July 20, 2015

New York, USA -- Former Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) president Jeffrey Webb has denied allegations of corruption and bribery in the massive FIFA racketeering investigation and has been bailed but placed under house arrest on a…

Washington, USA -- On June 17, 2015, the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Barbados. Real GDP growth remained weak in 2014, weighed down by fiscal drag and stagnant tourism…

Paris, France (AFP) -- Ministers from 10 countries gathered in Paris Monday to launch a common drive to introduce plain cigarette packaging with the aim of stubbing out high smoking rates among young people. Representatives from nations as…

London (AP) -- Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has joined a Russian billionaire to launch a major new effort to listen for aliens in the search for extraterrestrial life. Hawking has offered his support to tech entrepreneur Yuri…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- The US Department of Justice (DOJ) statement of case against indicted former football Jefe Jack Warner is now complete and is expected to be sent to Trinidad by Wednesday, a US law enforcement…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Financially troubled megaresort Baha Mar on Friday blasted the Bahamas government’s decision to file a winding-up petition against the company in the Supreme Court as “an attempted nationalization of a private investor’s…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Do not look to St Vincent and the Grenadines for any support, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves told Britain’s Baroness Patricia Scotland of Asthal, who is seeking regional backing as Dominica’s nominee for the position…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Prime Minister Freundel Stuart will sign three agreements on Monday with the executive president of the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), Enrique Garcia that will allow CAF to participate in the…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The police are looking for an American woman who they say has been missing since last Thursday. She is 41-year-old Lori Sexon, a Caucasian of medium build and is about 163 centimetres (5 feet 4 inches) tall. Sexon was…

SOL Island Auto Conaree 3 vs Rams Village Superstars 2                                             (Half Time 1 - 2) Scoring for SOL Island Auto Conaree Tristan Samuel 42nd minute Kishorne Ward in the 2nd minute of added time in the second…

Sports Page -- Former FIFA Vice-President Jeffrey Webb has pleaded not guilty in connection with a massive corruption scandal in the world football governing body. He was placed under house arrest on $10m (£6.4m) bail by a New York judge.…

Sports Page -- In the end, it was a 405-run annihilation, but there were all sorts of other figures that highlighted just how dominant Australia were in this Lord's Test. England claimed 10 wickets in the match; Australia took 20. England…

Sports Page -- Adelvin Phillip continues to make a positive impact for his team Pannal CC in the English league. On Sunday 19th July, his team engaged Darley CC. The Darley CC men batted first and scored 165 all out in 42.4 overs.…

Sports Page -- Two matches and an official closing ceremony, effectively brought to a fitting climax, the one week Kiddies’ Cricket camp sponsored by the Bank of Nova Scotia and hosted by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The ceremony…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- The Oasis Summer Camp is entering its second week on Monday July 20th at the St. Peters Community Center. Now in its 4th installment, the Oasis Summer Camp has been a huge success, teaching children arts, languages…