June 6, 2012
Jurors selected for Sandusky trial
Nine jurors, five men and four women, were selected Tuesday to decide Jerry Sandusky's fate on child-sexual abuse charges with juror selection to continue Wednesday. Included in the selected jury was a longtime Penn State football season-ticket…
June 6, 2012
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer rally
As the chilly evening air swirled, and raindrops fell, and the thousands of spectators pulling for his opponent hushed, Novak Djokovic stood a single point from exiting the French Open. A single point from losing to France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in…
June 6, 2012
Caribbean faces massive economic damage from global warming
Latin America and the Caribbean face annual damages in the order of $100 billion by 2050 from diminishing agricultural yields, disappearing glaciers, flooding, droughts and other events triggered by a warming planet, according to the findings of…
June 6, 2012
Gayle will bring ‘quality dimension’
Chairman of selectors Clyde Butts has welcomed Chris Gayle's return to the West Indies team for the one-day tour of England and says the big-hitting left-hander will bring a "quality dimension" to the Caribbean side. The talismanic Gayle was on…
June 6, 2012
Shanique Myrie seeking significant damages from Barbados
Shanique Myrie, the 24-year-old Jamaican woman, who has taken legal action against the Barbados government after she alleged she was sexually assaulted by a female Immigration officer, insulted, and then denied entry into the country last year,…
June 6, 2012
Portia announces massive housing plans
Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, this afternoon announced a raft of measures designed to make more Jamaicans homeowners, ranging from reduced mortgage rates to free houses. She was making her contribution to the budget debate under the…
June 6, 2012
Back to drawing board in TNT
A FRESH crime plan is expected to be drawn up to deal specifically with the rising murder rate as National Security Minister, Brigadier (ret) John Sandy has called in Deputy Commissioner of Police Mervyn Richardson to an emergency meeting. In a…
June 6, 2012
Former ministers battle on foreign cash donation to PM
A former minister, who served in the previous NDC government of 1990 – 1995, is completely supportive of current party leader, Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, in the receipt of money from an overseas donor. “I believe the Prime Minister,’’ said…
June 6, 2012
Australia’s economy expands more than expected
Australia's economy expanded more-than-expected in the first three months of the year allaying fears of a global slowdown hurting its growth. Growth was 1.3% during the period from the previous three months. Analysts had projected a 0.5%…
June 6, 2012
EU unveils plan to protect taxpayers from failing banks
The European Commission on Wednesday will unveil new proposals designed to stop taxpayers' money being used to bail out failed banks. They aim to ensure losses are borne by bank shareholders and creditors and minimise costs for taxpayers. It wants…