June 3, 2012
Gayle, Windies stars to grace Ultimate Bash 2
JAMAICAN left-handed batsman Christopher Gayle is among a slew of local and regional stars set to grace the second staging of the Cricket Clubs Activity Committee (CCAC) Ultimate Cricket Bash festival at the Melbourne Oval, starting at 10:00 am…
June 3, 2012
Ashmeade clocks PB for second behind Gatlin
JAMAICA'S young upstart sprinter Nickel Ashmeade, clocked a personal best 9.93 seconds to gain second place behind American Justin Gatlin, in the Samsung Diamond League in Eugene, Oregon today. Gatlin produced a powerful late burst to win the race…
June 3, 2012
Bolt: ‘I can break 100m world record’
Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has told CNN he can set a new 100 meter world record at the London 2012 Olympic Games -- and could run as fast as 9.4 seconds. Bolt took the 100m gold medal at Beijing 2008 in a world-record time of 9.69s, before…
June 3, 2012
Caribbean Overseas Territories honour the Queen
This weekend, the UK's Overseas Territories in the Caribbean, like many other countries and territories around the world, will be marking the Queen's Diamond Jubilee by lighting beacons. They will join the beacon lighting across the UK,…
June 3, 2012
Police reports at odds with residents’ in Mountain View slaying
The police say the man killed along Mountain View Avenue this morning was among a group of men who engaged them in a fierce gunbattle. The Constabulary Communications Network (CCN) says a 40 Calibre Smith and Wesson pistol with a magazine…
June 3, 2012
Full self-government for Tobago by year’s end
obago Organisation of the People leader Ashworth Jack says “full internal self-government for Tobago will be attained before the end of this year.” Jack said that in his address at last night’s second anniversary rally of the People's Partnership…
June 3, 2012
Thieves make off with $120,000 in jewelry in Trinidad
San Fernando police are investigating a major jewelry heist at St Joseph Village, San Fernando, on Indian Arrival Day (May 30). The thieves escaped with a haul of precious stones, including diamonds, sapphires, emeralds and rubies, valued at…
June 3, 2012
Weak US job figures for May hit markets
Stock markets have fallen following worse-than-expected US job figures. The Dow Jones closed down 275 points, or 2.2%, while in Frankfurt the Dax was down 3.4%, in Paris the Cac 40 fell 2.2% and London's FTSE 100 lost 1.1%. The US economy added…
June 3, 2012
Barbados Senator says adjustment will aid economy
SENATOR Andre Worrell has lauded the adjustment made and acknowledged the benefits accrued to the economy from the increase of the Value Added Tax in Barbados, during challenging economic times. He added his contribution to the debate on…
June 3, 2012
Eurozone unemployment rate sticks at 11%
Unemployment in the eurozone was 11% in April, unchanged from March, but still the highest since records began in 1995. Spain had the highest rate in the eurozone at 24.3%, while Austria had the lowest at 3.9%, according to the official figures…