Gordon Greenidge gets knighthood
Former West Indies cricketing great Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge is to conferred with a knighthood. In the New Year Honours announced today, he has been accorded Knight Commander of the Order of Saint…
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Three-year-old dies in house fire
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Police said that a three–year old child died in an early morning fire on Friday at his home in St James, west of here. Fire services personnel who responded to the incident…
Man charged with possession of gun and drugs
Kemar Peter Jamal Ward has been charged with illegal possession of a firearm and three counts of illegal drug activity. Ward, of Parish Land, Christ Church, was alleged to have a .45 calibre semiautomatic…
CEO vows to contain Olympic costs
TOKYO – Tokyo Olympics organisers sought to reassure Japan’s public that the cost for hosting the Games will not exceed budgeted estimates, amid worries over possible overruns caused partly by late venue…
Netanyahu still at the helm
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to have faced down a fresh challenge to his power on Thursday when his Likud party held a leadership vote in the run-up to a March national…
Bangladesh won’t play Test cricket in Pakistan
DHAKA – Bangladesh are ready to play Twenty20 Internationals in Pakistan next month but the Test series must take place in a neutral venue, the chief executive of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Nizamuddin…
St Lucia implementing Accommodation Tax
CASTRIES, St Lucia – The St Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association (SLHTA) says the accommodation head tax will go into effect from April 1 next year. It said that the tax will be charged to guests at…
USA, China close to signing trade deal
PALM BEACH, Florida – United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he and Chinese President Xi Jinping will have a signing ceremony to sign the first phase of the U.S.-China trade deal agreed to…
Bigger port ‘a must’ for mega ships
Barbados must expand berthing facilities at the Bridgetown Port to be in a position to accommodate today’s large cruise ships. The observation was made by Captain Marco Quartesan when the mega ship…
Sherbourne dry for Christmas
While others were feasting on Christmas Day fare, some householders in Sherbourne, St John, were being served a double whammy. Residents of Sherbourne Gardens had no water and the garbage in the area…