Month: January 2011

January 5, 2011

Assassination of Pakistan’s Salman Taseer condemned

There has been strong international condemnation of the assassination of one of Pakistan's best-known liberal…

January 5, 2011

Queensland city Rockhampton hitting flood peak

Flood preparations in the inundated Australian city of Rockhampton are being put to the test as river levels hit their peak. The River Fitzroy which flows through the Queensland city is at 9.2m (30ft) and expected to hit 9.4m, having already…

January 5, 2011

Student protest footage released by Met Police

Police have released CCTV footage of people they wish to interview after Prince Charles's car was attacked during December's student protests. The Metropolitan Police have issued the pictures taken from cameras in the Regent Street and Oxford…

January 5, 2011

Labour and Tories clash over VAT increase

  Chancellor George Osborne has defended the VAT increase from 17.5% to 20%, saying it…

January 3, 2011

High-ranking Chinese politician arrives in Antigua-Barbuda

China's highest ranking female politician, Madame Liu Yandong, arrived in Antigua on Thursday for talks with…

January 3, 2011

Another AFC leader leaves party over leadership issue in Guyana

 Another leading Alliance for Change (AFC) executive, Grehard Ramsaroop has reportedly left the party as infighting widens among factions in that small political party in Guyana. The Guyana Chronicle reported that several reasons were given for…

January 3, 2011

Compromise tax deal extends jobless benefits for 1,700 US Virgin Islanders

President Barack Obama's compromise with Republican lawmakers to extend Bush-era tax cuts and unemployment benefits will aid more than 1,700 local recipients of unemployment insurance, V.I. Labor Commissioner Albert Bryan Jr. said. Unemployment…

January 3, 2011

Good year for Bahamas tourism despite challenges

Despite a challenging year, the performance of the tourism sector in The Bahamas was impressive in 2010, headlined by an 18 percent increase in cruise arrivals compared to last year, according to director general for tourism David Johnson. Johnson…

January 3, 2011

Turks and Caicos Islands New Year Resolutions by David Tapfer

As the strains of Auld Lang Syne and sugar plums dance through my head, we have to face the…

January 3, 2011

Top 10 NFL stories of 2010

1. The redemption of Michael Vick. There are comebacks, and then there are comebacks, and…