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children charged with kidnapping two young sisters aged 11 and 9 - T'dad Express Jamaica denies refugee status to 281 Haitians - J'ca Observer J'ca Gleaner West Indies cricketers to each receive US$45,000 - T'dad Guardian Hurricane Jeanne leaves Haitians in "The Mud", Bahamas with only their clothes on their backs - Nassau Guardian (Sept 29) Jamaica government slashes taxes on imported chicken and vegetables to combat rising costs - J'ca Observer J'ca Gleaner Trinidad police rescue two kidnapped sisters - T'dad Guardian Tiger Woods to marry Swede in Barbados - Barbados Nation Deux policiers tués mardi soir à Port-au-Prince - Haiti Press Network (Sept 28) 2 sisters ages 9 and 11 abducted in Trinidad - T'dad Express West Indies cricket champions return home - Barbados Nation, Trinidad Express, Guyana Chronicle Trinidadian sues New York Hilton for $12-million - Trinidad Newsday Bahamas island of Abaco devastated by Jeanne, three weeks after being hit by Frances - Nassau Guardian (Sept 27) Barbados reception for West Indies cricket team - Jamaica Gleaner Jeanne leaves roofless houses and flooding in Bahamas - CNN Le bilan s'alourdit en Haïti, situation catastrophique aux Gonaïves - Haiti Press Network (Sept 26) West Indies beat England by 2 wickets to win ICC Champions trophy Big canned ackee racket in Jamaica. Corrupt producers relabelling labels for sale overseas - Jamaica Gleaner Trinidad Prime Minister addresses United Nations -appeals for money for Grenada - T'dad Express Hurricane Jeanne hits Bahamas - CNN. BBC Now pounding Florida with winds of 110mph - CNN Food aid looting erupts in Haiti - BBC Former Trinidad President Sir Ellis Clarke held up - robbed of car by men with shot guns - T'dad Express (Sept 25) West Indies beat England by 2 wickets to win ICC Champions trophy Big canned ackee racket in Jamaica. Corrupt producers relabelling labels for sale overseas - Jamaica Gleaner Trinidad Prime Minister addresses United Nations -appeals for money for Grenada - T'dad Express Hurricane Jeanne hits Bahamas - CNN. BBC Now lashing Florida with winds of 115mph - CNN (Sept 24) Health experts warn of epidemic in Haiti - 1,023 dead, 1,200 missing, 900 wounded - Jamaica Observer House owners living on street or on rooftops left intact as flood waters continue to recede - BBC Cayman wants workers. Vacancies available as many flee island - Jamaica Gleaner - Guyana says Jamaica rice imports against Caricon treaty - Guyana Chronicle Sept 23) Deaths in Haiti from Jeanne climb to more than 1,070 - CNN BBC Haïti : le pape Jean-Paul II bouleversé appelle au soutien international après Jeanne - Haiti Press Network Trinidad archbishop overrules nun on dreadlocked student - T'dad Express T'dad Guardian Ken Gordon quits as chairman of Trindad's First Citizens Bank , charges political interference - T'dad Guardian, T'dad Express Jamaica government warns about untested canned ackees - Jamaica Gleaner (Sept 22) 700 dead, 1,000 missing in Haiti from Jeanne floods- CNN Haiti floods spark disease fears - BBC (Sept 21) Death toll in Haiti from hurricane Jeanne rises to 600 - CNN BBC (Sept 20) Floods from tropical storm Jeanne kill 90 in Haiti - BBC, UK Telegraph. But Jeanne turns away from Bahamas - USA Today Jamaica tells foreign creditors it will pay its debts, despite hurricane Ivan - J'ca Observer (Sept 19) Trini shot dead in Brooklyn - Trinidad Newsday (Sept 17) Trinidad policeman arrested with grenades, AK assault rifle, shotguns, amunition, and cocaine - T'dad Express , T'dad Guardian Hurricane Jeanne kills two in Hispaniola. Heads for the Bahamas - Reuters Jeanne faiblit temporairement sur l’île Hispaniola - Haiti Press Network Luggage of Guyanese passengers returned to New York when door of North American Airline plane fails to open - Stabroek News Guyana sends 100 soldiers and $40M sugar