March 19, 2012
Tanya Mullings eyes JUNO Award
TORONTO-based singer Tanya Mullings is confident she will take home the JUNO Award for Reggae Recording of the Year on April 1. She is nominated for the song, Rescue Me, which was co-produced by Dean Pond and Maurice Gregory of Third World. The…
March 19, 2012
Fans call for Gayle after Windies latest defeat
West Indies' embarrassing defeat to Australia in the first One-Day International here Friday, left some fans at the Arnos Vale Stadium vociferously calling for the return of talismanic opener Chris Gayle. A chant of "we want Gayle" rang out from…
March 19, 2012
Windies romp to first ODI win over Aussies since 2006
KIERON Pollard blazed West Indies to a first ODI victory over Australia since 2006, his stand with Dwayne Bravo swallowing up the tourists' modest total in a rain-affected match at the Arnos Vale Ground. (Scores: West Indies 163 for 5 in 38.2…
March 19, 2012
Cincinnati beats FSU; 4th Ohio team in Sweet 16
Dion Dixon stole the ball and dunked to put Cincinnati ahead for good with 1:32 left, and the Bearcats edged out Florida State 62-56 Sunday night to reach their first regional semifinal in the NCAA tournament since 2001. Cincinnati…
March 19, 2012
Federer, Azarenka take home titles after easy Indian Wells finals
Roger Federer is on a roll again, and Victoria Azarenka can't be stopped, either. They each won titles in straight sets at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday and earned matching $1 million paychecks, the richest in tournament history. Federer defeated…
March 19, 2012
U.S. Congress Seeks Hearing to Examine Antigua Government’s Role in $7 Billion Stanford Pnzi Scheme
A group of ten United States Congressmen from seven states have asked House Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) to hold a Congressional hearing to investigate the government of Antigua and Barbuda’s role in the $7.2…
March 19, 2012
Territorial Elections now in Process — Election Watch 2012.
Electors on French St. Martin are currently casting their ballots at the various polling stations throughout the French side of the island. Early predictions show that there will be a higher voter's turn this year. However, voters are getting…
March 19, 2012
Toussaint Louverture Airport Still Under Construction
Rehabilitation work continues at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport. If an initial starting room was made available to passengers, most of the work is still yet to be done. We still need at least a month to put the airport in step…
March 19, 2012
Haitian-Americans Concerned about Political Instability in Haiti
Like Haitians in Haiti, compatriots in the diaspora are also awaiting a durable solution to the crisis that gnaws Haitian policy and society. Situations in the Haitian media are relayed, discussed in the salons, streets and in public places in…
March 19, 2012
$9 million euros for agriculture
The Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute (Cardi) has agreed with the Caricom Secretariat and the Inter-American Institute for Agriculture to equitably manage the Intra-ACP project of $9 million euros for agricultural…