The ICC Cricket World Cup opened yesterday amidst fanfare, pageantry and splendour as the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium, Daniel Town, Jamaica, kick-started one of the world’s most prestigious sporting events.
Even as he seeks to fix the problems in Trinidad and put in a full-time chief executive officer on the ground, AIC billionaire-owner Michael Lee-Chin is under increasing pressure in Jamaica to take some of the debt weight off his 70 per cent owned National Commercial Bank stock.
Sunderland midfielder Dwight Yorke has announced his retirement from international football. The Trinidad and Tobago captain said he had taken the decision so he can concentrate on the Black Cats promotion bid.
West Indies crashed to an embarrassing nine-wicket defeat to India after a stunning batting collapse in their Cricket World Cup (CWC) warm-up match at the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium yesterday.
Due to a lack of financial support towards this country’s National Football program, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation has been forced to suspend all football related activities pertaining to National Teams with immediate effect until further notice.
In an expected move, the State yesterday dropped the criminal charge against Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma, clearing the way for impeachment proceedings initiated by Prime Minister Patrick Manning to take precedence.
An international drug ring involving persons from Trinidad, Canada, Guyana, London and the United States has been interrupted by officers of the Organised Crime Narcotics and Firearms Bureau (OCNFB).
Bandleader Brian MacFarlane's depiction of what he labelled as "the rich cultural elements and exotic images of India" has secured his band the "George Bailey Carnival Band of the Year" title for 2007 in the large band category.