shipment to Grenada - Stabroek News Jamaica government reacts to United States travel advisory on Jamaica - J'ca Observer Trinidad gives Jamaica a $100M hurricane relief grant - J'ca Gleaner (Sept 16) Caricom agrees on measures to rebuild Grenada - Stabroek News Rescue plan for Grenada- B'dos Nation, Trinidad Express Grenada Prime Minister a no-show at Caricom meeting to help Grenada. Blamed opposition for spreading rumours and expressed fear they would destabilise Grenada- T'dad Express - T'dad Guardian Trinidad MP's come to blows - Trinidad Express, Trinidad Guardian Tropical Storm Jeanne batters Puerto Rico . Heads to Dominican Republic- Houston Chronicle, Scotsman Kills 2- Xinhua Barbados to hang 2 convicted murderers next week - Barbados Nation (Sept 15) Telethon in Brooklyn, New York to inform Grenadians about the situation back home, and to raise funds. (Sept 14) Hurricane Ivan devastates Cayman - Bloomberg Grand Cayman: 'Devastation beyond imagination" - Cayman NetNews Ivan lashes Cuba - Reuters, CNN Grenada refugees seek shelter in Trinidad - Trinidad Newsday Emergency Caricom Summit on Hurricane Ivan to take place in Trinidad - Trinidad Newsday Barbados Nation (Sept 13) Ivan's death toll reaches 65 --- 15 in Jamaica, 39 in Grenada, five in Venezuela, one in Tobago and one in Barbados- TheStar.com Ivan again a powerful category 5 hurricane after swamping Cayman Islands. Heads for western tip of Cuba - CNN Cayman Islanders flee to rooftops - CNN 16 die in Jamaica after failing to heed evacuation orders - Sun Sentinel (Sept 12) Ivan strengthens to category 5 - Heads to Cayman Islands and Cuba after killing 14 in Jamaica - BBC News 24 CNN Jamaica Prime Minister declares a public emergency - J'ca Observer Blackout in Grand Cayman - T'dad Express Grenada airport reopens - T'dad Guardian (Sept 11) Ivan kills at least 11 in Jamaica - VOA Melbourne Herald Sun Cayman Islands seem destined for direct hit Widespread damage across Jamaica, roofs lifting everywhere.... ChannelNewsAsia Deaths already being reported Hurricane Ivan wobbles, and its eye veers west, sparing Jamaica a direct hit - ABC News Parts of Jamaica still get 155 mph winds, but Kingston spares full fury. Ivan headed for Cayman Islands and Cuba on Sunday. Eye could strike Grand Cayman - Cayman NetNews Jamaica Prime Minister declares state of emergency as Ivan precedes strike with floods - J'ca Gleaner Jamaica orders evacuation of 500,000 people - Jamaica Observer Despair setting in among 80,000 homeless Grenadians - B'dos Nation US drops charges against two Bajans accused in money laundering scam - B'dos Nation Armed pirates robbing vessels at sea of food and supplies bound for Grenada - B'dos Nation (Sept 10) Despair setting in among 80,000 homeless Grenadians - B'dos Nation Mob rule in Grenada. Prime Minister considers state of emergency - T'dad Guardian Curfew and chaos in Grenada - T'dad Newsday Jamaica braces for Ivan's strike tonight. Half a million people told to leave their homes - ABC news CNN J'ca Gleaner Ivan forces many Jamaicans into shelters - Jamaica Gleaner Hurricane warning remains in effect for Cayman Islands - Cayman NetNews Trinidad and Tobago firms aid Grenada - T'dad Express (Sept 9) Grenada In Ruins (T'dad Express) Jamaica prepares for Ivan - Jamaica Observer Jamaica Gleaner Ivan causes millions in damage in Tobago - T'dad Express Meteorologists in Jamaica threaten to strike - Jamaica Observer (Sept 8) Death toll in Grenada from Ivan climbs to 20 (Yahoo News) . Prime Minister's home destroyed (scotsman) capital of St. Georges devastated (CNN) as eye of hurricane passes over island [ ABC News] Ivan earlier ripped roofs off houses and hotels in Barbados and caused electricity outages. Aruba under Hurricane Watch Ivan causes millions in damage in Tobago - T'dad Express Cayman Islands issues hurricane alert for Ivan - Cayman NetNews Jamaica