February 2015

Sammy snapped up by RCB in auction

February 19, 2015 in Sports

BANGALORE, India (CMC) – West Indies Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy was the only Caribbean player sold in the 2015 Indian Premier League auction on Monday. A powerful lower order batsman and steady medium pacer, Sammy was snapped up by Royal Challengers Bangalore for US $466,000. The 31...

Browne seeks to halt LIAT move

February 19, 2015 in Regional

Days after LIAT announced plans to rebase two of its aircraft to Barbados and cut scores of jobs, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has intervened. Browne has written to Chairman of LIAT Shareholder Governments, Dr Ralph Gonsalves asking him to stay any further action on the decisions...

Caribbean flights forced to divert to Bermuda

February 19, 2015 in Regional

Three flights were diverted to Bermuda on Monday night after one suffered windscreen damage and the other two reported medical emergencies, authorities said. All three flights were en route from the Caribbean to North America. Just before 7 00 p.m. local time, air traffic controllers at the...

Rita Marley on the mend

February 19, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_3680" align="alignleft" width="300"] Rita Marley[/caption] RITA Marley, the widow of reggae legend Bob Marley, is currently recovering after some health challenges last year. Rita's son Ziggy confirmed that his mother was "doing good" following what he described as "some physical ailments". The reggae king's widow was noticeably...

IDB seeking projects from Caribbean countries

February 19, 2015 in International

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it will provide up to US$7 million in grants to finance regional public goods (RPGs) projects in Latin America and the Caribbean this year. It said the projects are aimed at resolving shared challenges and...