News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Thursday, August 17, 2006:
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Police in Guyana have confirmed the arrest of a 19-year-old male suspect involved in the execution-style murders of five pressmen from the Kaieteur News. read more.. |
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| UNITED NATIONS, (AFP): The Security Council on Tuesday extended a UN mission to Haiti by six months, with additional police and fewer soldiers. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Caribbean telecommunication giant Digicel and Intelsur were granted licences Monday to offer telecommunication services in Suriname, government officials have confirmed. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Cuba began demobilizing thousands of reserve troops this week on alert since President Fidel Castro temporarily handed power to brother Raul Castro for health reasons, Communist Party sources said on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (Bloomberg): Britain's Privy Council judges, rulers of overseas disputes since medieval times, received just 71 appeals from former colonies and territories last year as their importance wanes. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (Bloomberg): Bacardi Ltd will defend itself "vigorously" against a lawsuit by Pernod Ricard SA over the U.S. rights to the Havana Club rum brand, the subject of a 10-year legal battle. read more.. |
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| CARACAS, Venezuela (Bloomberg): Petroleos de Venezuela SA, South America's largest oil company, has formed a joint venture with Jamaica's state oil company as part of Venezuela's PetroCaribe initiative. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Cuba has carefully paced the release of information on Fidel Castro's health and the transfer of power to his brother Raul to ensure stability while keeping expectations low, experts and diplomats say. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): With President Fidel Castro ill, and acting President Raul Castro 75 years old, the era of those who won the 1959 revolution is ending and the ascendancy of a new generation is about to begin, Cuba experts say. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Brigadier Edmund Dillon has officially been appointed to the post of Chief of Defence Staff of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: The Government of the British Virgin Islands has announced the appointment of Dawn Smith as Director of the BVI London Office. read more.. |
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| ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) has awarded 39 academic scholarships and professional development grants, totaling a record amount of US$144,500. read more.. |
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| GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: Aiming for a 28-day turnaround time for the issuing of new land registry parcel numbers, high-tech changes have been made at Cayman's Lands and Survey Department. read more.. |
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POINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe:  On October 29 of this year, boats participating in the “Route du Rhum” will leave Saint-Malo in France heading for Guadeloupe, their final destination. The 5th edition of this prestigious transatlantic single-handed race also carries the hopes of the tourism industry. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 For the past month the United States has worked urgently to end the violence that Hezbollah and its sponsors have imposed on the people of Lebanon and Israel. At the same time, we have insisted that a truly effective cease-fire read more.. |
LETTERS
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| I would like to commend you on your informative website which keeps West Indians at home and abroad of what is happening in the region. Permit me to submit a brief letter with regards to Barbados. read more.. |
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| The purpose of the media is to have an open expression of ideas and Caribbean Net News is providing the medium for Mr Alexander Baldal and Nida Cline to do just that in a open forum. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| BEIJING, China: Jamaican sprinters Yohan Blake and Carrie Russell won the Caribbean's first medals on day two at the 11th World Junior Championships on Wednesday 16 August in the Chaoyang Sport Centre in Beijing, China. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Following media reports suggesting that former technical director Rene Simoes had applied for the open slot to coach the Jamaican national football team, the Brazilian has reportedly dismissed the claims. read more.. |
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