on the lookout for Ivan - J'ca Gleaner, J'ca Observer Sept 7) Grenada gets direct hit from Hurricane Ivan [ ABC News] which earlier ripped roofs off houses, hotels, and the Industry High School in Barbados and caused electricity outages. The hurricane also ripped roofs off Tobago which it passed on its way to Grenada. Winds have increased from 105 mph to 135 mph. Airlines have cancelled flights to Barbados, Grenada and St. Lucia Hurricane Ivan tears through Barbados - Toronto Star Ivan rips off roofs in Barbados. Tobagonians evacuated - Reuters Houses bear the brunt of Ivan - IOL Chickens being smuggled in to Guyana from Brazil - Stabroek News (Sept 6) Businesses close early and Barbadians begin to move into hurricane shelters as powerful hurricane Ivan moves towards island. Hurricane warnings also issued for St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenada with winds of 105 miles per hour. Hurricane Ivan makes tracks for Barbados - abc7 News Barbados, East Caribbean brace for Hurricane Ivan - Reuters Russia terror link to BWIA plane - T'dad Express (Sept 5) Image of exploding BWIA plane on terrorist website following set up of FBI office in Trinidad - T'dad Express , T'dad Newsday Cabinet switch in Barbados between Ministers of Tourism and Education expected - Barbados Nation (Sept 4) Jamaica Teachers Association says yes to cops in schools - Jamaica Observer (Sept 3) Hurricane Frances batters Turks and Caicos Islands - ABC News One man electrocuted, boats destroyed and some looting reported as Frances rips Bahamas - ABC News The Hindu Bahamas begins cleanup - Miami Herald Guyana businessman arrested
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Cops to be assigned to 60 schools in Jamaica to curb violence. Truancy programme also introduced- J'ca Observer J'ca Gleaner Barbados coast guard arrest fishermen for catching sea eggs 'illegally' - Barbados Nation 2.5million people told to evacuate Florida as a weakened hurricane Frances approaches - Bloomberg CNN (Sept 2) Hurricane Frances batters Turks and Caicos Islands - ABC News Hurricane Frances spins into Bahamas after battering Turks and Caicos Islands - Detroit Press (Sept 1) Hurricane Frances presently lashing Turks and Caicos Islands with 140mph winds - will hit south eastern Bahamas late tonight, early tomorrow morning. CLICK HERE for LATEST ADVISORIES, FORECASTS, MAPS .... for news, select from - Nassau Guardian - Washington Times - CNN 300,000 residents of Palm Beach, Florida ordered to evacuate as Frances approaches USA - WSBTV CNN Families abandon their homes on Guyana's east coast following deadly attacks by gunmen - Stabroek News Residents around Kensington Oval made offer to relocate as Barbados government prepares expansion for World Cup - Nation (Aug 31) Jamaica Olympic team returns home after sending a message to the world and silencing the USA - J'ca Observer Cayman Islands tourism arrivals surpass pre-9/11 figures - Cayman NetNews Jamaica's high crime rate hurting tourism - J'ca Gleaner (Aug 30) Trinidad and Tobago Budget delayed one month because of Prime Minister's absence-T'dad Express T'dad Guardian T'dad Newsday Hurricane watch issued for British and US Virgin Islands as Frances approaches. Tropical storm warning for Antigua, St. Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla - Bloomberg (Aug 28) Jamaica sprinters win 4x100 meters relay Olympic gold - Jamaica Observer Jamaica Gleaner Barbados Nation 26 Guyanese, including two women, deported betwen June and August from USA, France and Canada- Stabroek News Vendors riot for second day in May Pen, Jamaica - Jamaica Gleaner (Aug 27) Landfill fires in Jamaica believed being set by dismissed garbage collectors - J'ca Observer Hurricane Frances strengthens into a hurricane - CNN Cuba cuts relations with Panama - BBC Barbados given September 6 deadline to provide a map and other information to Trinidad - Barbados Nation (Aug 26) Gas pipeline blast in Trinidad seriously injures 5 persons. 