STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- World record holder and Olympic champion Usain Bolt crashed to his first defeat in two years on Friday when America's Tyson Gay won their eagerly-awaited 100m clash at the Diamond League meeting. Gay clocked 9.84sec to edge Bolt, who was second in 9.97sec.

It is hardly debatable that the variations in copyright laws across the Caribbean are the result of the peculiarities of our various jurisdictions, compounded by the lack of a regional regulatory scheme. It is also trite knowledge that Caribbean musicians often struggle to obtain adequate protection of their productions.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has called on the Jamaican business community to intensify its partnerships with businesses in other CARICOM states. Persad-Bissessar said this was needed to ensure that member states reap optimal benefits.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The US Embassy to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean has worked with media outlets throughout the region to clarify the process and procedures for obtaining visas to visit the United States. The “Ask the Consul General” series was devised to address a number of common issues.