Daily Archives

January 12, 2015

Divers find black boxes in AirAsia crash, retrieve one

Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia (AP) -- Divers retrieved one black box Monday and located the other from the AirAsia plane that crashed more than two weeks ago, key developments that should help investigators unravel what caused the aircraft to…

Suriname government moves to clamp down on foreign bus drivers

Paramaribo, Suriname (CMC) -- The Suriname government says while Guyanese bus drivers have the right to operate in the country, they must first apply for the necessary license to do so. The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Tourism…

Pakistan school reopens after Taliban massacre

Peshawar, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani children returned on Monday to the school where Taliban gunmen killed 150 of their classmates and teachers last month, clutching their parents' hands tightly in a poignant symbol of perseverance despite…

Jake Tapper: I’m ashamed by U.S. leaders’ absence in Paris

Paris (CNN) -- "Thank you," said the man. I was standing outside of the offices of Charlie Hebdo covering the aftermath of the terrorist attacks for CNN. He was thanking me just for being here, just for covering the event and its aftermath,…

Delta announces new service to Grenada

St George’s, Grenada (GIS) -- Delta Airline has announced that it will be starting a new weekly service between Atlanta and Grenada this summer. The US-based airline said the new service will be operated on Saturdays starting June 6, 2015…

Guyanese third person extradited from Trinidad in three days

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Ravindranauth Roopnarine, a fugitive wanted in the United States for financial and fraud-related crimes, is the latest criminal to be extradited from Trinidad and Tobago, according to a release…

Grand Drough Tournament Upcoming

Sports Page -- Acting President of the Nevis Drough Association, Keith Scarborough, has revealed that there will be a major local Drough tournament towards the end of this month. According to Scarborough, the competition will be held at…

Gayle leads West Indies in record chase

Sports Page -- The Wanderers is home to what it calls the greatest ODI of all time - the 438 game - and now it is also home to what could become known as the most thrilling T20: the 236 game. West Indies pulled off the highest successful…

Narine picked for World Cup

Sports Page -- Sunil Narine returns to international cricket next month after being named in the 15-man World Cup squad which includes five allrounders, three specialist batsmen, four fast bowlers, two spinners and a wicketkeeper. Jason…

Clarke given February 21 World Cup deadline

Sports Page -- Michael Clarke admits he has his "work cut out" to make the deadline set by the national selectors to prove him his fitness after hamstring surgery, and accepts that he will be a spectator for Australia's World Cup campaign…

1,000th win for Roger Federer as he takes Brisbane title

CNN -- Roger Federer reached the 1,000 ATP Tour wins milestone as he claimed the Brisbane title Sunday but was made to fight all the way by Canada's Milos Raonic in a tense three-set final. The 33-year-old Swiss joins Jimmy Connors and…

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