March 2016

Rapist faces life imprisonment

March 11, 2016 in Regional

A 54-year old Sea View Farm man is staring down the barrel of life imprisonment after being convicted in the High Court for raping a child. Fitzroy “Buck” Joseph was found guilty by a 12-member for holding down a 14-year-old girl, threatening her life and raping...

Windies batting fails in loss to India

March 11, 2016 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_10125" align="alignright" width="300"] West Indies’ Chris Gayle looks back towards his shattered stumps after his dismissal during a warm-up match between India and West Indies ahead of the World T20 cricket tournament at The Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium in Kolkata, India, yesterday. India won...

Bolt preparation for Rio Games on course

March 11, 2016 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_3946" align="alignleft" width="300"] Bolt has won 100m gold at the World Championships in 2009, 2013 and 2015[/caption] Sprint icon Usain Bolt says his preparations for Rio’s Summer Olympics are on track, despite an ankle injury which kept him out of training recently. The 29 year old...

Prime Minister Browne Attacks Privy Council

March 11, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_3163" align="alignleft" width="300"] Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne[/caption] Prime Minister, Gaston Browne said the London-based court has failed in its duty to provide effective service to Commonwealth nations. Remaining with the Privy Council, he said, will mean a perversion of justice. The PM made...