12 hospitalized - T'dad Express T'dad Newsday Jamaica's Veronica Campbell wins Olympic gold in 200 meters - J'ca Observer Bahamas' Tonique Williams-Darling wins 400 meters gold - Nassau Guardian Trinidad Prime Minister to remain in Cuba for further 72 hours after having pacemaker installed in heart - T'dad Guardian Guyana's cement crisis worsens. Government approves shipments from outside Caribbean - Guyana Chronicle Tropical storm Francis strengthens in Caribbean - CNN Aug 25) 114 persons murdered in Jamaica in August, bringing total to 900 for year - Jamaica Gleaner Barbados to play Brian Lara's West Indies team in two One Day matches in Bermuda - Jamaica Observer 24 year old love struck man planned the poison death pact with 11 year old girl 2 weeks ago - T'dad Express 11 year old girl and 24 years old man in Trinidad were in love for 2 years - T'dad Newsday (Aug 24) 11 year old girl and man twice her age die of poison in Trinidad - Trinidad Express T'dad Guardian T'dad Newsday (Aug 23) Trinidad police association rejects Commissioner's call for vacationing policemen to return to work - T'dad Express Trinidad author sues Education Minister Hazel Manning for $2M for infringement of copyright - T'dad Guardian Jamaica Prime Minister says crime could derail Jamaica's economic growth - J'ca Observer Trinidad expects windfall oil money as world oil prices soar towards $50 a barrel - T'dad Newsday Today is International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition - BBC (Aug 20) George Bovell, wins swimming bronze for Trinidad and Tobago - T'dad Newsday, T'dad Express, T'dad Guardian Cayman Islands government grant 600 people Caymanian status - Cayman Net News (Aug 17) Trinidad radio station launches campaign for a state of emergency - T'dad Express Businesses call for same - T'dad Guardian Guyanese footballer gunned down in Brooklyn - Stabroek News Caribbean leaders divided over Haiti - Barbados Nation (Aug 16) Tropical storm Earl degenerates into a tropical wave - Guardian Unlimited Tropical storm Earl rakes across Eastern Caribbean, knocking down trees from Tobago to Grenada - SF Gate, Charlotte Observer Lara scores 7 runs in West Indies 2nd innings, but becomes the fourth person to score 10,000 runs - BBC (Aug 15) 19 murdered in Jamaica between Thursday night and Friday evening, bringing year's total to 691 - J'ca Observer 100 prominent members of Barbados Cricket Association call for resignation of President - Barbados Nation Tropical storm Earl may be headed for Cayman - Cayman NetNews Storm warning for Trinidad and Tobago for Earl - T'dad Newsday, T'dad Express Recall Referendum underway in Venezuela - BBC, Caracas News (Aug 14) Trinidad Prime Minister Patrick Manning to get a pacemaker. Procedure to be done in Cuba - T'dad Express T'dad Guardian Hurricane Charley batters Cuba with 105 mph winds - ABC News Reuters Hurricane Charley causes one death, $$millions of damage in Jamaica - J'ca Observer J'ca Gleaner 2 million urged to flee Florida as Hurricane Charley blows at 124mph - ABC Disaster Relief (Aug 12) Tropical storm Charley soaks Jamaica - Jamaica Observer Cayman Islands gets all clear - Cayman NetNews Price of chicken in Guyana $200 a pound and climbing - Stabroek News Bodyguard of former Trinidad president Robinson murdered while on duty - T'dad Express Corporal punishment to remain in Barbados schools - Barbados Nation Lara to captain West Indies team in next month's ICC Champions Trophy competition - BBC (Aug 11) Jamaica prepares for tropical storm Charley - J'ca Gleaner Cayman Islands under hurricane warning - Cayman NetNews Tropical storm Charley forces Air Jamaica to change its schedules - CNews Bruce Golding launches campaign for leadership of Jamaica Labour Party - J'ca Observer , J'ca Gleaner Antigua Police Commissioner forced to step down after spat with government minister - Antigua Sun (Aug 10) Trinidad government awards 23 medical scholarships in move to ease shortage of doctors - T'dad Express US government pledges more financial support for Guyana's fight against HIV/AIDS - Guyana Chronicle Guyana police investigating $$multi-million fraud at a post office - Guyana Chronicle Improper use of pesticides costing Jamaica $$millions in export earnings - Jamaica Gleaner Barbados government to introduce tough music piracy laws ... $500,000 fine or 10 years imprisonment - Barbados Nation (Aug 9) Antigua Police Commissioner may be on the way out after verbal attack on government minister - Antigua Sun Jamaica Teachers Association issues deadline to government - Jamaica. Gleaner (Aug 8) Jamaica's unemployment of 12.8% is a big problem - Jamaica Gleaner Guns being smuggled into Trinidad by hundreds of fishing boats manned by smugglers pretending to be sailors - T'dad Express Cuba suffers worst drought in 40 years - CNN Aug 7) Trinidad Prosecutor in freeing of Bajan fishermen breaks his silence - T'dad Express Coral Gardens methodology transferred to Jamaica, Honduras - CNews Standard and Poors lowers Barbados' credit rating - Barbados Nation Jamaica under severe weather watch - Jamaica Gleaner (Aug 6) Jamaica government asks for more time, more money to restructure its sugar industry - J'ca Observer Jamaican legendary Olympian Herb McKenzie tops list of 100 persons to get Jamaica Honours - J'ca Gleaner Coral Gardens methodology transferred to Jamaica, Honduras - CNews Bahamas to end social promotion in its government schools - Bahamas Guardian WTO free market may harm small nations - Barbados Advocate (Aug 5) World Trade Organization rules against sugar subsidies - a blow to Guyana and other Caribbean countries - Stabroek News Caribbean region to engage in street protests against sugar price cuts - Jamaica Gleaner Barbados attorney "Johnny" Cheltenham to head commission probing Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell - B'dos Nation Aug 4) Cargo ships bypassing Trinidad and Tobago because of backlog at harbour - T'dad Guardian Student sues UWI - St. Augustine, after developing increased levels of mercury in her blood during studies - T'dad Express (Aug 3) Lara must be held accountable - Guyana Chronicle Jamaica trade unions to protest outside of European Unions offices against Europe's sugar prices to Jamaica - J'ca Observer Man, 65, shoots lover, 35, then kills himself after finding out she was seeing another man - T'dad Express, T'dad Guardian Jamaica farmers warned against high pesticide use - affecting growth of export products - J'ca Gleaner UK tightens immigrations restrictions around temporary visa holders and students in non-degree programs - J'ca Gleaner (August 2) Sir Vivian Richards says Lara should give up captaincy- Guyana Chronicle But Lara says he's not quitting - CricInfo Scams luring Guyanese to Barbados - Barbados Nation One million celebrate Caribana in Toronto, Canada - National Post (August 1) 'Ruddy' Spencer succeeds Hugh Shearer as head of Bustamante Industrial Trade Union - J'ca Observer Bodies of unidentified and unclaimed bodies piling up at Jamaica's funeral homes - Jamaica Gleaner Kid Site, the only contestant without a drivers license, wins his 2nd Crop Over Calypso Title - T'dad Express, B'dos Nation Scams luring Guyanese to Barbados - Barbados Nation (July 31) Doctors in Trinidad threaten to stop working overtime and holidays over pay dispute - T'dad Guardian Kid Site wins Barbados Pic-o-De-Crop Crop Over calypso competition-B'dos Nation Poorest crowd attendance ever-B'dos Nation Guyana customs and narcotics police, with help from USA and UK, move to smash drug rings - Guyana Chronicle (July 30) 3 Trinidad cops in trouble for freeing 2 Barbadian fishermen - Trinidad Express , Trinidad Guardian Dominica receives $6.4-million grant from CDB to pay interest on loans - Forbes July 29) Trinidad government to introduce bill to deny bail for persons accused of kidnapping - Trinidad Express Barbados could gain 5 times the $100-million it inmvests in World Cup 2007 - Barbados Nation BWIA ground staff strike. Demand wage increase - Antigua Sun (July 28) Lightning hits house in Guyana - knocks 3 family members unconscious - Guyana Chronicle Jamaica's PM and Opposition Leader trade blows over Caribbean Court of Justice-J'ca Observer House passes Bill-J'ca Gleaner Barbados' foreign reserves fall by $25-million - Barbados Nation Barbados opposition DLP walk out of Parliament - Barbados Advocate (July 27) Jamaica's opposition groups asking Privy Council not to allow setting up of Caribbean Court of Justice in Jamaica - J'ca Gleaner One week after payment of $300,000 to kidnappers, man still not returned to family - T'dad Express Barbadians face sea egg shortage - Barbados Nation 16 year old fakes own kidnapping in Jamaica... then arrested by police - Jamaica Observer Anglican Priest tells Barbadians that their Ancient And Modern hymn book is no longer relevant to modern church goers - Barbados Nation A 16 year old and a 21 year old arrested in connection with Antigua's Kentucky Fried Chicken robbery - Antigua Sun July 26) Caribbean countries could earn $36B from Cricket World Cup - Jamaica Observer 14 year old schoolgirl in Trinidad raped twice by two men she confided in - Trinidad Express Caribbean countries get a tiny fraction of the 100,000 USA 'green card' lottery. WorkPermit.com, UK Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair back in Barbados on vacation - Barbados Nation Jamaica's Prime Minister warns his PNP candidates not to take tainted money to fund their campaigns - J'ca Observer, J'ca Gleaner Caribbean people fleeced in New York immigration scam - Trinidad Newsday (July 25) Kenneth "Ken"Baugh could be compromise opposition leader of Jamaica Labour Party - Jamaica Observer 550 women raped in Jamaica since January - Jamaica Gleaner Political leader of St. Kitts opposition People's Action Movement arrested -- again - The St. Kitts/Nevis Democrat (July 24)Political leader of St. Kitts opposition People's Action Movement arrested -- again - The St. Kitts/Nevis Democrat 3 gunmen raid Kentucky Fried Chicken in Antigua; put security guard in freezer - Antigua Sun 10 Jamaican cops going to Liberia to join UN peacekeeping mission - Jamaica Observer BWIA lost $138.2 million last year. Accumulated losses exceed $500 million - Trinidad Guardian US Embassy warns Guyanese with US income of an identity theft scam using a fradulent IRS letterhead - Guyana Chronicle Controversal lbw dismissal of Lara shown to be erroneous by TV replays - Jamaica Observer July 23) 12 year old girl charged as Trinidad police find guns, hand grenade and cocaine valued at $3M - T'dad Express, T'dad Guardian T'dad Newsday $300,000 paid for release of kidnap victim in Trinidad as family await his release - T'dad Express 3 gunmen raid Kentucky Fried Chicken in Antigua; put security guard in freezer - Antigua Sun (July 22) Arson suspected in fire at Jamaica courthouse that destroys 80% of recent case records - J'ca Observer , J'ca Gleaner Barbados' Opposition Leader to give up presidency of his Democratic Labour Party - Barbados Nation (July 21) Nurses at San Fernando General Hospital stay off the job again in dispute with doctors - Trinidad Express Donors pledge $1b in aid to rebuild Haiti - BBC C&W application for telephone rate increase in Barbados rejected - Barbados Advocate, Barbados Nation Jamaica Chamber of Commerce asks government for urgent meeting to tackle escalating crime - Jamaica Gleaner Japan counts Caribbean nations as allies - Seattle Post International Bermuda's Tourism Minister resigns - Bermuda Sun (July 20) Nurses dispute shuts down operating theatres at Trinidad's San Fernando hospital - T'dad Express 244 Haitians apply for refugees status in Jamaica - Jamaica Observer Barbadians warned not to pirate music - Barbados Nation Guyanese protest European Union's changes in sugar prices - Guyana Chronicle, Stabroek News (July 19) Muslim villages to be established in Trinidad ...will not permit homosexuality, lesbianism, or adultery - Trinidad Express More than 20 dentists from Howard University, USA are in Jamaica to give free medical service - Jamaica Gleaner (July 18) A record 1,718 new cases of HIV/AIDS reported in Trinidad in 2003 - Trinidad Express Jamaica says goodbye to Hugh Shearer today - Jamaica Observer More foreigners apply for work permits in Jamaica - Jamaica Gleaner 3 Barbadian cops caught on camera beating two youths are charged with assault - Barbados Nation (July 17) Rescue package for LIAT--- 4 Eastern Caribbean countries to inject US$8M immediately to keep airline flying - Barbados Nation Body of woman in Guyana dismembered ... parts then burnt. Husband arrested - Guyana Chronicle Fire in Canterbury, Montego Bay, Jamaica destroys 7 houses, leave 50 homeless - Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica Observer (July 16) Antigua's Finance Minister says economy worse than expected. Antiguans could face new taxes - Antigua Sun 300 soldiers in Trinidad on "lockdown" until missing deadly assault rifle is found - T'dad Guardian , T'dad Express Jamaica police seize 800 rounds of ammo from slain gangster's home - J'ca Gleaner, J'ca Observer Police in Netherlands find cocaine worth US$38M in molasses shipped from Guyana - Stabroek News Body of 5 year-old girl with hands cut off ... other human bones found in Guyana - Guyana Chronicle Sir Clyde Walcott says West Indies success in Cricket World Cup requires overhaul in team's development - B'dos Nation (July 15) Antigua's DPP says there's no evidence for arrests in connection with files missing from new Prime Minister's Office-Antigua Sun Tobago House of Assembly to lease two planes - expect $7M in revenue - Trinidad Guardian Caribbean oil producing countries take steps to form regional petroleum firm - Caracas News Barbados Prime Minister tells his immigration authorities to stop treating non-nationals badly - B'dos Advocate , B'dos Nation (July 14) Barbados to host World Cup Cricket Final-B'dos Nation, Guyana Chronicle Jamaica will host opening ceremony-J'ca Observer Mini-bus driver caught having sex with school girl wearing uniform - Guyana Chronicle Turks and Caicos sending sand to Cayman Islands to replenish Seven Mile Beach - Cayman Islands BWIA says it can't fire company that caused $$-millions damage to 3 of its planes - T'dad Express Barbados Prime Minister tells his immigration authorities to stop treating non-nationals badly - Barbados Advocate Caribbean oil producing countries take steps to form regional petroleum firm - Caracas News (July 13) Caricom ministers head for Haiti - Stabroek News Tobago Express pilots on industrial action - Trinidad Guardian Attorneys in Barbados collecting clients' money for homes, but not handing them over to government agency - B'dos Nation (July 12) $40-million in ransom paid to kidnappers for release of 6 members of Greater Chaguanas Chamber of Commerce-T'dad Express Miss Grenada, Thea Duncan, wins Queen of Caricom - Guyana Chronicle , Stabroek News New rules exclude Canada-based calypsonian Brian "Structure" Thornhill from Barbados Crop Over semi-finals-B'dos Nation (July 11) Lines for Trinidad passports to get longer - T'dad Express (July 10) Guyana President tells UN he no longer has confidence in the UN representative to Guyana - Stabroek News Caricom to intensify lobby against sugar price cuts by European Union - Guyana Chronicle Jamaica police deploy hundreds of police to fight $multi-million