May 27, 2011
NOT PERFECT’… But Bolt ends nine-month break with 100m win
Usain Bolt shook off a nine-month lay-off to prove he was back as he beat rival Asafa…
May 27, 2011
Fifa president Sepp Blatter under investigation
Fifa has opened ethics proceedings against its president, Sepp Blatter. The action follows a charge by Mohamed Bin Hammam, his rival in next week's presidency election, that Blatter knew about alleged cash payments. Bin Hammam and vice-president…
May 27, 2011
Clijsters stunned at French Open
There were plenty of excuses available for Kim Clijsters after a stunning collapse in the second round of the French Open against a woman ranked 114th. In assessing her 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 loss to Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands on Thursday, the…
May 27, 2011
Miami beat Luol Deng’s Chicago Bulls in NBA play-offs
GB star Luol Deng and his Chicago Bulls ended their season with a defeat by the Miami Heat in the NBA play-offs. The Bulls threw away a 77-65 lead to lose 83-80 as the Heat won game five of their Eastern Conference finals series to seal a 4-1…
May 27, 2011
Bangalore banking on Gayle
Bangalore Royal Challengers captain Daniel Vettori is counting on big-hitting West Indies batsman Chris Gayle to rebound against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League final qualifier at MA Chidambaram Stadium today. Vettori said yesterday…
May 27, 2011
Caribbean needs to be readu for Climate Change
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Belize-based Caribbean…
May 27, 2011
CXC head blasts regional ministries for failing education
Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Dr Didacus Jules, has blamed the Ministries of Education in the region for the glaring failure in the education system. “(The) biggest problem of education in the…
May 27, 2011
Trinidad president denies request to revoke appointment of Integrity Commission chairman
The president of Trinidad and Tobago, George Maxwell Richards, has denied a request by Minister of Works and Transport and United National Congress (UNC) chairman Jack Warner to revoke the appointment of Dr Eric St Cyr as chairman of the…
May 27, 2011
CARICOM National Security Council to consider report on allegations against IMPACS
The Bureau of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministerial Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) has forwarded to the full ministerial body, its recommendations arising out of the findings of a preliminary investigation by…
May 27, 2011
Air Jamaica, CAL deal sealed
THE merger of Air Jamaica and Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is now official following yesterday's closing of the deal between the Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago governments. The agreement was signed by Jamaica's Minister of Finance and the Public…