August 4, 2011
Italy ‘to default’ but Spain may ‘just’ escape
Debt-laden Italy is likely to default, but Spain might just avoid it, according to the British think tank, the Centre for Economics and Business Research. With the countries weighed down by debt, the think tank modelled "good" and "bad" economic…
August 4, 2011
European stock markets continue to slide
European shares have fallen sharply as fears grow about eurozone debt levels and the health of the global economy. The main share indexes in London and Frankfurt were both down 2.3%, while the Cac 40 in Paris dropped by 1.9%. US stocks initially…
August 4, 2011
FAA shutdown: Obama urges Congress to settle latest row
President Barack Obama has again urged Congress to end a funding row that has partially shut down the body which oversees US air safety. He said it was a "lose-lose situation" that could cost the government $1bn (£610m) in uncollected air fare…
August 4, 2011
Syria unrest: UN condemns government crackdown
The UN Security Council has condemned the Syrian government for its deadly crackdown on protesters. It is the first clear condemnation issued by the Security Council, which includes longstanding allies of Syria such as Russia. The statement was…
August 4, 2011
Famine Declared in 3 New Parts of Somalia
The United Nations says famine has spread to three new parts of southern Somalia, including areas in the capital, Mogadishu. A statement Wednesday said famine conditions are present in two districts of the Middle Shabelle region, the Afgoye…
August 4, 2011
Egypt’s Mubarak Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ in Historic Trial
Egypt's deposed president, Hosni Mubarak, wheeled into a Cairo courtroom in a hospital bed, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he ordered the killing of some 850 revolutionary protesters who drove him from power in an 18-day February…
August 3, 2011
UN Rights Investigator Appeals for Iranian Access
A newly appointed U.N. special investigator has renewed calls for Iran to cooperate in a probe of alleged human rights abuses. Special rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed appealed to Tehran on Wednesday to allow him to visit the country. In a statement, he…
August 2, 2011
Independent Review of the Regulation of Electricity Services
Following a number of views expressed by consumers,…
August 2, 2011
A team of health professionals from the Ministry of Health and Human
Services recently represented the Turk and Caicos Islands at the First Annual Caribbean Region Tri-angu-lating on Health Equity Conference, July 21-22, 2011, at the Caribe Hilton Hotel, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.The two day conference July 21-22, was…
August 2, 2011
911 Manager will be saying bon voyage to the TCI
Ms. Juliette Gooding, the face of the country’s 911 emergency programme, will be saying bon voyage to the people of the TCI and a country she has come to regard as home for the past three years. Ms. Juliette Gooding stepped down as programme manager…