December 4, 2011
Brazil football legend Socrates dies at 57
Former Brazil captain Socrates has died at the age of 57.
He had been in…
December 4, 2011
T20 semis today
The final three semi-final spots in the Sagicor General Twenty/20 Competition will be decided today after the fifth and final preliminary round of matches. Play is slated to start at 1 p.m. at the various venues. Those teams going forward will join…
December 4, 2011
New regional bloc established at Caracas conference
Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean have approved the creation of a new regional bloc that excludes the United States and Canada. But, unlike the Washington-based Organisation of American States, the new group (known by its Spanish…
December 4, 2011
CAL’s flight to Jamaica makes ‘forced’ landing
A Caribbean Airlines (CAL) flight, bound for Kingston, was forced to land at Sangster International Airport on Thursday night in what the airline called a “controlled emergency landing.” Flight BW 62 had departed from Nassau, Bahamas, for…
December 4, 2011
US renews calls for the release of jailed contractor in Cuba
The United States yesterday renewed its calls for the immediate release of US contractor Alan Gross, as he prepared to mark two years behind bars in Cuba on state security charges. Gross was arrested December 3, 2009, for delivering laptops and…
December 4, 2011
St Lucia PM says road ahead will be difficult
The leader of St Lucia's former main opposition party, who was sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday, has promised to strengthen the tourism-dependent Caribbean island's economy, reduce crime and improve prospects for young people. Kenny…
December 4, 2011
Jacques Delors: Euro was flawed from beginning
One of the main architects of the single European currency, Jacques Delors, has said the eurozone was flawed from the beginning. He told Britain's Daily Telegraph that the lack of central powers to co-ordinate economic policies allowed some members…
December 4, 2011
RIM will swallow Playbook charge
Research In Motion (RIM) will account for extra costs of $360m (£229m; 266m euros) in its third quarter after poor sales of its Playbook tablet computers. RIM shares have fallen around 65% this year as Apple's iPhone and Google's Android devices…
December 4, 2011
US unemployment rate falls sharply to 8.6%
The US unemployment rate dropped sharply to 8.6% in November, its lowest level in two-and-a-half years, from 9% the month before, official figures show. The US economy added 120,000 new jobs in November, the Department of Labor said, in line with…
December 4, 2011
Stocks rise on US jobless data and EU integration hopes
Global stock markets have risen as Europe's leaders called for closer economic integration as the way to ultimately resolve the debt crisis. US stocks had their best week in more than two years, up 7%. Leading indexes in France, Germany and the…