India to help develop Trinidad as ICT hub
January 27th, 2012 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, Jan 27 (IANS) India's Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme will facilitate the advancement of Trinidad and Tobago' s objective of becoming the ICT hub of the Caribbean and ... Read more...
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Parliamentary diplomacy must in foreign policy: Meira Kumar (With Image)
January 10th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, Jan 10 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has said parliamentary diplomacy was essential in framing any country's foreign policy because international ties were no longer confined to ... Read more...
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‘Commonwealth leaders should reconnect with electorate’ (With Image)
January 10th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, Jan 10 (IANS) An Indian delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is here to attend a parliamentary conference of speakers and presiding officers from the Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Trinidad and Tobago PM in India from Thursday
January 4th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain/New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar will be in India on a 10-day state visit beginning Thursday, during which she ... Read more...
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Baptiste, Bravo, Mohammed voted Trinidad and Tobago best
December 31st, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain (Trinidad), Dec 31 (IANS/CMC) Sprinter Kelly-Ann Baptiste and West Indies batsman Darren Bravo were named the Trinidad & Tobago Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year.The 25-year-old Baptiste grabbed ... Read more...
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Mohammed wants to retain place in West Indies team
December 27th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Dec 27 (IANS/CMC) Rookie West Indies One-Day International batsman Jason Mohammed says he is bent on retaining his place in the side despite failing in his solitary match ... Read more...
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Inclement weather forces cancellation of Caribbean T20 Big Swing
December 25th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Dec 25 (IANS/CMC) Inclement weather has forced the organisers to call off a four-team Twenty20 Festival here Dec 28-30.Dubbed the Big Swing, it was scheduled to be held ... Read more...
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Warner accuses Caribbean officials of caving in to FIFA
December 24th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Dec 24 (IANS/CMC) Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner has accused Caribbean officials of undoing more than three decades of their struggle for respect by caving in to certain ... Read more...
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Bravo hopes to makes a splash in Big Bash
December 14th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 14 (IANS/CMC) Dwayne Bravo hopes his participation in the Big Bash League Twenty20 would spark his revival and spur his return to the West Indies team.The 28-year-old Bravo arrived ... Read more...
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No plot against Daren Ganga: Trinidad board
December 13th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Dec 13 (IANS/CMC) Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) president Azim Bassarath responded with incredulity to claims that there is a plot to remove Daren Ganga from the ... Read more...
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‘Conspiracy to get rid of Gayle, Sarwan’
December 11th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Dec 11 (IANS/CMC) West Indies Players Association (WIPA) chief Dinanath Ramnarine believes there is a conspiracy afoot to marginalise Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Daren Ganga because of ... Read more...
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Former T&T; captain Daren Ganga dropped for domestic T20
December 9th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Dec 9 (IANS/CMC) Former Trinidad & Tobago (T&T;)captain Daren Ganga has been dropped from the team for next year's Caribbean Twenty20 Championship beginning Jan 9 in Antigua.The T&T; ... Read more...
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Batting great Gordon Greenidge wins golf tourney
December 9th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Dec 9 (IANS/CMC) West Indies batting legend Gordon Greenidge partnered with Trinidadian Carlos Baynes to win the inaugural Celebrating Life World Aids Day Golf tournament here.
Playing at ... Read more...
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Windies assistant coach Williams appointed national selector
December 9th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Dec 9 (IANS/CMC) West Indies assistant cricket coach David Williams has been made a senior national selector.The 48-year old Williams, a former Trinidad & Tobago (T&T;) captain and ... Read more...
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List of 400+ innings scores in ODIs
December 8th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Indore, Dec 8 (IANS) Riding on Virender Sehwag's record 219, the highest individual score in 50-over cricket, India reached their highest total in ODI, 418 for five in 50 ... Read more...
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Windies board worried about injury problems
November 29th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Nov 29 (IANS/CMC) West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) director Baldath Mahabir says he is worried about the injuries in the regional side and has singled out opener Adrian ... Read more...
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Dwayne Bravo to take part in Big Bash
November 28th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain (Trinidad), Nov 28 (IANS-CMC) All-rounder Dwayne Bravo, who was recently sidelined with an ankle injury, is to play in the Australia Big Bash Twenty-20 League next month.Bravo took part in ... Read more...
