Caribbean Headline News.....

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Fay hits Florida - again

Tropical Storm Fay has made landfall in the US state of Florida for the third time in four days. The storm has claimed more than 20 lives since it formed in the Atlantic Ocean last week. Fay has maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometres per hour and has dropped more than 50 centimetres of rain over several parts of central Florida. The storm also caused heavy flooding and left thousands without power. Forecasters say it is expected to move through north Florida and then into Alabama in the coming days.


Carifesta X opens
 

After months of planning, the tenth Caribbean festival of Arts opens on Friday in Guyana. The festival runs until August 31, under the theme 'One Caribbean; One Purpose, Our Culture, Our Life'. Over 100 events will be staged, including music, dance and drama.The Artistic Director of the Cayman Islands National Cultural Foundation, Henry Mootoo, is one of the participants.He is concerned that there is a declining interest in the region, in serious thought provoking theatre.

IOC official defends Bolt

One official of the International Olympic Committee has come to the defence of Jamaican Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt, who has been criticised for his victory celebrations in Beijing. The IOC president, Jacques Rogge knocked the 22-year-old, for what he said was a lack of respect towards his opponents. But the head of the IOC's athletes commission Frankie Fredericks, has defended Bolt's performance before and after the races. "You can't tell a guy who has run 9.69 seconds how to react," said Mr Frederick, a former sprinter from Namibia. He also said maybe that is Bolt's way of expressing himself to say 'I have done something no one else has done'.