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Trinidad & Tobago prevail in tense finish

Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel prevailed in a tense last-over victory against Antigua Hawksbills in Port-of-Spain to move to fourth place in the points table after their second successive win.…

Bolt runs away with another World 100m title in…

MOSCOW, Russia (Sporting Alert) — Usain Bolt dominated another world-class 100-metres field to win the final at the IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki Stadium here in Moscow. The Jamaican World…

LIAT to receive US$65 million from CDB for fleet…

By Sharon Austin BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- By the end of January 2014, regional airline LIAT should have seven of its twelve new planes. This disclosure came on Friday during a ceremony at the…

Trinidad and Tobago star sprinter Kelly-Ann…

Caribbean News Now Senior Correspondent Email: marcia@caribbeannewsnow.com Twitter: @mbraveboy PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- The Caribbean twin island of Trinidad and Tobago was shocked on Sunday when…

Saint Lucia police chief sent on required leave

By Caribbean News Now contributor CASTRIES, St Lucia -- According to local sources, Commissioner of the Royal St Lucia Police Force, Vernon Francois, has been requested to take accumulated vacation…

Holder to outline new drug offender sentencing…

(Reuters) - The Justice Department plans to change how it prosecutes some non-violent drug offenders, so they would no longer face mandatory minimum prison sentences, in an overhaul of federal prison…

Tesco denies Labour charge that it shuns UK…

(Reuters) - Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, denied an accusation by Labour that it turns away British workers to exploit cheaper migrant labour. In remarks that could drag British retailers into a…

Saint Kitts Weather Forecast

Sunday Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain. High of 31C with a heat index of 35C. Windy. Winds from the East at 30 to 35 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. Sunday Night Overcast with…

Flash floods batter Afghanistan, at least 22 dead

(Reuters) - At least 22 people in Afghanistan were killed and farmland was damaged when flash floods hit a plain near the capital, officials said on Sunday. Normally arid Afghanistan can get heavy…

2013 World Track & Field Championships: Day 1…

BY RED SHANNON  AUGUST 10, 2013 It was hot and humid in Moscow on the first day of competition at the World Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Much of the activity was devoted to paring down the…

OBrien, bowlers set up T&Ts first win

Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel 159 for 4 (O'Brien 70, Taylor 39*) beat Guyana Amazon Warriors 156 for 4 (Franklin 60*, Hafeez 35, Dwayne Bravo 2-21) by three runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details…

Russell blitz takes Jamaica home

Jamaica Tallawahs 146 for 4 (Russell 47*, Gayle 40) beat St Lucia Zouks 142 for 7 (Tamim 75) by six wickets Andre Russell blasted 47 runs off 19 balls to take Jamaica to victory, St Lucia Zouks v…

OPERATION MOSCOW – Sprinters' paradise

André Lowe MOSCOW, Russia: Jamaica's sprinting prowess will be on show in the Russian capital today as all four male 100m contestants, led by Usain Bolt, eased into today's semi-finals at the IAAF…

ECLAC to host regional trade software workshops

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Trade experts from 12 regional territories will be the beneficiaries of training workshops, to be hosted by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean…

OECS participants endorse consultations on…

CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) stakeholders in community-based tourism have welcomed recent national consultations as a timely activity to assist in developing…