September 4, 2013
LIAT hits back at CPL founder
Naive and unreasonable! That’s how LIAT responded to founder of the Caribbean Premier League(CPL), Ajmal Khan, who described the intra-regional airline’s service as “a travesty” and blamed poor service for having to spend millions of dollars extra…
September 4, 2013
Bravo, Narine back for T&T vs Windwards
Darren Bravo and Sunil Narine returns to the T&T national team, as they leave on Thursday to take on the Windward Islands in two T20 matches in Dominica. The games are scheduled for September 6 and 7 and the team returns on September 8. Over the…
September 4, 2013
Windies name women’s squad
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has announced a 17-member West Indies Women’s squad to begin preparations for a series of One-day and Twenty20 International against England and New Zealand next month. Right-handed batter Chinelle Henry is the…
September 4, 2013
Asafa/Sherone doping investigation stalled
The criminal doping investigation into former 100-meter world record-holder Asafa Powell, Jamaica teammate Sherone Simpson and their trainer has been delayed by bureaucratic problems. Udine prosecutor Andrea Gondolo told The Associated Press on…
September 4, 2013
Australia’s economic growth better than forecast
Australia has reported better-then-forecast growth numbers for the April to June quarter, boosted by gains in consumer spending. Its gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 2.6% during the quarter, from a year earlier. Compared with the previous…
September 4, 2013
Oil rises as Obama gets support in Syria effort
Oil rose above US$108 a barrel yesterday as President Barack Obama won the support of the top Republican in Congress for US military intervention in Syria. House Speaker John Boehner said acting against Syria was something “the United States as a…
September 4, 2013
S&P says US lawsuit is ‘retaliation’ to ratings downgrade
Ratings agency Standard and Poor's (S&P) has claimed the lawsuit filed against it by the US Justice Department was "retaliation" against its decision to downgrade the US credit rating. The agency was sued in February over its assessment of…
September 4, 2013
Olympus to be prosecuted by UK fraud agency
Japanese camera and medical equipment maker Olympus and its UK subsidiary Gyrus Group will be prosecuted by UK's Serious Fraud Office. They have been charged with providing "misleading, false or deceptive" material in accounts for Gyrus Group.…
September 4, 2013
Raghuram Rajan takes charge of Reserve Bank of India
A former International Monetary Fund chief economist is taking over as the head of India's central bank, as it works to revive the falling rupee. Raghuram Rajan, 50, assumes the top job at the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday. He arrives at a time…
September 4, 2013
Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro found hanged in cell
Ariel Castro, who kept women captive at his home in Cleveland, Ohio, has died after being found hanging in his cell. Prison officials said he died in hospital late on Tuesday, after prison medical staff failed to revive him. Castro, 53, held three…