June 2015

T&T PM claims Warner sought to blackmail her

June 24, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6102" align="alignleft" width="300"] Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar[/caption] PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) – Prime Minister Kamla Persad- Bissessar said last night corruption accused Jack Warner is releasing tapes because she refused to be blackmailed in exchange for his reinstatement to the Cabinet. Persad-Bissessar said she...

Former American sprinter picks J’can to beat Gatlin in Beijing

June 24, 2015 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_6267" align="alignleft" width="300"] Usain Bolt poses beside the digital clock displaying his world record 19.19 seconds done at the Berlin World Championships in 2009.[/caption] FORMER American sprinter Steve Williams is backing double World Record holder Usain Bolt to beat Justin Gatlin when they eventually meet...

UPDATE: US issuing visas again

June 24, 2015 in International

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States has begun to fix a hardware problem that crashed its visa processing system, issuing 45,000 permits in the past day as it works through a big backlog. Some 33 embassies and consulates representing 66 per cent of normal...