March 20, 2012
China raises fuel prices for second time in a month
China has raised the price of petrol by about 6% and diesel about 7% for the second time in 2012, as it struggles with the rising cost of crude oil. Global oil prices have been high because of tensions with key supplier Iran. The move is aimed at…
March 20, 2012
Manning goes from Colts to Broncos, with pending deal likely worth $95 million
The Denver Broncos got their Man. Make that Peyton Manning. Pending final contract negotiations, Manning will join John Elway’s Broncos with hopes of winning another Super Bowl. So much for Tebowmania. Still to be decided is what happens to last…
March 20, 2012
Contracts Put Gayle Return In A Bind
A proposed move that would have seen the return of talismanic opener Chris Gayle to the West Indies team and ended his yearlong impasse with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has been stalled. A high-level meeting in St Vincent earlier this…
March 20, 2012
Bolt Starsin Visa Ad
Usain Bolt, the defending 100-metre and 200-metre Olympic champion, is being featured in a Visa Europe advertisement in its Run to London campaign leading to the XXX Olympiad starting July 27. Visa is an Olympic sponsor. The ad was released last…
March 20, 2012
Morton Laid To Rest In Homeland
Former West Indies batsman Runako Morton was laid to rest here Saturday, following a five-hour service that was attended by several dignitaries and former cricketers. Morton died two weeks ago in Trinidad and Tobago when the car he was driving…
March 20, 2012
WI Pumped Up – Narine
Exciting off-spinner Sunil Narine says West Indies' big win over Australia in Sunday's second one-day international (ODI) will serve as a huge boost to the regional side for the third game of the five-match series here today. West Indies snapped…
March 20, 2012
Antigua PM: Caribbean peace under threat
CARICOM CHAIRMAN, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, yesterday called upon all regional governments to do all in their power to ensure that crime does not undermine peace and security in the Caribbean. Spencer issued this…
March 20, 2012
Cayman Islands calls in UK police as crime threatens image
The Cayman Islands has brought in British police to tackle a rise in gang-related crime that business leaders fear could hurt the territory's image as a safe finance and tourism destination. Fourteen British officers arrived in the Caribbean hedge…
March 20, 2012
Death of consul’s daughter spurs Venezuela outcry
The killing of a Chilean diplomat's teenage daughter by police is reigniting concerns among Venezuelans about excessive force used by officers and their frequent involvement in violent crimes. Nineteen-year-old Karen Berendique was riding in a…
March 20, 2012
Water and agriculture to be highlighted Thursday, World Water Day
IMPROVING agricultural practices to get “more crop per drop” will be Jamaica’s main focus on World Water Day, which will be observed on Thursday. Based on the international theme ‘Water and Food Security… the World is Hungry because it’s…