November 2014

Atlanta (AP) -- More than 18.6 million Americans in 32 states already have cast ballots in the nation's midterm elections, a significant increase over the 2010 early voting, according to data from state elections officials. At least 11…

Monterrey, Mexico (AFP) -- Gunmen killed a Mexican general sent by the government to tame violence in a northern state plagued by drug cartel crimes along the US border, authorities said Monday. General Ricardo Cesar Nino Villarreal and…

Johannesburg, (AFP) -- South African prosecutors described the five-year sentence handed to Paralympian Oscar Pistorius for killing his girlfriend as "shockingly light and inappropriate" in appeal papers filed Tuesday. "The sentence of…

Castries, St Lucia -- Saturday, November 1, marked the introduction of JetBlue’s new direct service from Boston to Saint Lucia, with this new flight operating throughout the winter of 2014/2015. “JetBlue began flying to St Lucia from New…

Nassau, Bahamas -- The Bahamas government recently announced the creation of a new company, Bahamas Resolve Ltd (Resolve), to take over $100 million in bad commercial debt from the Bank of The Bahamas (BOB). However, the move has raised a…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- A former PriceSmart employee was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $4 million when he appeared before Port of Spain Magistrate Christine Charles to answer 122 fraud-related charges. The…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator A J Nicholson, says that the government will not be participating in any court proceedings to do with a Jamaican reportedly shot and killed in Trinidad and Tobago,…

Friday 31st October was a significant day for the students at the Gingerland Secondary and Charlestown Secondary Schools. That was when the inter High school championship between the two schools was officially started. A brief ceremony…

The Federation inter high schools’ Netball tournament continued on Monday 3rd November with a match at the Grell Hull-Stevens Netball Complex. That is when home team CSS engaged visiting school, Saddlers’ High. The final score line was 43…

The players shook hands and the coaches for both teams seemed satisfied that the two schools would have shared honours on the day. This as the action continued in the Giant Malt sponsored Primary Schools Football league on Monday 3rd…

Chief Coordinator of the Golden Masters’ cricket league, Clinton SWANNIE Swanston, has indicated that the 2014 edition of the series will commence this Thursday 6th of November. The first match will be played at the ET Willet Park between…

Tensions between the WICB and the West Indies players have eased, and a way forward found, following meetings over the weekend, Caribbean newspapers have reported. That could mean West Indies' scheduled tour to South Africa in December will…

Kingston, Jamaica CMC -- Former West Indies fast bowler Daren Powell has been selected to contest the North West St. Elizabeth constituency on behalf of the ruling People’s National Party (PNP) in the next general election. Powell, 36, the…

Twenty years of Pakistan defeats at Australian hands were erased in little more than 20 minutes. The last five wickets belonging to Michael Clarke's befuddled team tumbled for eight runs in 46 balls after lunch, rather summing up the gulf…

Little Bay, Montserrat -- Antigua & Barbuda secured the double by defeating their arch rivals, St. Kitts by 10 runs on Sunday, 2nd November, 2014 when the two teams met in the Limited Overs Final. On an overcast morning, St. Kitts won…