news bulletin – answers

Stanford’s troubles turn to cricket

true/false

1. Cricket is played by the King. F: it is king – the most important thing
2. The Twenty20 cricket match took place in Antigua. F: it was to have (in the future) but is now cancelled
3. Stanford is accused of selling US $8 billion in certificates from his bank. T
4. The bank has its head office in Antigua. T
5. The West Indian cricket board still has links with Stanford. F: they have terminated all contracts with him
6. The problems in Antigua may not be over. T
7. Without Sanford West Indian cricket will flourish. F: they will be in ‘great trouble’ things will ‘shut down’
8. Sanford is the only investor in Antigua. F: he is the largest, but we don’t know if there are others from this report
9. He owns all the newspapers. F: he owns the largest newspaper, there may be others he doesn’t own
10. The reporter’s name is Catherine Klaxon. F: Catherine Jackson