January 16, 2012
Three Parties Win Seats in Kazakhstan Parliament
Three political parties will enter Kazakhstan's parliament, where every seat is currently held by the ruling party. Election results released Monday give the pro-business Ak Zhol party and the largely pro-government Communist People's Party at…
January 15, 2012
Brady, Patriots look better than ever in win over Broncos
Before Saturday night, New England hadn't won a playoff game in four years. From the looks of what the Patriots put on display against Denver, they're not going to have to wait four years before winning another. Playing the most dominant playoff…
January 15, 2012
Usain Bolt will make his first appearance of the year in Oslo in June
Usain Bolt will make his first international appearance of the year at the Bislett Games in Oslo on 7 June. The triple Olympic champion will run in the 100 metres at the event, which takes place six weeks before the 2012 Olympics gets underway.…
January 15, 2012
Clippers beat Lakers 102-94 behind 33 by Paul
The Los Angeles Clippers showed they could beat the Lakers even with Kobe Bryant going over the 40-point mark for the fourth consecutive game. Chris Paul scored 33 points, Blake Griffin had 22 points and 14 rebounds,…
January 15, 2012
Barbados beat Jamaica by 62 runs
Dwayne Smith blasted a memorable, boundary-studded 86 to set up a comfortable win for Barbados by 62 runs against Jamaica that lifted them to the top of the standings in Group B of the Caribbean Twenty20 cricket tournament at the Vivian Richards…
January 15, 2012
Volleyball Teams To Compete Abroad
The Bermuda Junior National Volleyball Teams are headed off to the northern regions of the U.S. to heat things up on the court. The Girls team will be travelling to Hartford, Connecticut where they will participate in the 2012 WinterFest Volleyball…
January 15, 2012
LIME blasts Holness, urges emergency overhaul of telecoms regulation
TELECOMS giant LIME yesterday accused former Prime Minister Andrew Holness of betraying Jamaican consumers when he reversed a requirement that Digicel maintain both networks as a condition of its proposed merger with Claro. At the same time, LIME…
January 15, 2012
Trinidad PM concludes state visit to India with business talks in Mumbai
In her final bid to lure potential Indian investors and entrepreneurs to the shores of Trinidad and Tobago, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Friday reiterated her call for more Trinidad and Tobago-India economic and trade relations during…
January 15, 2012
New Guatemala President Otto Perez Molina takes office
The new president of Guatemala, Otto Perez Molina, has been sworn into office after his election victory in November. Mr Perez Molina - a former army general - has promised tough action to combat soaring levels of violent crime and drug…
January 15, 2012
Chavez ‘would accept’ Venezuela election defeat
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has told opposition leaders that he will relinquish power if he loses elections due in October. In his annual address to Congress, Mr Chavez said the opposition should also accept the result if he wins. The…