October 12, 2011
BlackBerry outage hits Jamaica
Sporadic outages of BlackBerry messaging and email service spread to Jamaica, the U.S and Canada on Wednesday, as problems stretched into the third day for Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. In Jamaica, telecommunications company Digicel…
October 12, 2011
Prominent Jamaican politician indicted by US Grand Jury, Extradition request soon?
The Caricom News Network understands that a prominent Jamaican politician has been indicted by the United States authorities, possibly in connection with the ongoing criminal matter involving reputed drug lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, who is…
October 12, 2011
$200,000 bail for Sport manager on rape charge
A project manager at the Sport Company of T&T (Sportt) was yesterday placed on $200,000 bail when he appeared in court accused of rape. Travis Watson, 32, a certified engineer of Malabar, Arima, was not called upon to plead when he appeared…
October 12, 2011
AMERICANS IN SEARCH OF RYDER CUP REVENGE
TCI-BASED North American golfers will be practicing extra hard over the next couple of…
October 12, 2011
NFL fines Giants S Kenny Phillips $20,000 for hit
The NFL has fined New York Giants safety Kenny Phillips(notes) $20,000 for a hit on Seattle Seahawks tight end Zach Miller. Phillips was flagged for a hit on a defenseless Miller in the first quarter of the Seahawks’ 36-25 win over the Giants on…
October 12, 2011
FIFA begins CFU bribery cases
T&T Football Federation general secretary, Richard Groden faces a possible ban from FIFA on Friday as the latest wave of its election bribery cases began yesterday. The case began with 15 Caribbean Football Union officials explaining their part…
October 12, 2011
Windies sink despite Samuels half-ton
A Marlon Samuels half-century was not enough to save West Indies from defeat, as Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim produced a superb unbeaten 41 to fire his side to a three-wicket win with a ball to spare in the one-off Twenty20 International…
October 12, 2011
Andy Murray through in Shanghai as Dmitry Tursonov pulls out
Andy Murray was handed a walkover at the Shanghai Masters when Russian opponent Dmitry Tursunov pulled out with a wrist injury. Murray is seeded second for the tournament and will now face Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round. Tursunov beat Thomas…
October 12, 2011
Blackberry problems spread to the TCI, US & World
Problems with the Blackberry smartphone system appear have to spread…
October 12, 2011
Barroso outlines plan to resolve eurozone debt crisis
The president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, has set out a plan designed to bring an end to the eurozone debt crisis. In a speech, Mr Barroso said banks must set aside more assets to help guard against future losses. Banks…