October 2016

Pakistan wary of dangerous West Indies as 2nd Test bowls off

October 21, 2016 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_14800" align="alignright" width="300"] West Indies cricketer Carlos Brathwaite catches the ball during training[/caption] ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Pakistan can ill-afford any complacency against a dangerous West Indies side when the two teams meet in the second Test starting in Abu Dhabi today. Normal...

St Lucia gets new attorney general

October 21, 2016 in Regional

CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — St Lucia’s former Consul General in Canada Stephen Julien was sworn in as attorney general yesterday morning to replace Kim St Rose who demitted office on October 14. The ceremony for Julien, who is also a former magistrate, was held at...

What voter fraud?

October 21, 2016 in International

WASHINGTON, DC, USA (AP) — When Congress denied Andrew Jackson the White House even though he’d won more votes than any other candidate, he blamed it on “barefaced corruption”. When Rutherford B Hayes won the presidency five decades later, supporters of his opponent, Samuel Tilden, offered...

Usain Bolt Foundation sends relief supplies to Haiti

October 21, 2016 in Regional

The Usain Bolt Foundation (UBF) has partnered with Food For the Poor (FFP) Jamaica to provide relief for communities affected by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. According to a news release from the foundation, instead of donating cash, it has supported a local Jamaican business by buying...