October 2016

‘Hurting’ Bravo says Simmons sacking has left squad demoralised

October 05, 2016 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_1018" align="alignright" width="300"] Veteran West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo on Monday revealed that the West Indies Cricket Board’s decision to axe “trusted” head coach Phil Simmons on the day of the squad’s departure for Dubai, had left the Caribbean side demoralized.[/caption] PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad...

Nigerian president sells jets amid economic crisis

October 05, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14477" align="alignleft" width="300"] Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari (C) arrives at the Presidential Villa in Abuja to mark Nigeria's 56 independence anniversary on October 1, 2016.[/caption] ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is selling two of his jets in a bid to cut costs...

CARPHA denies allegations of Zika cover-up

October 05, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14474" align="alignright" width="300"] HOSPEDALES… this is far from the truth[/caption] PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is dismissing suggestions that it along with governments are trying to “cover up the real figures” of the mosquito-borne Zika virus cases...

Hurricane Matthew damage said the worst since 2010 earthquake

October 05, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14471" align="alignleft" width="300"] LEOGANE, Haiti — Residents head to a shelter in Leogane yesterday before Hurricane Matthew slammed into Haiti’s south-western tip with howling 145 mph winds, tearing off roofs in the poor and largely rural area, uprooting trees, and leaving rivers bloated and...