News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Monday, August 14, 2006:
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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP):  Cuba on Sunday marked the 80th birthday of Fidel Castro by releasing photos of the communist leader which erased any doubt that he made it through major surgery though he warned Cubans to be ready for "bad news". Castro said he was "happy". read more.. |
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| ST JOHN, USVI: A bomb threat was received by St Croix based, HOVENSA oil refinery last week. US Virgin Islands police joined federal and local authorities in securing the facility against possible threats. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Raul Castro made a brief public debut as communist Cuba's leader Sunday, welcoming Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to mark ailing Fidel Castro's 80th birthday. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): The 15-nation Caribbean Community last week expressed "grave concern over the escalating conflict" in the Middle East and deplored the loss of life and destruction. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): BetOnSports, the multibillion-dollar London-listed group embroiled in a US crackdown on Internet gambling, said on Friday that it planned to cease operations in Antigua and Costa Rica as soon as possible. read more.. |
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| TORONTO, Canada (AFP): Mexico will become the first country in Latin America to host the 2008 International AIDS conference, thereby shining a spotlight on the toll the disease has had in the Caribbean and Latin America. read more.. |
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ST THOMAS, USVI:  The US Virgin Island Hotel Association has announced a new training program for the USVI tourism industry. "Total Service: The USVI is Quality" will be offered in four training sessions to over 200 tourism professionals at no cost, as a contribution from American Express Corporation. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has condemned the attack perpetrated against the Kaieteur News printing plant in Guyana. read more.. |
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| MONTREAL, Canada: Air Canada Vacations returns to Grenada this winter with exclusive packages for Canadians featuring seasonal non-stop weekly Sunday flights from Toronto starting December 17, and a choice of seven resorts. read more.. |
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LONDON, England (AFP):  British Prime Minister Tony Blair came under strong criticism on Saturday for carrying on with his holiday in the Caribbean while Britain faced its highest ever terror alert. Blair delayed leaving Britain for his Caribbean holiday by three days last week to help secure a UN resolution. read more.. |
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CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters/AFP):  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a popular leftist crusader, has formally registered his re-election campaign to continue a self-styled socialist revolution that has put him at odds with Washington. Chavez, first elected in 1998, is widely expected to win. read more.. |
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| BROOKLYN, USA: The Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) has condemned the execution of five media workers employed by Guyana's Kaieteur Newspaper, as well as the violent robbery of two banks in Guyana's Berbice Region. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: Nine people in the British Virgin Islands have been registered as British citizens at a ceremony presided over by Governor David Pearey. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: The Executive Council in the British Virgin Islands has approved new appointments to the posts of Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority and Financial Comptroller of the BVI Health Services Authority. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 Uniting the Caribbean Diaspora is back on the agenda, following news that the Caribbean Tourism Organisation, under the leadership of Secretary-General Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, is trying to integrate the Diaspora in its plans. read more.. |
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 I walked along the picturesque floral gardens surrounding the VC Bird International airport in Antigua, towards and past the Sticky Wicket Cricket Hall of Fame next to the tournament area. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP):  International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed gave preparations for the 2007 World Cup, to be held in the Caribbean, a vote of confidence on Saturday but warned there was still work to do. Speed said the ICC was happy with what it had seen. read more.. |
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| COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP): Confident Sri Lanka, a nervous and wary India and injury-ridden South Africa launch the World Cup season with a limited-overs tri-series here from Monday. read more.. |
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| NASSAU, Bahamas: According to a published report from the Bahamas, the nation's top male sprinter for 2006, Derrick Atkins, is said to be a relative of Jamaican joint-world record holder Asafa Powell. read more.. |
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MONTE-CARLO, France:  In-form Jamaican sprinter Sherone Simpson and Trinidadian Marc Burns, the Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, have been confirmed for the 2006 Meeting Herculis - IAAF Super Grand Prix, which is scheduled for Monte Carlo on Sunday 20 August. read more.. |
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GLASGOW, Scotland:  Even at age 46, legendary sprinter Merlene Ottey is still buzzing as she entered the record books again when she sped to victory in the women's 100-metres at the Sunday Mail Scottish Athletics Championships in Glasgow Saturday. read more.. |
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| BEIJING, China: Sonita Sutherland and Kaliese Spencer of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago's Rhonda Watkins will lead the Caribbean female contingent set to compete at the 11th IAAF World Junior Championships in Beijing. read more.. |
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