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CARICOM-US to sign trade accord

Saturday, May 25, 2013


5:55 PM

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries will sign a trade investment framework agreement with the United States during the visit of Vice President Joe Biden to Trinidad and Tobago next week. Biden is due in Port of Spain on Monday for a two-day visit and will also meet with regio ...more





4:07 PM

Bayern Munich wins Champions League final 2-1

Saturday, May 25, 2013

LONDON (AP) -- Arjen Robben scored in the 89th minute to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over German rival Borussia Dortmund on Saturday in the Champions League final, ending four years of frustration for his team in Europe's biggest tournament. Robben ...more

3:56 PM

Dwayne Smith fined ten percent of IPL match fee

Saturday, May 25, 2013

KOLKATA, India (CMC) - West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith has been fined ten per cent of his match fee for breaching the Code of Conduct during the Qualifier two match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday. A brief statement released on the IPL ...more

3:45 PM

Weir easy in Diamond League 200m win

Saturday, May 25, 2013

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Olympic 200m bronze medallist Warren Weir made light work of the field in the event at the New York Diamond League Saturday. Weir clocked an effortless season’s best 20.11 with Panama’s Edmond Alonso (20.38) in secon ...more

3:19 PM

Budget cuts will affect Hanover health services - official

Saturday, May 25, 2013

LUCEA, Hanover— Chief Public Health inspector for Hanover, Derrick Storer, says a recent reduction in budgetary allocation for travelling health workers will have negative implications on the operations of the parish’s health services. " ...more

8:40 AM

Braithwaite clocks season’s best in 110m hurdle win

Saturday, May 25, 2013

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Barbadian Ryan Braithwaite took the 110 metre hurdles in a season’s best 13.19 as Jamaica’s Dwight Thomas finished down the track at the New York Diamond League Saturday. Second was Orlando Ortega of Cuba (13.24) wit ...more

8:19 AM

Randall throws season’s best

Saturday, May 25, 2013

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica’s National Record holder Allison Randall threw a season’s best 57.85m in the discus Saturday morning at the Adidas Grand Prix, an IAAF Diamond League event being held at Icahn Stadium in New York. In difficult ...more

8:05 AM

Gay clocks 10.02 to win Diamond League 100m

Saturday, May 25, 2013

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Nesta Carter’s fourth was the highest finish for a Jamaican Saturday in the men’s New York Diamond League 100 metre final as Tyson Gay won in an easy 10.02. Second was Ryan Bailey of the US in 10.15 and Trinidad&rsqu ...more

12:50 PM

VCB romps NY Diamond League 200m

Saturday, May 25, 2013

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell Brown romped the 200 metres in 22.53 at the New York Diamond League Saturday from a fast finishing Anneshia McLaughin (22.63) also of Jamaica. Sherone Simpson finished in fourth place with 22.96. ...more

12:50 PM

Ashmeade wins 100m semi in NY Diamond League

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Another Jamaican Nesta Carter, was pushed back into fourth by Trinidad’s Ketson Bledman. more

12:17 PM

Senate approves Bill on charitable organisations

Saturday, May 25, 2013

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -The Senate on Friday (May 24) passed a Bill making provisions for harmonising the treatment of charitable organisations for the purpose of taxation. The legislation seeks to harmonise the various tax statutes, and provide st ...more




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