October 2016

Grange reveals plans to honour Rio athletes

October 13, 2016 in Sports

FOUR statues and cash awards of between US$2,500 and US$10,000 are among tributes planned for Jamaica’s athletes who participated in the Summer Olympics in Brazil in August. Gold medallists will be given US$10,000 (approximately J$1.3 million) for each medal, while competitors who failed to make the...

Bangladesh v England: Tourists win one-day series 2-1

October 12, 2016 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_14618" align="alignleft" width="300"] Stokes and Woakes saw England to victory with an unbroken stand of 42 in little more than five overs[/caption] Third one-day international, Chittagong Bangladesh 277-6 (50 overs): Mushfiqur 67*, Sabbir 49, Rashid 4-43 England 278-6 (47.5 overs): Duckett 63, Billings 62, Stokes 47* England won...

Breaking Story- Dr Douglas defamation claim against Democrat and award of $350,000.00 upheld by Court of Appeal on Wednesday

October 12, 2016 in National

Freedom Fm has just been informed that the Court of Appeal in Basseterre on Wednesday morning upheld the judgment against the Democrat Newspaper in the defamation claim made by Opposition Leader Dr Denzil Douglas against the Democrat Newspaper. Back in 2011, when Dr Douglas was prime...