June 2015

September 7 will be election day in Trinidad and Tobago

June 15, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6102" align="alignleft" width="300"] Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar[/caption] PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sunday June 4, 2015 – Citizens of Trinidad and Tobago will head to the polls in just under three months – Monday, September 7. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced the election date in Parliament last...

Mighty Sparrow conferred with Order of the British Empire

June 15, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6099" align="alignleft" width="300"] honoured: Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco).[/caption] Grenada-born Dr Slinger Francisco, 79, better known as the Mighty Sparrow has been conferred with the Order of the British Empire (OBE). The award was announced in the birthday honours list of Queen Elizabeth II. The citation said...

Windies crumble to 277-run defeat

June 15, 2015 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_698" align="alignleft" width="300"] West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin[/caption] West Indies extended their 16-year series losing slump against Australia after another disastrous batting display left them with a heavy 277-run defeat in the second Test yesterday, and a 2-0 drubbing in the two-Test series. Resuming the penultimate...