Month: March 2011

March 31, 2011

Woman accuses Misick of rape during law suit against Nikki Beach

Former Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands Michael…

March 31, 2011

Civil service cut backs begin

According to a reports from a  Global News Correspondent states that some government employees in the Turks and Caicos Islands have received termination notices this week. There had earlier been some specific leaks relating to certain employees…

March 31, 2011

Cricket World Cup: India beat Pakistan to reach final

India booked a place against Sri Lanka in Saturday's World Cup final after beating…

March 31, 2011

NBA probing Jay-Z’s visit with UK

An NBA spokesman confirms that the league is investigating Jay-Z's presence in Kentucky's locker room after the Wildcats clinched a Final Four berth. The rapper visited the players after their victory over North Carolina on Sunday at the…

March 31, 2011

Timothy Geithner seeks uniform exchange rate policy

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has kicked off the G20 meeting in Nanjing with a call for more consistency…

March 31, 2011

Australian dollar hits 29-year high on commodity demand

The Australian dollar has risen to a 29-year high against the US dollar as demand for the country's commodities continues to grow. It rose as high as $1.0318 in trading on Wednesday, the highest since the currency was freely floated in 1983. There…

March 31, 2011

American Airlines cuts flights to Japan as demand falls

American Airlines is reducing the number of flights to Japan as travel demand to the country continues to fall. The airline said it will suspend two of its six daily flights to Japan from April 6. Other international airlines like Delta and Qantas…

March 31, 2011

Japan to scrap stricken nuclear reactors

Japan is to decommission four stricken reactors at the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, the operator says. Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) made the announcement three weeks after failing to bring reactors 1 - 4 under control. Locals would be…

March 31, 2011

Japan Sees No Immediate Need for Wider Nuclear Evacuation Zone

Japanese officials said Thursday they have no immediate plans to widen the evacuation area…

March 31, 2011

Ivory Coast Rebels Now Control Official Capital

Forces opposed to incumbent Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo have seized the country's official capital, Yamoussoukro, although Gbagbo forces still control the main seat of power in Abidjan. A spokeswoman for the New Forces rebels, who support…