January 23, 2012
Allan Stanford trial starts
Jury selection began on Monday morning in the fraud trial of Allen Stanford in US federal court in Houston. The 61-year-old Stanford is charged with using his Houston-based financial empire to swindle investors of more than $7 billion. At the…
January 22, 2012
Penn State coach Joe Paterno dead at 85
Happy Valley was perfect for Joe Paterno, a place where "JoePa" knew best, where he not only won more football games than any other major college coach, but won them the right way: with integrity and sportsmanship. A place where character came…
January 22, 2012
Bolt top man, women share
Usain Bolt, along with fellow sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown and women’s cricketer Stafanie Taylor were named Jamaica’s top sports personalities for last year on Friday. Bolt grabbed the men’s prize ahead of fellow sprinter Yohan Blake, while…
January 22, 2012
Pierce has best game of the season in Celtics win 100-94
The Boston Celtics were missing one of their star guards when the game started, and then lost another in the second quarter. The way Paul Pierce was playing, it didn't matter. Pierce had season highs with 34 points and…
January 22, 2012
Jamaica beat Windwards to reach Caribbean Twenty20 final
Tidy bowling followed by steady batting moved Jamaica one step closer to a rare regional triple of titles, when they conquered Windward Islands by five wickets on Saturday to reach the Grand Final of the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament. Jamaica…
January 22, 2012
Serena turns on the power
Serena Williams was so dominant in her 6-1, 6-1 third-round win over Greta Arn at the Australian Open that there's probably only one shot she'll remember more than most. At 5-0 and a point from winning the first set, Williams lined up in the…
January 22, 2012
Grenada environment minister dismissed
Grenada’s Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, whose National Democratic Congress won 11 of 15 seats in the last general election, has fired a second minister in fewer than four years in office. Informed sources said Joseph Gilbert, MP for St Patrick…
January 22, 2012
Trinidad prime minister cleared by Integrity Commission
The Integrity Commission has cleared Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar of any wrongdoing in a complaint made alleging interference by her in the appointment of the director of the Financial Intelligence Unit. The prime…
January 22, 2012
US Presidential candidate allegedly linked to 1981 failed coup attempt in Dominica
In 1981, a lawyer tried to subpoena Ron Paul to testify in the trial of Don Black, a Grand Wizard for the Ku Klux Klan who would later go on to found the white supremacist, neo-Nazi website, Stormfront. Black was charged along with two other…
January 22, 2012
US Envoy: Taliban Must Renounce Terrorism to Participate in Talks
A top U.S. diplomat visiting Afghanistan said Sunday the Taliban must renounce international terrorism and endorse peace initiatives if it wants to participate in negotiations to end the 10-year war. Marc Grossman, the special U.S. envoy to…