News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Friday, September 8, 2006:
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MIAMI, USA (Reuters):  Tropical Storm Florence will send dangerous swells over the eastern US coastline as the unusually broad cyclone churns northwest in the Atlantic toward Bermuda, forecasters warned on Thursday. The storm's center was about 930 miles southeast of Bermuda. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The United States Embassy in Port of Spain on Wednesday issued a statement saying that the US will continue to work with the Trinidad and Tobago government and the security agencies to continue the fight against drug trafficking. read more.. |
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| AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (Reuters): Proposals by a Dutch minister to force young offenders from the Netherlands Antilles to return to the Caribbean even if they are Dutch citizens are against European Human Rights laws, a government advisory body said. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica:  The Jamaican government will be placing increased focus on intelligence as part of its crime fighting strategy and over the next few months, will be making significant investments in applying the most up-to-date technologies to the intelligence-gathering arsenal. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN'S, Antigua: With projections of the second largest number of visitors to a venue during the Cricket World Cup, Antigua and Barbuda is seeking to provide a range of accommodation options for the anticipated thousands of visitors. read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA:  Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General José Miguel Insulza said Thursday that the promotion of trade and investment is critical not only to create jobs and increase prosperity, but also to strengthen democracy in the Americas. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN'S, Antigua: A new website has been launched in a bid to keep persons both at home and abroad updated on activities planned for the Silver Jubilee Anniversary of Antigua and Barbuda's Independence. read more.. |
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| RICHARDSON, USA: To meet the goal of enhancing visitor experience and to provide quality passenger service, the Curaçao International Airport has solicited the expertise of business and hospitality training veterans, FreemanGroup. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Continuing a year-long series of aircraft and technology upgrades designed to heighten customer care, Caribbean Star Airlines on Thursday took delivery of its newest aircraft, a state-of-the-art Bombardier Q300 Dash-8 Model 315. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (UPI): Renowned Cuban musician Richard Egues, known for his songwriting and flute playing, has died in Havana at the age of 82. Cuba-controlled news outlet Granma said Egues died September 1. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Following the successful re-branding of the London product, Air Jamaica will rename its First Class product to Executive Business Class on all its routes. The change takes effect on October 29, 2006. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  The Republic of Turkey has advised citizens of Dominica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia and St Vincent & the Grenadines that travel to Turkey has been made a lot easier. Effective August 1, 2006, passport holders of these Caribbean island nations are eligible to receive multiple-entry visas. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica’s Attorney General, Ian Douglas, has described the opening of the US$ 7 million Diagnostic Centre in Portsmouth as “ being a great day for us not only in the Portsmouth Health District but for all of us in Dominica.” read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Despite what government says is at the moment a buoyant Trinidad and Tobago economy, there will still be the need to seek financial assistance from financial agencies such as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (Bloomberg): Sportingbet Plc, the Web bookmaker that owns Paradise Poker, has said that it is in talks that may result in a 46.2 million-pound ($87 million), all-stock takeover bid for Antigua-based World Gaming Plc. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): The United States will not attend next week's summit in Cuba of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) that will gather some of its most hostile critics just 90 miles from US soil, the top US diplomat in Cuba said on Thursday. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 I am not a scientist and I do not play one on the Internet. But I have tremendous respect for scientists and praise their efforts to fight diseases and alleviate human suffering. Therefore, whenever lay-people proffer sentimental customs read more.. |
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| On September 2, President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana's People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP), was sworn in to a second five-year term in office. August 28's relatively incident-free election was a major success. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| I'm in basic agreement with Carson Cadogan's opinion regarding Bush and the infamous secret prisons in Europe. I think, however, that he is too charitable towards the Democrats and the European countries as well. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: A healthy crowd at Willemstad’s Ergilio Hato stadium enjoyed goals and plenty of entertainment as the Group A matches in the Digicel Caribbean Cup opened in Curacao. read more.. |
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