GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Ramnaresh Sarwan missed out on a century as West Indies were left battling to save the follow-on at the close on the third day of the first Digicel Test against Sri Lanka at the Guyana National Stadium on Monday.
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Detained Judges Freed in Pakistan – By SALMAN MASOOD
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — To thunderous applause from fellow lawmakers and a packed visitors gallery, the newly chosen prime minister of Pakistan on Monday immediately released the judges detained by President Pervez Musharraf when he imposed emergency rule last year.
Caribbean Buffeted by Global Price Spikes – Bert Wilkinson
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar (IPS) – As the single parent of a five-year-old boy, Sonita Balkaran can barely make ends meet these days. A clothing vendor in one of this city’s five municipal markets, Balkarran has watched in horror the steady decline of her living standard, estimating that her spending power […]
Colom Had Second Thoughts – Will Congress?
GUATEMALA CITY, Mar (IPS) – The Guatemalan Congress must decide, after Mar. 26, whether to overrule President Álvaro Colom’s veto of a law that gave the green light to resuming executions of prisoners on death row.
Transvestites and Crossdressers Key Workers Against AIDS – Dalia Acosta
PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba, Mar (IPS) – Activism against AIDS is uniting a group of transvestites and crossdressers in western Cuba in a project that is going beyond peer education and making inroads into the world of culture.
SPEND A SIZZLING DAY IN THE CARIBBEAN!
March 24, 2008 – On Sunday, June 8, 2008 at the Raymond Bourque Arena, 2345 Thimens in Ville St. Laurent, from 1:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., experience the sights, smells, tastes and sounds of the Caribbean without leaving Montreal.
West Indies 29 for one at stumps (1st Test, Day 2)
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – West Indies, replying to Sri Lanka’s 476 for eight declared, were 29 for one at the close of the second day of the first Digicel Test at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence on Sunday.
Sri Lanka 418 for six at tea (1st Test, Day 2)
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Sri Lanka, resuming from an overnight 269 for four, reached 418 for six against West Indies at tea on the second day of the first Digicel Test at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence on Sunday. SCORES: Sri Lanka 418-6 (Malinda Warnapura 120, Mahela Jayawardene […]
Ecuador warns Colombia over raid
Ecuador President Rafael Correa has warned of diplomatic tension if an Ecuadorean is found among the victims of a Colombian raid inside Ecuador. Mr Correa said Ecuador would not forgive the murder of Franklin Aisalia, if he had indeed died during the raid on Farc rebels inside Ecuador.
Taiwan victor promises China ties
Taiwan’s newly-elected president has pledged to establish better economic and political ties with China. Ma Ying-jeou said he would like to work towards a peace treaty with Beijing, but would only do so if China removed missiles pointed at Taiwan.
Sri Lanka 190 for 1 at tea
Malinda Warnapura had a very good warm-up game at the Providence Stadium and three days later, as the ground became the 97th to host Test cricket, the left-handed Sri Lankan opener celebrated with a maiden Test century. Warnapura, in his third match, was the aggressor in a century opening stand […]
Sri Lanka openers deny Windies early success (1st Test, Day 1)
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Openers Malinda Warnapura and Michael Vandort provided Sri Lanka with a solid start in the pre-lunch session on the first day of the first Digicel Test against West Indies at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence on Saturday.
TAKING TOURISM TO THE AMERICAN CAPITAL
NEW YORK (March 22, 2008) – This June’s Annual Caribbean Tourism Summit (ACTS) in Washington DC from June 21 to 24 is not only the first such meeting, it also represents the new spirit of collaboration between the Caribbean’s public and private sectors.
Haiti’s foreign aid hangover
Farmers in Haiti have become the accidental victims of US imports and international aid as food writer Stefan Gates explains. I was travelling by pick-up truck to a village deep in the Haitian Artibonite Valley to learn how people survive in the poorest country in the Western hemisphere.
Windies considering spin bowling options (1st Test – Match preview
PROVIDENCE, Guyana – West Indies are mulling over the choice of a spin bowler in their line-up, when they face Sri Lanka in the opening Test of their two which starts on Saturday at the Guyana National Stadium.
