Kenya police tear-gas children in playground protest

Nairobi, Kenya (AFP) -- Kenyan police fired tear gas Monday at children protesting against the seizure of their school playground by a property developer. Around 100 primary school children and a small group of activists pushed over a…

Students to protest for grades at UWI St Augustine campus

Kingston, Jamaica -- Students of the University of the West Indies (UWI) St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago campus are expected to stage a protest at 10:00 am today over their grades being withheld in an ongoing wage dispute between…

Wheelchair-bound man shoots lover dead in Trinidad

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Police are searching for a man in a wheelchair who shot and killed his 19-year-old girlfriend over the weekend. Police said Salma Chadee was shot at her home on Saturday night while in the company of…

Kiddies Cricket Program launched for 2015

Sports Page -- A brief but impressive ceremony took place at the ET Willet Park on Thursday 18th January. That is when the 2015 edition of the kiddies’ cricket program hosted by the West Indies cricket Board and sponsored by Scotia bank,…

Cornwall ton helps Leewards to victory

Couva, Trinidad, CMC -- A hurricane innings by the powerfully built Rahkeem Cornwall, was the major difference between the two teams as the Leeward Islands Hurricanes and the West Indies under 19 teams faced off on Sunday 18th January.…

Emrit, Bravo hand T&T convincing win

Port of Spain, Trinidad, CMC -- Dwayne Bravo cleaned bowled Dave Bernard Jr in the final over of the NAGICO super 50 match between T&T Red force and the Jamaica franchise team, to start wild celebrations. Jamaica needed 18 runs from…

De Villiers sets breathtaking new century record

Sports Page -- AB de Villiers ripped up the record books with the fastest century in ODIs, off just 31 balls to beat the previous quickest set by Corey Anderson off 36 balls little more than a year ago, as South Africa beat their own record…