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Dwayne Bravo says expect more runs from stylish brother
November 26th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Nov 26 (IANS/CMC) Out-of-favour West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has warned of more runs to come from his younger brother Darren Bravo.
The emerging batting star has scored ... Read more...
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Plot to kill Trinidad and Tobago PM uncovered
November 25th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Nov 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar said Thursday that a plot to assassinate her and senior members of her cabinet has been uncovered, and it ... Read more...
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Dominica’s football chief to appeal against FIFA ban
November 21st, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Roseau (Dominica), Nov 21 (IANS/CMC) Former president of the Dominica Football Association (DFA), Patrick John, has indicated that he is in the process of appealing against the FIFA decision to ban ... Read more...
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Pfister’s future with Soca Warriors to be determined soon
November 20th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Nov 20 (IANS/CMC) The fate of Trinidad and Tobago head coach Otto Pfister will be known before year end, acting Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFA) president Lennox ... Read more...
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Caribbean cricket infrastructure ‘terrible’, says Lara
November 13th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Nov 13 (IANS/CMC) West Indies batting legend Brian Lara has described the Caribbean cricket infrastructure as "terrible" and says it will take much more than just talent for ... Read more...
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FIFA bribery probe: Trinidad and Tobago football chief quits
October 29th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Port Of Spain (Trinidad), Oct 29 (IANS/CMC) Trinidad & Tobago Football Federation (T&TFF;) president Oliver Camps has resigned after FIFA, the sport's world governing body, announced he was one of ... Read more...
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India opposes moves against Colombo at Commonwealth meet
October 27th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 27 (IANS) The biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) kicks off here Friday, with the Indian delegation keeping a wary eye on efforts to set up a ... Read more...
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Diwali celebrated in Trinidad and Tobago
October 27th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, Oct 27 (IANS) Diwali was celebrated in style in Trinidad and Tobago Wednesday with Hindus offering prayers, lighting earthen lamps and singing and danced to celebrate the festival in ... Read more...
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100,000 visit T&T; Diwali exposition
October 25th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Oct 25 (IANS) More than 100,000 people thronged an annual exposition over 10 days to celebrate Diwali in this Trinidad and Tobago capital.The exposition, called Diwali Nagar, ... Read more...
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FIFA ex-vice president to reveal graft within world body
October 18th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain (Trinidad), Oct 18 (IANS/CMC) Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner has promised to reveal details of corruption within the world soccer body that would "turn stomachs".Warner said in ... Read more...
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Indian to be admin head of largest Caribbean bank
October 16th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, Oct 16 (IANS) An Indian will head the administration of the largest Caribbean bank.Minish Parikh, a former banking executive of the State Bank of India, joins the CIBC ... Read more...
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Football scandal: Warner alleges conspiracy against CFU
October 14th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Oct 14 (IANS/CMC) Jack Warner has described as a "conspiracy" against the Caribbean the leak of a video appearing to show him urging officials to accept cash gifts ... Read more...
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Bangalore Little Theatre relives India’s political past on stage in Caribbean
October 3rd, 2011 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, Oct 3 (IANS) Whilst there appeared to have been "personality conflicts" between India's two independence giants, Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi, the two shared soft hearts, mutual respect and ... Read more...
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Trinidad and Tobago seeks India’s help in broadband service
October 2nd, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, Oct 2 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago is seeking assistance from India to boost broadband services in the country.Public Administration Minister Carolyn Seepresad-Bachan said: "A critical element for the building ... Read more...
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T&T; aims to qualify for main stage of CL T20
September 14th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Sep 14 (IANS/CMC) Trinidad and Tobago's captain Daren Ganga expects his team to qualify for the main draw of the Champions League Twenty20, admitting that "sometimes our best ... Read more...
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China dangles $1 bn to woo the Caribbean
September 14th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, Sep 14 (IANS) China opened its purse-strings wide to fork out a $1 billion loan for governments in the Caribbean that has a strong Indian presence since the past ... Read more...
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Football scandal: Warner slams FIFA over recent moves
September 12th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Sep 12 (IANS/CMC) Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner has launched another scathing attack on world football's governing body, questioning its decision to charge the 16-member Caribbean Football ... Read more...
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Emergency was necessary, says Trinidad and Tobago PM
September 8th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Sep 8 (IANS/CMC) Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, who is of Indian origin, has said the decision to impose a state of emergency was necessary to ... Read more...
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