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April 2014

Five-day farewell for ANR Robinson begins today

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Trinidad and Tobago Tuesday begins the five-day process of saying a final farewell to its third president and prime minister, Arthur NR Robinson, who died on April 9 at the age of 87. President Anthony…

Court delivers split rulings in Antigua-Barbuda election cases

St John’s, Antigua -- In separate rulings handed down on Monday, the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal dismissed a challenge by the opposition Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) to the process of re-registration of voters in Antigua…

Easterns defeat SDA Jets

In the final preliminary matches for both teams, Easterns defeated SDA Jets at the ET Willet Park on Sunday 27th April. Easterns’ skipper, Sterling Heyliger, won the toss and joyfully elected to bat first, with the Jets team only fielding…

Smith, Theophile lead strong reply

Gros Islet, St. Lucia, (CMC) – A boundary-studded half-century from Devon Smith in an enterprising century stand with fellow opener Tyrone Theophile, led a bold reply for Windward Islands following strong batting from Jamaica in the…

Smith half-century keeps CSK winning

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates – West Indies Twenty20 opener Dwayne Smith extended his good form in the Indian Premier League, blasting a half-century to power Chennai Super Kings to a five-wicket win over Darren Sammy’s Sunrisers Hyderabad…

Guyanese private sector stalwart Ronald Webster dies

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) -- The Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) in Guyana, Ronald Webster died at the Balwant Singh Hospital early Sunday where he was recuperating from a recent cancer surgery in Trinidad. In reacting to…

Two inmates escape from Horizon Remand Centre

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Two prisoners escaped from the Horizon Adult Remand Centre after they made their way through a vent and breached the walls of the facility this morning, the police have reported. The men are 18-year-old Casheen Peart,…

Dominica hosts OECS tourism ministers

ROSEAU, Dominica -- Tourism ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) sub-region met in Dominica last Thursday to discuss a number of tourism related issues now confronting the sector and identified joint solutions…

‘Chaos’ reigns as deadly tornadoes slam several states

Mayflower, Arkansas (CNN) -- Parts of the South and Midwest could be in for more severe weather Monday, a day after suspected tornadoes killed at least 18 people in three states, including 10 who died in one devastated Arkansas county.…