News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Thursday, September 28, 2006:
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| HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Russia will make it easier for Cuba to repay $160 million in debt and set aside for now a dispute over Cold War-era credits as it seeks to sell planes to the former Soviet client, a Russian diplomat said on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Foreign Affairs Minister, Knowlson Gift, has resigned from the Patrick Manning Administration. The shock resignation came in a four-page letter to Manning as the Prime Minister was on a trip to the US. read more.. |
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ST JOHN, USVI:  US Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen has called the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) practices in the territory since the passage of the American Jobs Creation Act "intrusive" and a barrier to investment in the Virgin Islands. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Barbados has been identified as one of the most competitive countries in the world to do business. In a list compiled by the World Economic Forum, the country comes in at number 31 out of 125 countries. read more.. |
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MIAMI, USA (Bloomberg): The ninth tropical depression of the Atlantic hurricane season formed Wednesday in the central Atlantic Ocean, US hurricane forecasters said.
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  The visit of the Disney Wonder to St Kitts is an important development in the local cruise industry, and it is an indicative of efforts to enhance the quality of visitor experiences in the twin-island Federation. So says St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, Dr Denzil Douglas read more.. |
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GRAND TURK, Turks & Caicos Islands:  The Turks and Caicos Islands are gearing up to host the 2006 International Film Festival Scheduled to take place October 17 - 21, 2006 in Providenciales. Officials from the Ministry of Tourism have held promotional events in cities throughout the United States. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  Outgoing United States Ambassador to the Eastern Caribbean , Mary Kramer, said next year’s World Cup Cricket, though seen as a threat to Caribbean economies in some quarters is an investment for the future. Kramer said Caribbean businessmen should plan strategically. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Puerto Rico is said to be one of the countries in the region that now suffers from a critical trade imbalance and is seeking to increase trade with Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, and other countries in the region. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Infection control measures are being increased at the Tobago Scarborough Hospital, in order to ensure the vigilance of staff and the infection control team. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Thousands of Tobagonians have formed a pressure movement protesting against the sale of land on the island to foreigners. More than three thousand names have so far been collected by way of a petition. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Patrick Manning, speaking on Wednesday at the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, stressed the multifaceted security challenge facing the Americas. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: During a visit on Wednesday to the new campus of the University of Trinidad and Tobago, education experts from around the hemisphere learned about the country’s new policies to ensure that schoolteachers can earn a university education. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): President of the Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA), Dr Andre Gordon, has reported a 39 per cent growth in exports for the period January to May 2006, with earnings moving from approximately $641,361,000 to $827,000,000. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: St Kitts is on the itinerary when Carnival Cruise Line’s supership, the 2,124-passenger “Carnival Miracle,” is repositioned to the Southern Caribbean in late 2007. read more.. |
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UNITED NATIONS, New York:  Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Justin Simon, representing Prime Minister Spencer, on Wednesday delivered Antigua and Barbuda's annual address to the United Nations. In so doing, he becomes the first Attorney General in the nation's history to do so. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Speaking just after his second film was screened to another packed room, Antiguan film director, Howard Allen, said events like the CARIFESTA Film Festival provides a channel for their work to be dispersed. read more.. |
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| UNITED NATIONS, New York: CARICOM Ministers met this week with United States Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and, according to Antigua and Barbuda's Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Justin Simon, the meeting was conducted in an atmosphere of cordiality and mutual respect. read more.. |
LETTERS
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| After reading Mr Strachan's letter to the editor about Point Salines Airport, I would like to add another comment. We've visited Grenada twice now and have so enjoyed the country and people. read more.. |
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| As a UK-based charity campaigning worldwide for the conservation and protection of dolphins and whales, the Marine Connection is delighted to hear the decision taken by the government of St Maarten not to allow captive dolphin facilities on the island. read more.. |
SPORTS NEWS
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| OKLAHOMA, USA : After a dominant short sprint season in 2006, Jamaican Commonwealth Games 200-metres champion Sherone Simpson is already looking forward to what she expects to be a busy 2007 season. read more.. |
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