News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Saturday, August 5, 2006:
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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP):  Cuba insisted Friday that Raul Castro was in control and his brother Fidel was recovering from surgery, as the Communist leaders stayed out of view but defiant against escalating US calls for democratic change. The government released the first news on Fidel Castro's health. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters): A gang leader in Haiti's largest slum said on Friday that he and others would be willing to lay down their arms as part of a broader disarmament process in the impoverished and violent Caribbean nation. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  Caribbean leaders want to re-energise and renew the region’s relationship with Canada. This is the view of St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and current Chairman of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Denzil Douglas. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA (Reuters): Tropical Storm Chris was downgraded to a depression on Friday as it moved through the Turks and Caicos islands and forecasters were uncertain whether the ragged weather system would regain strength. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  Dominican youth have been urged to take advantage of the many opportunities available to them. That call came from Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Planning, Roosevelt Skerrit, as he made available the sum of EC$1 million to the Dominica Youth Business Trust. read more.. |
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| FORT LAUDERDALE, USA: In a strategic move toward improving regional air transportation through closer collaboration, Caribbean Star Airlines and Air Jamaica have announced the establishment of a new prorate agreement. read more.. |
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| OCHO RIOS, Jamaica: In today’s busy world, it is more important than ever for businesses to stay connected and up to date on vital information. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA (UPI): Contrary to rumors within Florida's Cuban community, the sister of Cuban leader Fidel Castro says she has learned her brother is doing well after surgery. read more.. |
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| GENEVA, Switzerland (UPI): The United States may be on the losing end of a trade dispute with the small Caribbean country of Antigua, whose entire population is only 69,000. read more.. |
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| BALTIMORE, USA: From November 2 to 6, Antigua will host the first Caribbean Literary Festival. Activities will encourage an interest in the literary arts, for adults as well as children in a fun-loving, relaxed atmosphere. read more.. |
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| Washington, USA: A meeting with US State Department officials this week did little to assuage concerns of humanitarian agency Church World Service (CWS) over new restrictions on its established channel of aid distribution to Cuba. read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA:  The works of 15 contemporary Jamaican artists are represented in an exhibition that opened August 3 at the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, D.C., a collaboration of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Embassy of Jamaica. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (UPI): The Cuban state-controlled media has condemned Cuban-Americans in Miami for celebrating Fidel Castro's surgery and temporary delegation of power to his brother. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (Reuters): A London drug dealer who fatally shot a Jamaican girl of seven in the back as she tried to flee after witnessing the killing of her father was jailed for life on Friday after being found guilty of two counts of murder. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA (UPI): The Bush administration is admittedly in the dark about Cuba since Fidel Castro handed power over to his brother, Raul Castro, the Miami Herald reported. read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA (UPI):  US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told the Cuban people Friday that the United States will support a transition to democracy in Cuba. Her message was broadcast on TV Marti, a service sponsored and financed by the US government. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 Fidel Castro’s temporary step-down from power while he convalesces from surgery has again raised the question about what happens with Cuba after he dies. The expectation is that the Castro regime will collapse. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| Geoff Croome wrote a good letter and advised caution criticizing the present situation in Lebanon and Israel. I let you judge for yourself after I reveal to you the real reason for all this horrible violence and destruction. read more.. |
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| Thanks for your informative and up to date news on the region that I receive daily through this medium. And I look forward also to Mr Hall's thoughtful commentary. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): World 100m record-holder Asafa Powell was left lamenting a lack of potential rivals in the wake of American Justin Gatlin's revelation that he was embroiled in a doping affair. read more.. |
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