February 14, 2014
CFU adopts integrity measures
Integrity in football is a concept spreading across the Caribbean. At least as far as the region’s governing football body is concerned. The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) recently adopted integrity measures for all competitions, following in the…
February 14, 2014
Four Windies players retained, five sold in IPL auction
Four West Indies cricketers have been retained to play for their respective franchises while another five have been purchased on the first day Wednesday of the 2014 Indian Premier League (IPL) player auctions. Dwayne Bravo has been retained by the…
February 14, 2014
Guyana dismissed for 181 in Super50 semi
Guyana, winning the toss and batting against Barbados in the second semi-final of the NAGICO Super50 regional competition were dismissed for 181 in 48.4 overs at the Queen's Park Oval on Thursday. Scores: Guyana 181 all out (48.4 overs) Narsingh…
February 14, 2014
Rowley awarded substantial damages by Trinidad High Court
The High Court Wednesday awarded Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley TT$475,000 (One TT dollar = US$0.16 cents) in damages following remarks made by a former senator five years ago about a controversial land development project. Former independent…
February 14, 2014
Haiti to register overseas nationals
Haiti is launching a programme to register its migrants who live without documentation abroad, including in the Dominican Republic, where thousands of people of Haitian origin are in danger of being left stateless by a court ruling. Government…
February 14, 2014
Grenada to sign IMF letter of intent by month end
Economic Affairs Minister Oliver Joseph says the Grenada government will sign the Letter of Intent to implement the International Monetary Fund (IMF) backed home grown structural adjustment programme by the end of February even if trade unions fail…
February 14, 2014
CARICOM concerned over Guyana’s failure to approve anti-money laundering legislation
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat Tuesday said it was “deeply concerned” at the failure of Guyana to approve the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act (AML/CFT). In a statement, the Guyana-based CARICOM…
February 14, 2014
Caribbean faces threat of biggest tsunami ever recorded
The Caribbean could be at risk from a mega-tsunami that scientists warn could devastate coastlines from Florida to Brazil following a volcanic eruption in the Canary Islands. The monster wave generated by part of a mountain collapsing into the sea…
February 14, 2014
Italian PM Enrico Letta to tender resignation on Friday
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has said he will resign on Friday after his Democratic Party backed a call for a new administration. Party leader Matteo Renzi had earlier called for a change of government at a party meeting, saying the country…
February 14, 2014
North, South Korea Resume Rare High-Level Talks
North and South Korea are holding a second round of high-level talks, with both sides looking for a compromise that would allow for the resumption of the reunion of families separated by the Korean War. The talks Friday at the Panmunjom border…