News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Tuesday, September 12, 2006:
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HAMILTON, Bermuda (Reuters):  Hurricane Florence bashed Bermuda on Monday with pounding surf and powerful winds that knocked out power to about 25,000 homes and businesses on the mid-Atlantic British island. Wind gusts of 100 miles per hour brought down electricity lines. read more.. |
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MIAMI, USA (Bloomberg):  Tropical Storm Gordon has formed in the central Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said on Monday. The center of the storm was located about 425 miles north of the Leeward Islands as of 5 pm EDT and was moving northwest at about 9 miles an hour. read more.. |
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| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters): UN troops took over several areas that had been held by illegally armed gangs in the volatile slums of the Haitian capital on Monday, according to a UN official who pledged to bring gang leaders to justice. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (Bloomberg): India's biggest state-controlled oil exploring company has won permission from Cuba to drill for crude in its waters, part of an effort by the Caribbean island's communist regime to become oil self-sufficient. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The Dominican Cabinet has been presented with a proposal by Duke Enterprises Corp, a British Virgin Islands company, to convert waste from sanitary landfills into electricity. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: The sole mobile telecommunications provider in the British Virgin Islands, CCT Global Communications, has lowered its rates for customers in the territory. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica:  The crime fighting capability of the Jamaica Constabulary Force is to receive a major boost come October, when the Automated Palm and Fingerprint Identification System (APFIS) becomes operational. The machine was purchased at a cost of US$3.61 million. read more.. |
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CHAPEL HILL, USA:  Divi Tiara Beach Resort in Cayman Brac, the second largest of the three Cayman Islands, has announced its decision to close business operations effective September 23, 2006. According to the company, the decision to close the resort was based on economic realities. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: The government of the British Virgin Islands has scheduled two public meetings this week to get feedback on a human rights charter, which is being considered for inclusion in the proposed new BVI constitution. read more.. |
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| CHARLOTTE AMALIE, USVI: The US Virgin Islands received its second investment grade bond rating from Standard & Poor’s, one of the world’s leading rating agencies. S&P also issued a favorable report on the Public Finance Authority’s gross receipts tax and GO loan note bonds. read more.. |
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HAVANA, Cuba (Bloomberg):  Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Felipe Perez Roque has commented on leader Fidel Castro's health, the US and Iran before a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement group that will take place in Havana this week. Perez Roque spoke at a news conference. read more.. |
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LOS ANGELES, USA (Reuters):  The 20-year-old son of Anna Nicole Smith died suddenly in the Bahamas on Sunday, three days after the former Playboy Playmate gave birth to a girl, Smith's attorney said. A statement did not provide any details of Daniel Smith's death. read more.. |
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| EL PASO, USA (Reuters): A US magistrate on Monday recommended releasing a 79-year-old Cuban exile accused of violent acts against Fidel Castro's government, including a 1976 airliner bombing that killed 73 people. read more.. |
COMMENTARY
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 As we look back two years ago, to that natural disaster called “Ivan,” many questions, and concerns, and considerations, keep on coming back to most people, as they struggle to find answers of one kind or another. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| I am following with great interest the series of letters relating to circumcision and HIV prevention. Several authors have, sadly but predictably, resorted to ad hominem attacks against myself and others. read more.. |
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| In his most recent response to Dr Wilhelm Kossenjans, Mr Hall directed the term "First do no harm" at Dr Kossenjans for the response provided by Dr Kossenjans. Mr Hall's choice of slogan for how he should be verbally-treated is fascinating. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malayasia (AFP): Australia go into Tuesday's limited overs showdown here against the West Indies in dire need of match practice, having been out of the international loop for five months. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): World 100m record holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica has pulled out of next weekend's 100m sprint at the 10th IAAF World Cup event in Athens but will run on a relay, his manager announced here Monday. read more.. |
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| TOKYO, Japan (Reuters): Japanese organisers confirmed on Monday that world record holder Asafa Powell will run in the 100 metres at this month's Super Track and Field meeting. read more.. |
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| STUTTGART, Germany: After losing the 200-metres on the opening day at the 4th IAAF World Athletics Final (WAF), Jamaican Sherone Simpson produced a stirring run in the closing metres to win the women’s 100m dash on Sunday. read more.. |
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