New Zealand crush Pakistan

New Zealand completed an innings and 80-run win over Pakistan in the third and final Test in Sharjah yesterday, to level the three-match series 1-1. Seamer Trent Boult took 4-38 and Mark Craig 3-109 which overshadowed Asad Shafiq's career-best 137…

Violent protests in Haiti decline, cross-border market resumes Monday

Commerce resumed at the cross border market on Monday, after violent protests staged by Haitians near Dominican territory halted trade on Friday. Since the early hours hundreds of Haitians have been crossing the border headed to the market to obtain…

Vivica Fox to host World Travel Awards Grand Final 2014 in Anguilla

Award-winning actress Vivica Fox - star of ‘Independence Day’, ‘Batman & Robin’, and ‘Why do Fools Fall in Love’ -  has been revealed as the host of the upcoming World Travel Awards Grand Final 2014. She will take her place among an exciting…

World AIDS Day 2014 Speech

World AIDS Day 2014 As we observe World AIDS Day December 1st with the rest of the world, it is a time to remember love ones and friends that have passed on.  It is also a time to pause and reflect not only on persons presently living with HIV but,…

US Black Friday sales fall 11%

US retailers reported sluggish Black Friday spending, with sales falling 11% from the same period last year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). US consumers spent on average $380.95 per person, down 6.4% from a year ago. Overall,…

Obama to Hold White House Meetings about Ferguson

President Barack Obama is to discuss the situation in Ferguson, Missouri, with his Cabinet, civil rights leaders, law enforcement officials and others at the White House on Monday. The meeting will focus on a review of federal programs that provide…

Windies leave for South Africa tour in wake of controversy

For the first time since the ill-fated tour of India last month, a West Indies Test squad left the Caribbean yesterday for an international assignment in South Africa. Groups of players who departed from St Lucia, Barbados and Jamaica yesterday…

PDM ISSUES AWARDS FOR PNP LED GOVERNMENT

No PNP CABINET MINISTER WAS LEFT OUT OF Today's AWARD announcement this morning as the Opposition makes bold presentation in a press conference earlier today. The certificates are to be delivered to the members of the administration and are actually…

Marine Forecast for TCI & Bahamas

MARINE FORECAST   MARINE FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS & TCI FOR 24 HOURS FROM 12PM MONDAY 1ST DECEMBER 2014 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 1600 UTC   WARNINGS: SWIMMERS AND MARINERS ARE BEING URGED TO CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT   MONDAY 1ST DECEMBER 2014   GENERAL SITUATION: A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS & TCI GENERATING BRISK WINDS ACROSS THE ISLANDS   SPECIAL WARNINGS: SWIMMERS AND MARINERS ARE…