February 7, 2013
India child sex victims ‘humiliated’ – Human Rights Watch
Child victims of sexual abuse in India are often mistreated and humiliated by police, says the US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a new report. Government systems to deal with the issue of abuse are inadequate, it says. The report says sexual…
February 7, 2013
Venezuelan politics heating up in Chavez’s absence
Corruption accusations and insults are flying between allies and opponents of President Hugo Chavez nearly two months after the Venezuelan leader disappeared from the political stage to undergo cancer surgery in Cuba. Analysts say the increasingly…
February 7, 2013
Prime Minister juggles national issues
Prime Minister Dean Barrow has been juggling enough balls on a number of national issues. Most recently, the dilemma has been keeping the unions at bay while trying to re-structure the five hundred and forty-four million U.S. dollar superbond. Going…
February 7, 2013
Three schoolboys arrested for Marijuana trafficking
Three 15-year-old schoolboys from two schools in east Trinidad have been arrested for marijuana trafficking. Two were arrested on Tuesday at their school while the other was held by police at his school in Rio Claro. Police went to the schools in…
February 7, 2013
Jamaica’s Budget slashed by $10 billion
THE Government cut the 2012/13 Budget by just under $10 billion yesterday, as it tabled its first supplementary estimates for the year, in an economic climate dictated by falling tax revenues, a declining dollar and the likelihood of failing to meet…
February 7, 2013
Australian sport rocked by doping inquiry
The use of banned drugs in Australian professional sport is "widespread", a year-long investigation has found. The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) said scientists, coaches and support staff were involved in the provision of drugs across multiple…
February 7, 2013
Reggae Boyz hold Mexico nil all at the Azteca
Goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts came to the rescue twice in the second half blocking what seemed certain goals as the Reggae Boyz kept a clean sheet against Mexico at the dreaded Azteca Wednesday night. Although dominating the first half Mexico saw the…
February 7, 2013
Darren Bravo scores career-best; says Windies can hold heads high
Darren Bravo made the highest score of his limited-overs career on his 24th birthday, but ended on the losing side as the West Indies went under to Australia in the high-scoring third One-Day International on Wednesday. The classy left-hander was…
February 7, 2013
Pau Gasol to reportedly miss at least six weeks with torn plantar fascia
Every single bit of momentum that the Lakers have been able to generate this season has been swallowed whole by bad breaks and poor chemistry, making it no surprise that L.A.’s recent success would inevitably lead to some unfortunate news. The…
February 7, 2013
Thunder rout weary Golden State 119-98
A fog-delayed arrival in Oklahoma City made Golden State's task tough enough. Then the Warriors made the mistake of getting on Kevin Martin's bad side. Kevin Durant scored 25 points and Martin roared to life with 10 points during a…