CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is undergoing “delicate” and “complex” alternative treatments after having cancer surgery in Cuba, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said today.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips yesterday unleashed a $15.9-billion tax package described by his counterpart as “massive and iniquitous” before Opposition members stormed out of Parliament in anger as Government members used superior numbers and louder voices to suppress their protestations.
CGX today announced that the Government of Guyana has issued two new petroleum prospecting licences, one to CGX Resources Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of CGX and one to ON Energy Inc (“ON Energy”), a 62% owned subsidiary of CGX.
MUMBAI, India, CMC – Gutsy West Indies defied the odds to beat Australia and book their place in the final of the Women’s World Cup for the first time here today.
BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Johnson Charles smacked a half-century and West Indies tore through Australia’s batsmen with slow bowling to win their Twenty20 match by 27 runs in Brisbane on Wednesday.
ANGELUS OAKS, Calif., (Reuters) – A gunman thought to be an ex-cop who led California authorities on a six-day manhunt barricaded himself inside a mountain cabin northeast of Los Angeles yesterday and traded gunfire with police, killing one before the cabin burned to the ground.
(CPL) Sandy Lane Country Club – St James, Barbados – Financier, Ajmal Khan, Founder and Chairman of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), revealed further details about the League, including regional and international franchise player information, event dates, potential franchise countries, plans for player development in the region, tournament logo and the terms of agreement between the League and the WICB, all of which can be found on newly launched website: www.CPLT20.com.
LAUSANNE, (Reuters) – Wrestling was left in a state of shock after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a surprise recommendation today to drop the sport from the 2020 Games.
BUSTO ARSIZIO, Italy (Reuters) – Italian police arrested the head of defence group Finmeccanica SpA today on a warrant alleging that he paid bribes to win an Indian contract, adding to a wave of corporate scandals shaking Italy before a general election.
(WICB) Brisbane, Australia – Chris Gayle is ready to return to his spot at the top of the batting order for West Indies and he is looking to make an impact in the one-off T20 International against Australia at the Gabba.
Broadcast expert Kit Nascimento has expressed shock at the granting by the Guyana Government of a licence and broadcast frequency to the Government of China saying it has given a foreign power the right to transmit here without being subject to regulatory requirements and the principles that should underpin licensing.
(Barbados Nation) Digicel Barbados could be one step closer to entering the local landline market following a Fair Trading Commission (FTC) decision, according to chief executive officer of Digicel, Barry O’Brien.
VIENNA, (Reuters) – North Korea’s nuclear test may be aimed at showing its foes it can deliver a missile with a warhead but it is still a long way from being able to threaten the United States, experts said.
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC- Iconic sprinter Kim Collins says he does not owe any money in child support following his arrest as he prepared to leave the country.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Latin America senses an opportunity to break Europe’s grip on the papacy as Pope Benedict’s decision today to step down stirs hopes the world’s biggest Roman Catholic bloc may finally get to lead the Church.
Guyana’s Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh says the country’s debt levels are lower now than they were in 1992 and more importantly they are sustainable.
(Jamaica Observer) MANDEVILLE, Manchester — A geo-scientist at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Dr Mark Harris has a tried and proven formula that could transform the island’s potentially harmful bauxite/alumina red mud lakes into lush, tree-growing areas in less than two years.
MUMBAI, India, CMC-A crucial ninth wicket stand between Shanel Daley and Anisa Mohammed upstaged performances from Stafanie Taylor and Deandra Dottin as West Indies women defeated New Zealand Women by 48 runs in their second Super Six, second round match in the ICC Women’s World Cup at Brabourne Stadium here today.