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Jamaica stands firm with CARICOM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (JIS): Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica, in an unequivocal statement on 1 July 2008 to the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Conference of
We apologise for the loss, says Gayle
BASSETERRE, St Kitts: Chris Gayle apologised to West Indies fan on behalf of his team for the narrow one run loss in the Fourth Digicel ...
Australia take 4-0 lead with narrow victory against West Indies
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (AFP): Shane Watson kept his nerve, and the seventh-wicket pair of Denesh Ramdin and Darren Sammy failed to carry West Indies over ...
Letter: I have been following African politics for a very long time
In response to Andrew Louden's letter (Dr Kenny Anthony political stance, July 1, 2008), he opposes my skeptical opinion about Dr Anthony's anti Mugabe stance. ...
Joint Services should be polygraphed over miners' murder, says Guyanese opposition
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Alliance For Change (AFC), the second largest opposition party in Guyana, is calling on the country’s government to polygraph members of the ...
First group of Vincentian army recruits arrive in the UK
PIRBRIGHT, England: Cenio E. Lewis, High Commissioner and Carolin de Freitas-Sawh Counsellor, attended the Army Training Centre in Pirbright, Surrey, and welcomed this year's first group of ...
Holding quits ICC over Oval change
LONDON, England (AFP): Cricket officials who hoped this week might end with one sort of resignation from the International Cricket Council (ICC) had to cope ...
Commentary: Hundreds of Belizeans pack Manhattan Center
On Saturday, June 21, 2008, hundreds of Belizeans lined up on 34th Street in Manhattan New York City in order to enter the Manhattan Center ...
Tropical Storm Bertha strengthens in Atlantic
MIAMI, USA (Reuters): Tropical Storm Bertha strengthened a little on Friday as it spun in the open Atlantic Ocean far from land, forecasters at the ...
Letter: A conspiracy of silence throughout St Vincent and the Grenadines
It is indeed a time to speak out against the wrongdoing, in St Vincent and the Grenadines, by the ruling Unity Labour Party government led ...
Turks and Caicos Opposition calls for explanation of Governor's statements
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands: With an announcement imminent in London as to whether the British Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) will be recommending a Commission ...
Letter: Airport financing in St Vincent
The six-mile-away property owner said to be Laverne George may visit this link to read for "herself" the innovative and creative financing plan for the ...
Guyana's Parliament passes life imprisonment law for piracy, hijacking
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Guyana parliament has passed the highly anticipated Piracy and Hijacking Bill which will allow for harsher penalties for pirates. The Bill, which ...
Commentary: The Turks and Caicos Governor tells all
Last week, Caribbean Net News reported the stunning information from outgoing British Governor Richard Tauwhare when he spoke at a Chamber of Conference meeting in ...
Turks and Caicos government urged to come clean on development proposals
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands: Recent announcements by the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands concerning the sale and development of Salt Cay and ...
Injured Ponting leaving Caribbean tour early
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (AFP): Skipper Ricky Ponting will make an early exit from Australia's tour of the Caribbean on Friday after being ruled out of ...
FAC recommends a Commission of Enquiry for the Turks and Caicos
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands: The much-anticipated report on Britain’s Overseas Territories by the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) was published on Sunday ...
Commentary: Britain recommends a Commission of Inquiry for TCI... Now what?
My fellow TCIslanders, our long national nightmare will soon be over. Because the British Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) has finally recommended a Commission of Inquiry ...
Britain's Foreign Affairs Committee publishes report on Caribbean territories
LONDON, England: Britain’s Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) published its much-anticipated report on the British Overseas Territories on Sunday, 6 July. The FAC is appointed by ...
Ethanol available in Jamaica by year-end
Ethanol blended fuel will be available to motorists in Jamaica by the end of this year, the country's Minister of Energy Clive Mullings has announced. ...
FEATURE: IEA sees oil demand moderating, defends speculators
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has cut its five-year forecast for global oil demand, saying high prices are forcing consumers to leave gas-guzzling vehicles in ...
CARICOM sets up $60 million fund to market tourism
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government have agreed to set up a US$60 million fund which will be used for marketing the region's tourism as ...
Barbados to reduce impact of cars on environment
Barbados is now officially a part of an internationally recognised environmental campaign aimed at reducing the impact of cars on the environment. ...
Grenada, OAS sign election agreement
Grenada has signed an agreement with the Organisation of American States (OAS), formalising the terms under which the Washington-based hemispheric organisation is fielding a team ...
Caribbean hardest hit by food, energy prices
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno has reported that rising food and oil prices are hitting the Caribbean more than any other region ...
CARICOM advised on strategy for debt relief requests
Guyana's President Bharat Jagdeo has urged the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to craft a strategy to get the issue of debt relief for the region's countries ...
Second earthquake hits off Trinidad
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Centre on Thursday recorded the second earthquake near Trinidad within the past week. ...
Jamaican migrant who died was a native of St. Catherine's
To news consumers around the world, Esmin Green was simply a blue gown-clad figure lying ignored on the floor of a hospital waiting room. But ...
Former West Indies captain appointed ICC cricket committee chairman
DUBAI, India (AFP): Former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd has succeeded Sunil Gavaskar as chairman of the cricket committee of the International Cricket Council (ICC), ...
Bolt confirms for Zurich Golden League meeting
ZURICH, Switzerland: World 100m record holder Usain Bolt of Jamaica has been added to the list of contestants for the August 29 Weltklasse Zürich IAAF ...
Travel harassment a threat to CMSE, says Guyana president
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana president, Bharrat Jagdeo said the treatment meted out to some Caribbean nationals by immigration officers at some Caribbean ports of entry was ...
Letter: To the Executive Chairman of the Turks & Caicos Islands Tourist Board
Mr Chairman, we regret you had to be the bearer of more disappointing news, but it time that you guys begin to see our economic ...
