May 2014

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados(CMC) – West Indies selectors have dumped Darren Sammy as captain and appointed wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin in his place for the upcoming New Zealand series. The announcement was made by the West Indies Cricket Board via…

DELHI, India (CMC) – Darren Sammy says his decision to quit Test cricket came after he realized he was no longer part of the future plans of the West Indies team, in the game’s longer version. The Windward Islands all-rounder, who was axed…

St. George’s, Grenada-- Carnival cricket fever hits the beautiful island of Grenada with the announcement that the National Cricket Stadium will host the launch and opening round of games of the 2014 Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPL),…

As the action continued in the local Basketball league on Sunday 11th May, the spectators were literally kept at the edges of their seats as Bronx Crisis and PJ’s matched each other shot for shot. Just seconds before the whistle to end the…

Saturday 10th May Premier Division At Warner Park Mantab 5       vs          KFC Trinity/Challengers United1 (Half Time 0 - 1) Scoring for Mantab Sylvester Alexander struck twice in the 52nd & 89th minute Kelvin Taylor 69th minute…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- An earthquake occurred in eastern Jamaica Sunday night about 8:44. The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies confirmed the quake as magnitude 3.4. It was felt in the Buff Bay area of Portland as well as…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has called on the European Union to provide funds for two projects in his homeland and St. Kitts-Nevis which he said will have an immense impact on the tourism…

MIAMI (CMC) – The United States Coast Guard says it continues to make a dent in the illegal drug trade, seizing an estimated US$20 million worth of cocaine during operations at sea in the Caribbean. It said 1,327 pounds of cocaine was…

Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- Oscar Pistorius suffers an anxiety disorder stemming from his double amputation as an infant and his unstable parents, a psychiatrist testified at the murder trial of the South African track star Monday.…

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Militants carried out a deadly attack on a government building in eastern Afghanistan and fired rockets near Kabul's main airport Monday as the Taliban began their annual spring offensive. An armed group stormed…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago defence attorney Wayne Sturge said he has received three death threats over the last 12 months but did not take them seriously. “I have gotten serious threats in the last 12 months,…

CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Political leader of the Lucian People’s Movement (LPM), Therold Prudent, has urged public sector unions to reject government proposals to cut civil service wages until other pressing financial and economic issues have…

--France and Germany have threatened Russia with further sanctions if Ukraine's presidential election on 25 May fails to go ahead. President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a statement they feared further…

--US First Lady Michelle Obama has said the mass kidnap of Nigerian schoolgirls is part of a wider pattern of threats and intimidation facing girls around the world who pursue an education. She said she and her husband Barack Obama were…

St. Kitts and Nevis' judicial system is receiving a significant boost through the launch of the Joint Training Programme in Practical Prosecuting and Proactive Law Enforcement. This joint training programme specifically targeted members of…