News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Monday, September 11, 2006:
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HAMILTON, Bermuda (Reuters):  Bermuda's government told residents to prepare for powerful winds and high seas on Sunday as Hurricane Florence headed toward the British Atlantic territory and looked poised to strengthen. The storm's maximum sustained winds were at 90 mph. read more.. |
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad:  Trinidad and Tobago national airline, BWIA is to be shut down by December 31, 2006. A new company, Caribbean Airlines, is to take the place of BWIA. The decision to shut down BWIA was announced Friday following a meeting between labour union officials and management. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement of 116 developing nations will meet in Cuba this week for a summit that will gather some of the United States' fiercest critics just 90 miles offshore. read more.. |
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ST JOHN, USVI:  When the final results were tabulated late Saturday night, John De Jongh and running mate Gregory Francis garnered the majority of votes necessary to represent the US Virgin Islands Democratic Party on the November gubernatorial election ticket. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Not one to shy away from the spotlight, the ailing Fidel Castro will cast a long shadow as Cuba hosts much of the developing world, including key US foes, at a Non Aligned Movement summit in Havana this week. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  St Kitts and Nevis Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Timothy Harris left on Saturday for Havana, Cuba to attend the 14th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit. St Kitts and Nevis and Haiti will formally become members, bringing the number to 118. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts:  A majority of nationals of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis who attended the first public consultation on Electoral Reform in Tortola, British Virgin Islands on Friday night, is of the view that nationals residing overseas should be allowed to vote in the land of their birth. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): Firefighters were battling a major blaze Saturday at the headquarters of the Guyana Elections Commission, less than two weeks after polls that gave President Bharrat Jagdeo a new five-year term. read more.. |
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WILLEMSTAD, Curacao:  Barbados and the Netherlands Antilles have agreed to start negotiations regarding a Double Tax Agreement (DTA) and Mutual Customs Assistance Treaty. The Netherlands Antilles' State Secretary of Finance, Alex Rosaria, was recently in Bridgetown. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 Governments and financial sector authorities in the Caribbean should keep a close eye on the latest initiative by European Union tax officials to cast their tax net beyond their own shores. The inclusion of the Bahamas on the list is ominous. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| I have been following the discussion, or should I say battle, between Anthony Hall and various readers on the subject of circumcision and HIV transmission. read more.. |
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| As this week I celebrate 40 years in the travel industry across 67 countries, including eighteen on Barbados, perhaps the single biggest disappointment has been support for the re-DISCOVER the Caribbean initiative. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| SYDNEY, Australia (AFP): Australian A-League champions Sydney FC say they will play less for their next marquee player after being taken to the brink of financial ruin in their signing of Trinidad and Tobago captain Dwight Yorke. read more.. |
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STUTTGART, Germany:  Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell continued his unbeaten run this season with another win in the 100-metres, this time at the 4th IAAF World Athletics Final (WAF) on the green track at the Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium in Stuttgart, Germany on Saturday evening. read more.. |
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| BANGALORE, India: Indian captain Rahul Dravid says India will look to avenge their one-sided defeat by the West Indies in the Caribbean earlier this year, when they clash in the upcoming three-nation One Day International series. read more.. |
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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: West Indies vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan expressed delight with the current improvement of the regional side's attitude as they prepare for the start of what is expected to be a tough DLF Tri-Nation limited-over series in Malaysia. read more.. |
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| WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: Suriname produced an assured performance in their second game in Group A of the Digicel Caribbean Cup to defeat Grenada. Despite Wednesday’s drubbing at the hands of Guyana, Suriname started confidently. read more.. |
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| WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: Suriname defeated Netherlands Antilles at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Curacao on Sunday to ensure their progression to the next phase of the Digicel Caribbean Cup at the expense of the home side. read more.. |
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| WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: In stifling heat at the Ergilio Hato Stadium, Guyana beat Grenada by a single goal to ensure they finished top of Group A and qualify for the next round of the Digicel Caribbean Cup. read more.. |
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