December 16, 2010
Barbados defeats T&T to hoist Malcolm Marshall Memorial Trophy once again
BARBADOS retained the Malcolm Marshall Memorial Trophy after they defeated their host Trinidad by seven wickets in a rain affected limited overs yesterday. It was the second and final one-day 40-over match between the Barbados and Trinidad…
December 15, 2010
Internal police investigation under way over students protests
Aninternal police investigation is under way after one protester alleged officers pulled him from his wheelchair. Jody McIntyre, who has cerebral palsy, is considering a formal complaint. A video of Mr McIntyre apparently being wrenched from his…
December 15, 2010
Oprah impresses Sydney during Australia visit
US chat show host Oprah Winfrey has taped two shows for her 25th - and final - series in front of thousands of screaming fans in Sydney, Australia. The shows were taped next to the city's landmark opera house, re-named the "Oprah House" for the…
December 15, 2010
Hostage drama ends safely
Half a dozen children and their teacher were released safely yesterday after being held hostage for four hours by a teenager, armed with two swords at a nursery in the eastern French city of Be-san-con. Officials said the man, whom one person…
December 15, 2010
Royal family security up for review
An urgent review of security for the royal family will be delivered this week following an attack on a car carrying Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, Home Secretary (interior minister) Theresa May said yesterday. May said anarchists and…
December 15, 2010
West Indies cricket needs a catalyst, says Richards
The Master Blaster, Sir Vivian Richards, who was in the West Indies team when it won the first two World Cup tournaments in 1975 and 1979, said that the Caribbean squad needs a catalyst that could inspire them like Ar-ju-na did with the Sri Lanka…
December 15, 2010
Britain urged to restore constitutional government in Turks and Caicos
Another call has been made for the restoration of the Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution. Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Sir Edwin Carrington, on Friday called on the United Kingdom, through its newly accredited…
December 14, 2010
Cuba opens new cholera treatment centre in Haiti
With the opening of a new centre for cholera treatment in Carrefour, Haiti, the number of such facilities set up by Cuban doctors in an effort to stop the spreading of the disease now totals nine. The Cuban Medical Brigade is working on the…
December 14, 2010
Appointment of new Barbados chief justice runs into legal snag
The appointment of a new chief justice of Barbados has run into a legal snag. According to the Barbados Nation newspaper, on the eve of Chief Justice-designate Marston Gibson taking up the job, investigations have revealed that a challenge has…
December 14, 2010
T&C in tax dispute with former US billionaire
The British Caribbean dependency of the Turks and Caicos Islands announced Monday that it has begun civil proceedings against a former U.S. billionaire who is fighting for what remains of his luxury real estate empire. The territory's government…