September 2014

Ruthless Windies

September 17, 2014 in Sports

A century from Shiv Chanderpaul, Sulieman Benn’s five-wicket haul and three wickets from Jerome Taylor helped, as West Indies ran rings around Bangladesh to win by 296 runs in the second Test and claim a two-nil series win, yesterday. Chasing an insurmountable 488 to win, Bangladesh...

Hunger Strike #2

September 17, 2014 in Regional

ENVIRONMENTAL activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh is set to begin hunger strike number two outside the Office of the Prime Minister in Port of Spain today. Kublalsingh is confident the Highway Re-Route Movement will secure an injunction to stop the Debe-to-Mon Desir segment of the San Fernando...

Jamaica on US drug list

September 17, 2014 in Regional

JAMAICA has been listed as one of 22 major drug-producing and transit countries by US President Barack Obama, according to information released Monday by the US Department of State. However, Minister of National Security Peter Bunting did not appear overly worried about the listing as he...

Obama: Ebola crisis ‘spiralling out of control’

September 17, 2014 in International

ATLANTA, United States (AFP) -- President Barack Obama issued a global call to action to fight West Africa's Ebola epidemic yesterday, warning the deadly outbreak was unprecedented and "spiralling out of control", threatening hundreds of thousands of people. Speaking as he unveiled a major new US...

CBS ends deal with Rihanna

September 17, 2014 in Regional

NEW YORK (AP) – CBS and Rihanna are splitting up after more fallout from the Ray Rice incident. The network said today it was permanently editing a song featuring Rihanna’s voice out of its Thursday night NFL telecasts – after the singer issued a profane tweet...