Monday 8th February, 2010
Rajasthan Royals form global alliance
Trinidad News.NetLondon, Feb 8 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals, the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Monday joined forces with Hampshire, Cape Cobras, Trinidad and a yet-to-be-confirmed Australia state team for a global alliance here at Lord's.
Palma de Mallorca to be next Royal Caribbean base
Travel BlackboardRoyal Caribbean International announced last week it would base a ship in Palma de Mallorca in a strategic move to attract more U.K. and Irish passengers and families. It is the first time the cruise...
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
BBC CaribbeanFinance Minister Audley Shaw confirmed the money would arrive and told BBC Caribbean that under the deal Jamaica has to lower the high interest rates it pays on its debts, reform and better regulate ...
Associate nations eye Caribbean prize
CricinfoTwo places are up for grabs the ICC World Twenty20 in West Indies when the qualifying tournaments gets underway in UAE on Tuesday. It is a major prize for the successful sides and Cricinfo takes a loo...
Royal Caribbean Expands Allure of the Seas Inaugural Season
PR WebRoyal Caribbean International today announced that the first revenue voyage for Allure of the Seas’ inaugural season will take place one week earlier than originally planned. The ship’s fi...
Sophie and Elton get Caribbean number 1 spot
MaltaMediaTeenage singer songwriter Sophie and music producer Mr. Elton Zarb have hit the top spot on Hit 94 FM’s ‘Aruba top 20’ in the island of Aruba in the Caribbean.
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
BBC CaribbeanThe Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has told the AFP news agency during a visit to Port au Prince that the two countries could supply between 50-60 creole speakers in the short term, with ...
Caribbean Series win caps a dream year for team Dominican
Dominican TodayIsla Margarita, Venezuela. – Santo Domingo’s Leones del Escogido last night crowned a baseball dream year, beating the Leones of Caracas to bring home the Caribbean Series championship. This is t...
Siparia taxi fares go up
NewsdayBLAMING the increase in vehicle maintenance plus deplorable road conditions, members of the Siparia maxi-taxi association have decided to raise the taxi fare by one dollar.
Clean our dirty drains
NewsdayRICHARD MOKUND of Springvale, Claxton Bay, is calling on Government to clear the rubbish and silt filled drains in his community to help alleviate flooding in the area.
IT WAS AN ERROR
NewsdayThe address which lasted all of nine minutes, was replete with accomplishments of the Sports Ministry under Hunt's tenure and only 30 seconds out of the address was devoted to his startling admission ...
Road safety in our own hands
Trinidad ExpressIN a letter addressed to the Minister of Works and Transport and dated February 2, 2010, the advocacy group Arrive Alive praised the minister for the Government’s passing the long-awaited legisl...
Outright win for champs PowerGen
Trinidad ExpressCENTURION: Merry Boys batsman Alcindo Holder thumps the ball in the air during a brisk innings of 102, leading his team to 303 for five declared against Rahamut's Evergreen in the Eastern Credit Union...
the economy: a tectonic shift
Trinidad ExpressRewind the tape. Each of the pre-election platforms tried to demonstrate why the others were unfit to lead the UNC; either because of personal frailties or lack of experience or track record. The only...
Nestle Svelty Ladies Amateur Open
Trinidad ExpressTop female junior golfer Brittany Marquez made a Tiger Woods-like comeback, erasing a ten-stroke deficit to take the A-Class title of the Nestle Svelty Ladies Amateur Golf Open at St. Andrew’s G...
Royal Black - tribute to Rex Nettleford
Trinidad ExpressAmong the ’cargo’’ of eight million enchained Africans shipped to and sold in the Caribbean were some fiercely unwanted souls. Every effort was made by slave traders, their brokers a...
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