Month: November 2011

November 7, 2011

Actor Gary Dourdan Arrested after Domestic Dispute

Former “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” star Gary Dourdan has been arrested following an alleged altercation at his California home, reports TMZ.com. The actor is said to have been detained by cops at his property in Venice, California after they…

November 7, 2011

CIVIL SERVICE ASSOCIATION RESPONDS THE SEVERANCE PAYMENT

In response to H.E Governor Todd release on severance…

November 7, 2011

Europe: The worst-case scenarios

Worries about Greece's future are front and center yet again, as Greek Prime Minister…

November 7, 2011

G20 rejects extra help for debt-strapped Europe – Italy agrees to IMF scrutiny

At one of the most disarrayed G20 summits ever, Italy agreed Friday to submit to rare scrutiny by the International Monetary Fund to boost confidence that it will carry through necessary fiscal reforms, the latest step in Europe's struggle to…

November 7, 2011

Most of US unemployed no longer receive benefits

The jobs crisis has left so many people out of work for so long that most of America’s unemployed are no longer receiving unemployment benefits. Early last year, 75 per cent were receiving checks. The figure is now 48 per cent—a shift that points…

November 7, 2011

BP’s US$7b Argentine sale collapses

BP’s US$7 billion deal to sell its stake in South America’s Pan American Energy has collapsed because of legal issues, the would-be Chinese and Argentine buyers said on Sunday. China's biggest offshore oil producer CNOOC Ltd and Argentina’s…

November 7, 2011

Lawsuit challenges tuition charges to Caribbean immigrant children

Attorneys here have filed a federal suit arguing that scores of American students who…

November 7, 2011

Trade unions reject LIAT meeting

The trade unions representing regional carrier LIAT’s workers have turned down the airline’s invitation for talks today to discuss possible job cuts, as the carrier moves to trim its workforce to 800 employees by year-end. In a letter to the…

November 7, 2011

LIME bleeds $1.3 billion in 2Quarter

TELECOMMUNCIATIONS provider LIME Jamaica reported a net loss of $1.3 billion over the second quarter ending September 30, 2011, but found a silver lining in a 11 per cent increase in mobile revenues and a three per cent growth in its postpaid…

November 7, 2011

Cuban dissidents share ordeal with US lawmakers

Three Cuban dissidents, jailed in a 2003 crackdown and imprisoned until their exile last year to Spain, have brought their story to United States lawmakers. The three were sponsored by European Union politicians who hope to build a…