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Chavez criticizes US take on crime in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is taking issue with the US State Department for posting a statement advising travellers to beware of rampant violent crime in his country. Chavez said Tuesday in Cuba during an appearance on Vene
New Rio Sambadrome ready for Carnival and Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Rio Olympic organisers are taking advantage of Brazil's huge Carnival celebrations to deliver its first sports venue for the 2016 Games -- the Sambadrome. The city's highly popular Carnival parades this weekend will serve as a test ru
Evans, Wiggins expected to contend in Tour de France
PARIS (AP) -- With Spanish superstar Alberto Contador suspended for doping, the Tour de France looks wide open. Australian veteran Cadel Evans will defend his title, and Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins hopes to give Britain its first victory at cycling's
sports inbrief
TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN MATCH play was suspended due to rain on day four of the French Open at Roland Garros, with Bahamian tennis ace Mark Knowles on the brink of elimination in the men's doubles draw. Knowles and Xavier Malisse of Belgium dropped the first
Tracking a storm's progress
Tracking a storm's progress BEFORE a hurricane even happens, you can track the progress of a storm moving toward The Bahamas. Using longitude and latitude co-ordinates to pinpoint the storm's location when hurricane advisories are released by the Departm
Tennis exhibition is all set for the Atlantis Tennis Complex on Saturday
As part of the annual Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational, an exhibition is slated for 3pm December 3 at the Atlantis Tennis Complex. The organisers are building a special centre court at Atlantis which is expected to hold 1,000 spectators to view
Tennis exhibition is all set for the Atlantis Tennis Complex on Saturday
As part of the annual Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational, an exhibition is slated for 3pm December 3 at the Atlantis Tennis Complex. The organisers are building a special centre court at Atlantis which is expected to hold 1,000 spectators to view
Tennis exhibition is all set for the Atlantis Tennis Complex on Saturday
As part of the annual Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational, an exhibition is slated for 3pm December 3 at the Atlantis Tennis Complex. The organisers are building a special centre court at Atlantis which is expected to hold 1,000 spectators to view
Tennis exhibition is all set for the Atlantis Tennis Complex on Saturday
As part of the annual Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational, an exhibition is slated for 3pm December 3 at the Atlantis Tennis Complex. The organisers are building a special centre court at Atlantis which is expected to hold 1,000 spectators to view
Tennis exhibition is all set for the Atlantis Tennis Complex on Saturday
As part of the annual Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational, an exhibition is slated for 3pm December 3 at the Atlantis Tennis Complex. The organisers are building a special centre court at Atlantis which is expected to hold 1,000 spectators to view
Three-man Soyuz crew departs for space station
By PETER LEONARD Associated Press ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) -- A three-man crew blasted off from a space center in southern Kazakhstan Tuesday morning on board a Russian-made Soyuz craft for a four-and-half-month stay at the International Space Station. NAS
Hawaii telescope sees what could be oldest galaxy
HONOLULU (AP) -- A team of Japanese astronomers using telescopes on Hawaii say they've seen the oldest galaxy, a discovery that's competing with other "earliest galaxy" claims. The Japanese team calculates its galaxy had formed by 12.91 billion years ago,
Chavez lays out socialist aims in re- election bid
By IAN JAMES Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has presented his country with a plan to deepen his push for socialism and entrench his movement in power as he runs for another six-year term amid questions of whet
Mexican journalist disappears, feared kidnapped
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) -- A police beat reporter at a newspaper in northern Mexico and her infant son are missing and they are feared kidnapped, a newspaper official said Tuesday. Reporter Stephania Cardoso works for the El Zocalo newspaper in the cit
ports inbrief
ports inbrief SWIMMING MASTERS SWIFT Swimming is expected to attend its seventh consecutive US National Masters Short Course Swimming Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26-29. At this year's event, Swift will be represented by swimmers Pe
Djokovic, Barcelona win at 2012 Laureus awards
LONDON (AP) -- Novak Djokovic won the top individual honour at the 2012 Laureus Sports Awards, and Barcelona captured the team prize. The top-ranked Djokovic won sportsman of the year at the ceremony in London, one week after the Serbian triumphed at the A
Hurricanes destroy the Suns 8-0
The unbeaten St Andrew's Hurricanes' junior boys defeated the Temple Christian Suns 8-0 to improve their perfect record to 2-0-0 in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) soccer league. Senior girls The senior girls beat the St
Hurricanes destroy the Suns 8-0
The unbeaten St Andrew's Hurricanes' junior boys defeated the Temple Christian Suns 8-0 to improve their perfect record to 2-0-0 in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) soccer league. Senior girls The senior girls beat the St
Haiti President diagnosed with pulmonary embolism
Haiti President diagnosed with pulmonary embolism PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti's President Michel Martelly was being treated for a blood clot in his lung caused by an earlier surgery, a presidential adviser said Tuesday. Da
ALBA countries to pool funds in joint bank
ALBA countries to pool funds in joint bank By JORGE RUEDA Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- An eight-nation bloc of Latin American and Caribbean countries agreed on Sunday to deposit one per cent of their international reserves into a jointly
