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Black swimmer makes history at world championships

(CNN) -- The look of total surprise on her face said it all. Alia Atkinson went into the final of the 100m breaststroke at the world short course swimming championships very much as the second favorite to Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte of…

Results of SKNFA Saturday’s Matches

National Bank Premier League At Warmer Park Stadium Rams Village Superstars 1 vs Cayon 0                                   (Half Time 0 - 0) Scoring for Rams Village Superstars Joel Jeffers 90th minute (penalty) Yellow Cards Thelston…

Omar Phillips cleared of serious injury

Sports Page -- Barbados batsman Omar Phillips, who was struck on the head by the ball at the non-striker's end on Friday in a West Indies first-class game, has been cleared of serious injury. A CT scan was done on Phillips after he had…

Campbell steadies Jamaica after scare

Kingston, Jamaica, CMC -- Leeward Islands Hurricanes showed glimpses of what they are capable of but it was all a little too late, as Jamaica Franchise closed in on victory in their fourth round encounter of the WICB Professional Cricket…

Semi Finalists determined in VPL League

Sports Page -- The very exciting Village Premier League, mainly sponsored by Greg Hardtman and Associates, continued on Sunday 7th December at the Hard Times playing field, despite some serious challenges with the weather. Early in the…

Nevis lose first three games in LIBA Tournament

Sports Page -- The Nevis Basketball team is not faring too well in the recently revived Leeward Islands Basketball tournament. The tournament is currently being played in Montserrat and the results of the first three matches for the Nevis…

Trinidad Government defends deportation of African nationals

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Trinidad and Tobago Government has defended its decision to spend TT$2.6 million (One TT dollar = US$0.16 cents) to charter a plane to deport 15 illegal Ghana nationals saying that it was difficult to…

Dominicans vote for new Government

Roseau, Dominica, (CMC) -- Dominicans are voting in a general election for a new Government with the incumbent Dominica Labour Party (DLP) facing a strong challenge to maintain its 14 year hold on power. The main opposition United Workers…

Police following leads in abduction of four Kingston girls

Kingston, Jamaica -- The police say that they are following strong leads in a case where four girls were reportedly abducted along the Spanish Town Road in Kingston on Friday. Reports are that about 6:00 pm the girls were travelling in a…

Venezuela cuts PetroCaribe oil shipments

Caracas, Venezuela -- Shipments of cut-rate oil from Venezuela to Caribbean and Central American countries under the PetroCaribe programme were cut by about 20% through October compared with the same period last year, ClipperData, a New…

Sierra Leone seeing 80-100 new Ebola cases daily

United Nations (AP) -- Sierra Leone said Friday that between 80 and 100 new cases of Ebola are being reported every day and the country now hardest-hit by the deadly virus desperately needs over 1,000 beds to treat victims. Sierra Leone's…