IPL star Narine to replace Roach in West Indies squad
May 31st, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), May 31 (IANS/CMC) Indian Premier League (IPL) star off-spinner Sunil Narine could be set for his Test debut after he was called up to replace injured pacer Kemar Roach ... Read more...
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Lessons in tabla, dholak in Trinidad schools
April 8th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, April 8 (IANS) Nearly 167 years after Indians arrived here, the sounds of the tabla, dholak and harmonium will be heard in over 550 primary schools of Trinidad and ... Read more...
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Deonarine named in Windies squad for first Test
April 5th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), April 5 (IANS/CMC) Left-hander Narsingh Deonarine has been recalled after two years in the wilderness while out-of-form openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Kieran Powell have clinched spots in the 13-man ... Read more...
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Bravo-Ramdin-Rampaul-Barath return boosts T&T;
March 29th, 2012 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Port Of Spain (Trinidad), March 29 (IANS/CMC) Trinidad and Tobago will be strengthened by the return of four international players for their regional four-day semifinal clash with Barbados this weekend.The ... Read more...
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Out-of-form Bravo released, Hyatt called up
March 29th, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), March 29 (IANS/CMC) Out-of-form batsman Darren Bravo has been replaced by Jamaican Danza Hyatt in the West Indies Twenty20 squad for the second and final game against Australia Friday.The ... Read more...
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Barath returns to Windies squad for final ODIs
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (St. Vincent), March 22 (IANS/CMC) Fit-again Adrian Barath has replaced out-of-form left-hander Kieran Powell in the only change to the 13-man West Indies squad for the last two One-day Internationals ... Read more...
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Runako Morton laid to rest in homeland
March 19th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Charlestown (Nevis), March 19 (IANS/CMC) Former West Indies batsman Runako Morton was laid to rest here, following a five-hour service that was attended by several dignitaries and former cricketers.Morton died two ... Read more...
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Windies spinner Narine ready for Aussie challenge
March 14th, 2012 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), March 14 (IANS/CMC) West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine believes he is learning quickly and says his first brush with international cricket last December has put him in good stead ... Read more...
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West Indies’ Ramdin sidelined with injury
March 12th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), March 12 (IANS/CMC) Wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin has been ruled out of the first three One-Day Internationals against Australia, after sustaining a fractured finger during a practice game at 3Ws ... Read more...
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Trinidad and Tobago celebrates Holi
March 12th, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, March 12 (IANS) Led by Indian-origin Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Hindus in the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago joined the rest of the Indian diaspora to ... Read more...
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West Indies mourns Morton’s death
March 7th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, March 7 (IANS) The West Indies cricket fraternity mourned the tragic death of cricketer Runako Morton who died in an accident March 4.He was killed Sunday night at Chase ... Read more...
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Trinidad and Tobago’s Indian-origin PM survives no-trust vote
March 5th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, March 5 (IANS) For the first time in its 50-year history, the Trinidad and Tobago parliament sat for a marathon 27 and a half hours non-stop in ... Read more...
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Windies cricketer Runako Morton dies in road accident
March 5th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, March 5 (IANS) West Indies cricketer Runako Morton was killed in a car crash here Sunday night.The 33-year-old, one of the few cricketers to emerge from the ... Read more...
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India scientist helping to revive Trinidad and Tobago coconut industry
February 27th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Feb 27 (IANS) India has sent a scientist to Trinidad and Tobago to assist in the control of a pest affecting the coconut industry in the Caribbean ... Read more...
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Indian firm to open new office in Trinidad and Tobago
February 22nd, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Feb 22 (IANS) A multi-million-dollar new head office of the New India Assurance will be completed in Trinidad and Tobogo this year, an official from the insurance ... Read more...
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Trinidad and Tobago observes Mahashivaratri
February 21st, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Feb 21 (IANS) Hindus in the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago led by Indian-origin Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar joined the rest of the Indian diaspora ... Read more...
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Was Nicki Minaj’s Grammy dress inspired by Little Red Riding Hood?
February 13th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Singer Nicki Minaj got some people turning their heads her way when she got on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. The Trinidad and ... Read more...
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Salgaocar hold Dempo 0-0 in I-League
January 29th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Fatorda (Goa), Jan 29 (IANS) Dempo Sports Club and Salgaocar SC entertained in a goalless derby of I-League football at the Nehru Stadium here Sunday.In a match where both teams ... Read more...
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I-League: All roads lead to the Goan Derby
January 28th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Margao, Jan 28 (IANS) Defending champions Salgaocar's fine run of six wins in seven matches will be under threat as they meet arch-rivals Dempo Sports Club in the Goa derby ... Read more...
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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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Dempo on top of I-League with 3-1 thrashing of Air India
January 18th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 18 (IANS) Dempo regained their top position with a comfortable 3-1 win over 10-man Air India in the 15th round I-League football encounter at the Balewadi Sports ... Read more...
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Trinidad PM left ‘lifetime’ of memories for ancestral village
January 12th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bhelupur (Bihar), Jan 12 (IANS) Not only her relatives, others too in this Bihar village were busy Thursday discussing how Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar left them with ... Read more...
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Emotions flow as Trinidad’s ‘daughter PM’ visits Bihar village
January 11th, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bhelupur (Bihar), Jan 11 (IANS) The entire village as well as hundreds from neighbouring areas gathered for a glimpse of the "daughter PM" when Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla ... 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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Return to roots: Trinidad PM to plant saplings in village
January 10th, 2012 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 10 (IANS) When Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar visits her ancestral village in Bihar for the first time Wednesday, she will mark the return to her ... Read more...
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India honours 14 of diaspora for enhancing its global image
January 9th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 9 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Monday conferred the "Pravasi Bharatiya Samman" awards to 14 eminent overseas Indians, including Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar, and ... Read more...
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Trinidad and Tobago to tie up with Jaipur institute
January 9th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 9 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar Monday announced that her country will collaborate with Jaipur-based Shankara Group of Institutions for training of women, especially in ... Read more...
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Gift of ancestral village soil awaits Trinidad PM
January 9th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 9 (IANS) Excited residents of Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar's ancestral village in Bihar have decided to gift her a chunk of its soil and ... Read more...
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Trinidad PM to inaugurate school building near Jaipur
January 9th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 8 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar will visit the Shankara Group of Institutions at Kukas near here Monday to inaugurate the main building of ... Read more...
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Trinidad and Tobago keen to host mini Indian diaspora meet
January 8th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 8 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar Sunday invited Indian investments in her country, assuring all possible help and said the Caribbean nation was keen ... Read more...
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Gehlot calls on Tinidad and Tobago PM
January 7th, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 7 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Saturday met Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Prasad Bissesar, the chief guest at the Pravasi Bharati Divas, being held here ... Read more...
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Bihar villagers upbeat ahead of Trinidad and Tobago PM’s visit
January 7th, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 7 (IANS) Ahead of Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar's visit to her ancestral village in Bihar, preparations are in full swing at the village and ... Read more...
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Temporary problems with allies will be overcome: PM (Second Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) As tensions escalated between the UPA and key alliance partner Trinamool Congress, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday tried to soothe the frayed ties, saying ... Read more...
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Temporary problems with allies will be overcome: PM (Lead)
January 6th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) With tensions escalating with ruling UPA's key alliance partner Trinamool Congress, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday hoped that "temporary problems" with allies will be ... Read more...
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