Caribbean Herald news Caribbean Herald news Rss feed

  • Chanderpaul out of CPL Pomersbach in

    West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been forced to withdraw from the first ever Caribbean Premier League (CPL) because of his contractual obligations with English county team Derbyshire. Organisers say Chanderpaul signed a contract with CPL, offering himself for selection but later realised that his commitment to Derbyshire provided for release only if it pertained to ...

  • WICB president meets regional dignitaries

    The president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron has described a series of meetings he has been having with Caribbean prime ministers as "crucial" to the development of the sport in the region. Cameron's comments follow his latest round of meetings in which talks were held with St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves in Kingstown and Prime Minister of ...

  • Kerala to take coconut to the Caribbean

    Coconut production in the Caribbean may soon have "desi flavour" with the decks being cleared for a transfer of technology between India and the island of Trinidad and ...

  • Lawsuit Filed in Puerto Rico Slaying of U.S. Banker

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The widow of a U.S. banking executive slain in a drive-by shooting in Puerto Rico has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the bank's CEO and other high-ranking ...

  • Jamaica eyes expatriates as source of investment

    KINGSTON, Jamaica -; In a bid to kick start Jamaica's chronically stagnant economy, the Caribbean country is wooing its citizens living abroad to invest in the island of their ...

Movie Review

King Kong (2005)

King Kong (2005)

Along with James Cameron and Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson is one of a select few Hollywood filmmakers who truly understands how to marry spectacle and emotion. This is not just a technical gift or a rote mechanical understanding, but rather a core feeling--an instinct--for how the two ... ...

On Facebook

  • Canada to send peacekeeping troops to Haiti

    A Canadian soldier carries supplies as troops arrive at a temporary medical centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in January 2010. A handful of Canadian troops are about to take part in peacekeeping operation in Haiti under the command of Brazilian ...

  • Officials investigating death of Puerto Rico bank executive

    SAN JUAN (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating allegations that high-ranking bank officials in Puerto Rico conspired to have a former Doral Bank executive killed after he claimed he uncovered fraud, the U.S. attorney for the district of Puerto Rico said on ...

  • Burger Joint Robber Shot Dead By Deputies In Castro Valley Was Wanted Parolee

    fatally shot in a confrontation with two Alameda County sheriff's deputies at a restaurant in Castro Valley on Friday night was a parolee at large from Oakland, authorities said Tuesday. Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. J.D. Nelson identified the suspect as 32-year-old Quincy Williams and said he had three felony convictions for robbery, drugs and theft. Williams also had ...

  • Police identify Oakland man fatally shot by deputy at Castro Valley burger joint

    Quincy Williams, age 32, of Oakland, was shot and killed by an Alameda County sheriff's deputy Friday during an armed robbery at Boulevard Burger in Castro ...

  • Cuba Versus Turkey in Under 19 World Volleyball

    Havana, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban male under-19 volleyball team will make its debut against Turkey in the start of the 13th World Championship of the category on June 27, to be disputed in two Mexican cities. The Cuban team will play its first match against Turkey in the city of Mexicali, the host for Pools B and D, and later it will meet Argentina on June 28, after that they will have a ...

More Caribbean Herald news