News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Wednesday, September 6, 2006:
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MIAMI, USA (Bloomberg):  A tropical depression in the central Atlantic Ocean has developed into Tropical Storm Florence, making it the sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, the US National Hurricane Center said. Florence was about 960 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands. read more.. |
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad:  Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Patrick Manning, has defended his administration's spending, saying it is for the betterment of the country. Speaking at a luncheon on Tuesday, Manning said government spends not because it wants to but because it has to. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): The Cuban President Fidel Castro said the worst part of a health crisis that made him shed 18.5 kilos (41 pounds) was over and that he would attend the Non-Aligned Movement summit here next week, in a handwritten statement published Tuesday. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Following a request by the Government of Dominica to the Chinese Government, ten police officers left Dominica last week to pursue training in China. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): The 15-nation Caribbean Community will offer a regional visa to ease travel for cricket fans island-hopping for the 2007 World Cup Cricket, an official said Monday. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA: A new feature is being added to this year's Caribbean Tourism Conference that will present opportunities for extensive exposure to suppliers of tourism related services. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago: Steel pan aficionados and novices alike can enjoy the powerful and melodic sounds of the only musical instrument invented in the 20th Century throughout the month of September during the Pan Yard Sensations. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Foreign Affairs has refuted claims that government is involved in a conspiracy to deliberately delay the sending of an appeal court file of Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma to the Privy Council in London for review. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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| On January 31, 2004 the Blue Ribbon Commission on National Health Insurance delivered its proposed plan to the Bahamian Prime Minister; and in September 2005 the NHI Steering Committee reported on the Components, Costs and Financing of the plan. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| Frank O'Hara complains that Anthony Hall "jumped the gun" in his article on circumcision and HIV, and states that Mr Hall includes "misinformation". Sadly, it appears that Mr O'Hara is guilty of these things himself. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| HAVANA, Cuba: Veteran Jamaican referee, Peter Prendergast said goodbye to international officiating, when he took charge of the Digicel Caribbean Cup football competition match between Cuba and the Bahamas, played at the Pedro Marrero Stadium in Havana on Monday, September 4. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN'S, Antigua: West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels passed a fitness test on Tuesday, which clears the way for his departure with the West Indies squad for the Tri-Series in Malaysia. read more.. |
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