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CARIFTA medal count
CARIFTA medal count HERE'S a look at the medal count after the first day of competition in the BTC Carifta Swimming Championships: TEAM GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL Trinidad & Tobago 6 6 3 15 G
Knowles family in the spotlight
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net SALT Pond, Long Island -- The spotlight was on Captain Loren Knowles. And the 45th Annual Long Island Regatta turned out to be a Knowles show. While Knowles was honoured by the organising com
Scotiabank major sponsor of junior regatta
Scotiabank major sponsor of junior regatta MAJOR SPONSOR: Shown (l-r) are Clyde Rolle, vice commodore of the National Family Island Regatta committee, Leah R Davis, senior manager of marketing and public relations for Scotiabank (Bahamas) and Wycliff Alb
Venezuela criticizes US stance on Falklands
By CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela has criticized the US government for its stance on Argentina's long-standing dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands. At the Summit of the Americas in Colombia over the
CARIFTA POINT/MEDAL STANDINGS
HERE'S a look at the BTC 2012 Carifta Swimming Championships' Final Point Standings: TEAM SCORE 1. Guadeloupe 821.50 2. Bahamas 657 3. Trinidad & Toba
The world's strongest earthquakes and tsunamis
(AP) - A look at the world's strongest earthquakes and tsunamis since 1976: March 20, 2012: A 7.4-magnitude quake with an epicenter in Guerrero state shakes central southern Mexico, swaying buildings in Mexico City. March 11, 2011: A magnitude 8.9 quake
Victory for Red Stripe
Victory for Red Stripe WINNERS: Red Stripe crew celebrate after winning the Prime Minister's Cup race in Class A yesterday. The 59th National Family Island Regatta got underway in picturesque Elizabeth Harbour, Georgetown, Exuma.
D-Day looms in Cuba-US rum trademark war
By PETER ORSI Associated Press HAVANA (AP) -- There was the Cold War, the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis, and there is still no end in sight to US-Cuban animosity. Now a bitter dispute over a sweet-tasting spirit appears to be nearing an end gam
THE PRIME MINISTER'S PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, over the more than 100 years of its existence, Rotary International (RI), a worldwide non-political, non-religious organisation with a membership of more than 1.2 million business, professional and community leaders, has provided humanitarian ser
THE PRIME MINISTER'S PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, over the more than 100 years of its existence, Rotary International (RI), a worldwide non-political, non-religious organisation with a membership of more than 1.2 million business, professional and community leaders, has provided humanitarian ser
Tracking a storm's progress
Tracking a storm's progress BEFORE a hurricane even happens, you can track the progress of a storm moving toward The Bahamas. Using longitude and latitude co-ordinates to pinpoint the storm's location when hurricane advisories are released by the Departm
Team Bahamas second in annual Wahoo tourney
CAT ISLAND - Hawks Nest Resort and Marina recently held their annual Wahoo Tournament. Many anglers from the US participated in the tournament along with the only Bahamian entry - 61-foot Viking "White Rat". The team placed second in the tournament, land
Team Bahamas second in annual Wahoo tourney
CAT ISLAND - Hawks Nest Resort and Marina recently held their annual Wahoo Tournament. Many anglers from the US participated in the tournament along with the only Bahamian entry - 61-foot Viking "White Rat". The team placed second in the tournament, land
Team Bahamas second in annual Wahoo tourney
CAT ISLAND - Hawks Nest Resort and Marina recently held their annual Wahoo Tournament. Many anglers from the US participated in the tournament along with the only Bahamian entry - 61-foot Viking "White Rat". The team placed second in the tournament, land
POLICE: ELEPHANT MAN CHARGED WITH RAPE
KINGSTON, Jamaica Associated Press Police say they have arrested a Jamaican dancehall star accused of raping a 31-year-old woman at his home on the island. Detectives arrested Elephant Man late Monday and charged him with grievous assault and rape. Poli
Travel writer details saga of young outlaw
By JERRY HARKAVY "THE BAREFOOT BANDIT: The True Tale of Colton Harris-Moore, New American Outlaw" (Hyperion), by Bob Friel: It's not often that a travel and adventure writer who hopscotches the globe for good stories stumbles upon a riveting tale on his
ALBA countries to pool funds in joint bank
ALBA countries to pool funds in joint bank By JORGE RUEDA Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- An eight-nation bloc of Latin American and Caribbean countries agreed on Sunday to deposit one per cent of their international reserves into a jointly
Cuban-American in emotional return to family home
By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) -- HAVANA (AP) -- For months, Cecilia Damau's mother refused to discuss her daughter's trip to Cuba for Pope Benedict XVI's visit. Then four days before Damau left, her mother made one request: "I would lo
Cuban-American in emotional return to family home
By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) -- HAVANA (AP) -- For months, Cecilia Damau's mother refused to discuss her daughter's trip to Cuba for Pope Benedict XVI's visit. Then four days before Damau left, her mother made one request: "I would lo
Blow to Cuban hopes for oil as well proves dry
By ALAN CLENDENNING AP Business Writer MADRID (AP) -- Spanish oil firm Repsol said Tuesday it will stop looking for oil in Cuba after hitting a dry well drilled at a cost of more than $100 million, a blow to the island nation desperate to find its own ene
