Yearly Archives

2015

Colombia orders Chinese ship with weapons to sail for Cuba

Bogota, Colombia (AFP) -- A court ordered a Cuba-bound Chinese ship loaded with undeclared weapons to sail for Havana on Tuesday, saying the arms could not be unloaded and might pose a safety threat. Da Dan Xia, which has been held since…

Turkish student gets suspended jail term over retweet

Istanbul, Turkey (AFP) -- A Turkish student was handed a suspended one-year prison sentence for "insulting" a local governor by retweeting a satirical article, as concerns grow over the state of freedom of expression in Turkey, reports said…

Antigua-Barbuda trade mission visits French Caribbean

Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe -- A 29-member delegation from Antigua and Barbuda, led by Chet Greene, minister of trade, commerce, industry, sport, culture, consumer affairs and national festivals, arrived in Guadeloupe on Sunday. The visit to…

Jeffers wins big in Anguilla

Sports Page -- Emmanuel Jeffers, originally of Stoney Grove in Nevis but who currently works and lives in Anguilla, is not only back in training as a Body builder, but competing as well. The muscle man that previously competed in body…

CSS confident of victory in Inter High Schools Tournament

(Sports Page) -- Coaches Fraser and Williams of the Charlestown Secondary School’s cricket team are both confident that the school team will dominate the upcoming semi final encounter in the ongoing Federation High schools cricket…

Samuels props up as Windies fight back

St. George’s, Grenada -- West Indies middle order batsman Marlon Samuels rallied an ambitious fight back with a counter attack on England bowlers that also brought him within sight of his seventh test century on the first day of the second…

Bengal player dies after on-field accident

Sports Page -- Ankit Keshri, a former captain of the Bengal Under-19 team, died on Monday morning in Kolkata three days after a freakish accident on the cricket field. Keshri had collided with his team-mate Sourabh Mondal on Friday while…

Government ensures St. Kitts-Nevis gets 2015 CPL Matches

(ZIZ News) -- The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has ensured that the Warner Park Cricket Stadium will host its scheduled matches during the 2015 edition of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League. Earlier this month, Minister of Sports,…