meeting of the country's National Security Council. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A reported shortage of drilling rigs has forced Petro-Canada to delay its exploration for oil and natural gas in waters off Tobago. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Government and people of Guyana are gravely concerned at the escalation of violence in the Middle East resulting in serious loss of life, injury to many and the destruction of infrastructure. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 This month, the world saw the troubling face of globalisation over Internet gambling. On one side of the coin is the desire by the US government to prohibit the cross-border delivery of Internet gambling services into the US. read more.. |
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 Last week I touched on the important market value of African Americans and Caribbean Americans and the resources carelessly expended by Caribbean governments and the private sector in the United States. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| Yet another senior ICC official has been widely reported over what he states is the high hotel costs in the Caribbean over the Cricket World Cup period. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| NEW DELHI, India (AFP): India on Friday cancelled a proposed one-day series against the West Indies in Canada in September because neither the rivals or the hosts seemed interested. read more.. |
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| HEUSDEN-ZOLDER, Belgium: Two Caribbean athletes, Jamaican Ainsley Waugh and Bahamian Debbie Ferguson McKenzie ended up victorious on a good night for competition at the KBC Night of Athletics, an IAAF Area Permit Meeting in at Heusden-Zolder. read more.. |
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| FLORIDA, USA: Jamaican 100-metres joint-world record holder Asafa Powell may be distraught after he could very well have let two glorious opportunities to lower the mark slip by already this season. read more.. |
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| STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Jamaica's joint 100-metres world record holder, Asafa Powell, will turn his attention to the DN Galan - IAAF Super Grand Prix at the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday July 25. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke could continue playing at international level after enjoying his first World Cup experience with Trinidad and Tobago. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): Stephen Francis, coach of sprint star Asafa Powell, Thursday denied that "unprofessional conduct" was to blame for Powell and three other Jamaican runners missing a meeting in Greece. read more.. |
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