extortion racket in Spanish Town, Jamaica - Jamaica Gleaner West Indies collapse for 159 - lose to New Zealand (266 all out) by 107 runs (July 9) Caricom leaders reject EU sugar price proposal - Stabroek News In effort to force $7-million ransom, kidnappers in Trinidad beat hostage as father listens to his screams on telephone-T'dad Xpress US$1.2-million to fix BWIA plane damaged by truck - T'dad Express, T'dad Newsday Implementation of CSME will take US$72M over next ten years - Jamaica Gleaner Its now full speed ahead Barbados Nation Guyana's 8 local aircraft grounded again because of fuel shortage - Stabroek News (July 8) UK Privy Council strikes down mandatory death sentence for capital murder convicts imposed by Jamaica courts - J'ca Gleaner but... Privy Council upholds constitutionality of the death penalty in Barbados. Deathrow prisoners will hang. - B'dos Nation Trinidad freezes off-shore account of another person accused in the Piarco Airport project - T'dad Newsday Bermuda's Premier approval rating slumps - Bermuda Sun Implementation of CSME will take US$72M over next ten years - Jamaica Gleaner Its now full speed ahead Barbados Nation (July 7) The President of the new Caribbean Court of Justice is to be former Trinidad & Tobago Chief Justice Michael de la Bastide - Trinidad Guardian (July 6) 8 Caribbean countries chosen as venues for World Cup Cricket 2007. St. Vincent, Florida and Bermuda out. CLICK HERE Caribbean Congress of Labour criticises CARICOM for slow pace of CSME - T'dad Express Kidnappers in Trinidad strike again - demand $7 million for businessman's son - T'dad Guardian, T'dad Express , T'dad Newsday Hugh Shearer, former Prime Minister of Jamaica, dies - J'ca Observer , Jamaica Gleaner Bahamas travel agents boycott Bahamasair - Nassau Guardian West Indies (286/3 - Gayle 132 not out) beat England by 7 wickets - England eliminated from Nat West series (July 5) 150 murdered in Jamaica in 30 days making June the bloodiest month in 30 years - Jamaica Gleaner Caricom Heads of government conference opens in Grenada - Guy' Chronicle Trinidadians brace for flooding - Trinidad Guardian Some West Indies batsmen do not like their designated positions - Barbados Nation (July 4) US justice department could accuse more Barbadians of fraud and money laundering in illegal insurance scheme - B'dos Nation (July 3) 3 charged in Guyana with murder of George Bacchus - Guyana Chronicle Dispute by St. Lucia musicians force hiring of Trini musicians to save Carnival - T'dad Guardian Caricom talks begin in St. Georges, Jamaica - J'ca Gleaner, Kansas City Star Grenada government to investigate bribery allegations against Prime Minister Mitchell - CNN Grenada church leaders call for inquiry into bribery allegations against Prime Minister - Jamaica Observer Jamaica Senate passes bills to establish Caribbean Court of Justice - J'ca Observer US criticism over Cayman Islands being home to subsidiaries of 150 US corporations - Cayman Net News (July 2) Grenada government to investigate bribery allegations against Prime Minister Mitchell - CNN Grenada Church leaders call for inquiry into bribery allegations against Prime Minister - Jamaica Observer New work permit fees for foreigners wishing to work in Jamaica - Jamaica Gleaner Above normal hurricane season forecast - CNN Key suspect held in Guyana's Bacchus murder probe. Charges expected soon - Stabroek News, Guyana Chronicle Girls do better than boys in Trinidad's SEA examinations - Trinidad Newsday (July 1) US embassy in Guyana introduces biometric visas processsing--fingerprint electronic scans stored in US database-Stabroek News Jamaica's opposition JLP leader announces he will retire in November - Jamaica Gleaner 10 year old girl snatched, beaten and thrown out of moving car in Trinidad - T'dad Guardian, T'dad Express |
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