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April 17, 2011

Irish Republic’s economic progress gets EU approval

The Republic of Ireland's progress on deficit reduction has been approved by the European authorities - a condition of last year's bail-out. They have looked at the Republic's performance throughout the first three months of the year and have…

April 17, 2011

India’s inflation accelerates to 8.9% in March

India's inflation rate rose to 8.9% from 8.3% in February, driven higher by fuel and manufacturing costs, the government has announced. The January inflation rate was also revised upwards to 9.35% from 8.23%. Earlier this week the International…

April 17, 2011

Google sees a sharp rise in first-quarter earnings

Internet giant Google has reported a sharp rise in first-quarter earnings, the first figures with co-founder Larry Page back at the helm as boss. The world's leading search engine reported $6.54bn (£4bn) in net revenue in the first quarter, up…

April 17, 2011

TCI CARIFTA TEAM named for 2011

The  2011 Carifta Games will take place in Montego Bay, Jamaica…

April 17, 2011

Rafael Nadal beats Murray to reach Monte Carlo final

World number one Rafael Nadal remains on course for a seventh successive Monte Carlo Masters…

April 17, 2011

Man City 1 – 0 Man Utd

Manchester City reached the FA Cup Final for the first time in 30 years with victory over derby…

April 17, 2011

WICB registers loss

The coffers of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) took a major dip in revenues last year. Audited financial statements revealed that revenues declined by almost 50 per cent, dropping from US$48 million to US$24.2 million. It led to a loss of…

April 17, 2011

Lakers’ road to repeat may go through Chicago

Kobe Bryant has all that championship experience, and perhaps the NBA's best supporting cast. The Miami Heat have the promise of what LeBron James and Dwyane Wade can deliver in their first post-season together, and the Boston Celtics think their…

April 17, 2011

Nicolas Cage arrested for ‘drunken’ New Orleans row

Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage has been arrested after an alleged drunken argument with his wife in…

April 17, 2011

Barrington Levy to release final album

Having had several albums to his name, Barrington Levy says that his latest project will be his last. The album, which is to be titled It's About Time, will be available for purchase this Fall. Speaking with The Jamaican STAR, Levy said, "It's my…