February 2016

C’bean countries urged to brace for floods

February 16, 2016 in Regional

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) is warning regional countries that they should brace themselves for floods as the drought conditions which have affected the region since late 2014 are expected to subside by the start of the...

WICB confirms 12 have signed World T20 contracts

February 16, 2016 in Sports

The West Indies Cricket Board has 12 signed contracts from players selected for the upcoming 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament. The players, who were originally named in the 15-man squad, and have accepted the contracts, are Sulieman Benn, Jason Holder, Andre Fletcher, Darren Sammy (captain), Dwayne Bravo,...

Hip-hop rules at Grammys show, Adele falls flat

February 16, 2016 in International

[caption id="attachment_9824" align="alignleft" width="300"] Kendrick Lamar performs a medley of songs at the 58th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California February 15, 2016[/caption] Hip-hop ruled the Grammys stage on Monday in performances that put racial tension back in the national spotlight and where some of music’s...