Month: November 2011

November 30, 2011

WI Lose Nail-Biter

Rohit Sharma slammed a fighting half-century yesterday as India recovered from 59-5 to beat West Indies by one wicket with seven balls remaining in the first one-day international (ODI). Sharma's knock of 72 resurrected India's innings at…

November 30, 2011

Statement from H.E Governor Todd

H.E Governor Todd released a statement to the people of the TCI on…

November 30, 2011

Devon Williams calls for mediator re: CSA Strike

Local activist and Blaze CEO Devon Williams has called on the interim administration to approach the Civil Service strikes with higher a degree of maturity and order. In a statement issued today Williams said “It is disheartening to see the vigor…

November 30, 2011

WILLIAMS ARRESTED IN THE TCI

Jamy Williams a 31 year old Turks and Caicos Islander was convicted for Wounding in the Providenciales Supreme Court and sentenced to nine (9) months in prison at Her Majesty Prison Grand Turk on Friday 25th November 2011. RTC News understands that…

November 30, 2011

New Gov’t in St Lucia

The return of Dr Kenny Anthony as prime minister of St Lucia following Monday's general election has resulted in an amusing political chorus among the more exuberant supporters of his victorious St Lucia Labour Party (SLP). "Kenny is back, Tom…

November 30, 2011

New candidates welcome $7m hike in campaign spending cap

FRESH-faced parliamentary candidates on both sides of the fence say they support the Electoral Commission of Jamaica's (ECJ's) campaign finance reform recommendation which requires them to spend no more than $10 million to fund campaigning in…

November 30, 2011

US man to exit Aruba jail in missing tourist case

A US businessman was yesterday scheduled to leave jail in Aruba while prosecutors in the Dutch Caribbean island try to put him back behind bars as a suspect in the disappearance of his travelling companion. Gary Giordano was due to be released…

November 30, 2011

LIME strikes deal with CARICOM

Telecommunications firm LIME has signed an agreement with the CARICOM secretariat to provide videoconferencing equipment and services to Jamaica and seven other member countries, as well as five other territories in the region. In a statement,…

November 30, 2011

EU entering ‘critical period’ to resolve debt crisis

EU finance ministers are meeting in Brussels after a top official said the region had just days…

November 30, 2011

Eurozone unemployment rate rises to 10.3%

The eurozone unemployment rate rose slightly to 10.3% in October, up from a revised 10.2% in September, official figures have shown. The number of people unemployed rose by 126,000 from September to 16.3 million. The rate in Germany fell to 5.5%…