Month: May 2011

May 14, 2011

West Indies face Pakistan test

West Indies will look to put the disappointment of the one-day series loss behind them, when they face Pakistan in the opening Test of the two-match series starting here today. The regional side lost the one-day series 3-2 after trailing 3-0 at…

May 14, 2011

Barbados economy on the rebound, says PM

Figures for 2010 show the Barbados economy has stopped contracting and there was…

May 14, 2011

$8m cocaine seized

A couple and a Venezuelan national were arrested by police after officers raided a house in Barataria on Thursday and seized hundreds of rounds in ammunition and $8 million in pure cocaine. Up to late yesterday, the couple, ages 31 and 36, and a…

May 12, 2011

Budget deficit on track to exceed $1 trillion

The government is taking in more tax revenue as the economy improves, but not nearly enough to…

May 12, 2011

Chicago Mayor Renames Street Oprah Winfrey Way

Oprah Winfrey now has her own street. On Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Richard…

May 12, 2011

OECS works to preserve special border tax arrangements

Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) member states of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are working towards securing flexibilities they have obtained in the negotiations on agriculture and non agriculture tariff liberalization…

May 12, 2011

Bahamas visitor satisfaction up

Visitors to The Bahamas who are very likely to recommend the destination to others are reporting greater visitor satisfaction in 2010 compared to five years earlier. The information, released by the Ministry of Tourism on Tuesday, was based on…

May 12, 2011

East finals bound: Miami ousts Boston, 97-87

And he and the Miami Heat are halfway to an NBA championship, having finally found a…

May 12, 2011

Novak Djokovic wins in Rome to maintain unbeaten run

Novak Djokovic stayed on course to become world number one with a 6-0 6-3 victory over Polish qualifier Lukasz Kubot at the Rome Masters. The Serb, who beat Rafael Nadal to win in Madrid last Sunday, was largely untroubled by Kubot as he picked…

May 12, 2011

Activists: Syrian Tanks, Troops Kill 19 People in South, West

Syrian rights activists say government forces have fired on residential areas in the south…