LONDON, England (Reuters) -- UK energy company Centrica signed an agreement on Wednesday with Trinidad's energy ministry to take ownership of an initial 65 percent interest in gas exploration Block 2(ab) off the east coast of the island, the company said on Thursday. Petrotrin will hold 35 percent.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (Reuters) -- Rain restricted play between West Indies and Bangladesh to just 18.5 overs on the first day of the first test on Thursday after the tourists won the toss and chose to bat making 42 without loss. Thirty six-year-old Barbadian Floyd Reifer captained the West Indies team.

ROME, Italy (Reuters) -- Tyson Gay said he was unfazed by the threat Olympic champion Usain Bolt posed to his 100 and 200 meters titles at next month's world athletics championships. Gay said he was "100 percent" confident of defending his crowns in Berlin after recovering from the hamstring injury.

HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) -- Since he swept into power 50 years ago, Cuba's Fidel Castro has been honoured in poems, movies and paintings and now in reggaeton, a form of music widely popular among Cuban youth but not island leaders. Cuban musician Yoandys "Baby" Lores presented his song "Creo"...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: By the second quarter of 2009 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals should expect to have further hassle free movement at ports of entry within the Caribbean Region, as the CARICOM Travel Card (CARIPASS) will be implemented.