April 3, 2013
Rio de Janeiro bus in deadly viaduct fall
Seven people have died in Rio de Janeiro after a bus fell 10m from a viaduct in the city centre, Brazilian police say. Several more passengers were injured as the 328 bus crashed on to the Avenida Brasil, one of the city's main thoroughfares,…
April 3, 2013
Digicel to sell 4G smartphone for under US$100
Caribbean consumers will soon be able to buy a fully loaded 4G Android smartphone for “well under US$100” from telecommunications company, Digicel Group. Due to hit company retail stores in mid-May, the Digicel Smartphone DL600 will run on the…
April 3, 2013
Bermudian killed in US car crash
Condolences poured in yesterday for Bermudian Juriena Smith Vincent-Lee who was killed in a car crash in North Carolina on Saturday. The former Bermuda police officer lost her life in the head-on collision; the driver of the other car died as…
April 3, 2013
Mini Quesadilla, Pizza, Cheese Steak among foods recall due to E. Coli Contamination
Rich Products Corporation, is recalling approximately 196,222 pounds of frozen chicken quesadilla and various other heat treated, not fully cooked frozen mini meals and snack items because they may be contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department…
April 3, 2013
New York Knicks defeated the Miami Heat
Led by Carmelo Anthony's career-high 50 points, the New York Knicks took the season series against the Miami Heat with a 102-90 win Tuesday, and moved into second place in the Eastern Conference. Anthony scored 50 points for the third time in…
April 3, 2013
Former NBA Guard Javaris Crittenton Indicted on Murder Charges
Former NBA first-round pick Javaris Crittenton was indicted on murder charges by a grand jury on Tuesday, according to a report from WSB-TV in Atlanta's Twitter feed: Crittenton was first charged with the murder of Jullian Jones in August 2011. He…
April 3, 2013
Barcelona to assess Lionel Messi hamstring injury
Lionel Messi was substituted at half-time with a hamstring injury as Barcelona drew with Paris St-Germain in the Champions League last eight. The Argentine forward, 25, scored his side's 38th-minute opener on Tuesday but suffered the injury…
April 3, 2013
Jamaica tops CARIFTA Games table again with 68 medals
Powerhouse Jamaica again topped the medals table for yet another year when the 42nd edition of the CARIFTA Games ended here at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium on Monday night. In the mile relays that brought the curtain down on the three days of…
April 3, 2013
Barbados in Regional 4-Day semis after crushing Leewards
Barbados needed less than two hours in yesterday’s final day to crush Leeward Islands by an innings and 31 runs and storm into the semi-finals of the Regional Four-Day Championship. They were led by experienced left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn who…
April 3, 2013
G.I. Joe: Retaliation steals Easter box office
Action film G.I. Joe: Retaliation fought off competitors over the weekend to top the US box office. The sequel to G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra was postponed last year to convert the film to 3D, but made $41.2m (£27m) according to studio estimates.…