Month: December 2011

December 4, 2011

US Republican Herman Cain suspends campaign

US presidential hopeful Herman Cain has said he is suspending his campaign for the Republican…

December 4, 2011

Russians Begin Voting in Parliamentary Elections

Voters Russia are casting ballots in parliamentary elections that are expected to favor Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia party. Polling stations opened starting in the Russia's far east. The voting Sunday comes amid claims of campaign…

December 4, 2011

Iraqi PM Confirms Assassination Attempt

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has confirmed that a car bomb explosion inside of Baghdad's fortified Green Zone last Monday was an assassination attempt against him. In a Saturday interview with the Associated Press, Mr. Maliki said…

December 4, 2011

Islamists, Secularists Protest Outside Tunisian Parliament

Thousands of Tunisian Islamists and secularists gathered near the parliament building in the capital, Tunis, Saturday in rival protests. Separated by barriers and police, the two sides shouted slogans and waved flags outside the Bardo Palace where…

December 2, 2011

Fire rages on Nassau Bahamas

Firefighters are at this hour working to put out a blaze that has been raging on Bay…

December 2, 2011

TCIG and the Civil Service Association discusses Critical Issues

TCIG ‘s negotiating team met with the Civil Service…

December 2, 2011

DDME marks the end of the Huricane Season in the TCI

The Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME) marks the official end of the Atlantic Hurricane Season by reminding the Residents of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) of how blest we were that there were no lives lost, as where there…

December 2, 2011

UN Grim on World Economic Prospects for 2012

United Nations economists have sharply cut their projections for world growth and warned that 2012 will be key to whether the global economy makes a slow recovery or falls back into recession. In their report, World Economic Situation and…

December 2, 2011

Sarkozy: France Germany ties key to eurozone stability

The French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has said France and Germany must come together to ensure stability at the heart of Europe. In a major speech in the port of Toulon, Mr Sarkozy said he and the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, would meet on…

December 2, 2011

US banks sued over homes seizures

Massachusetts is suing five major banks alleging "illegal" and "deceptive" conduct in the way they seized homes during the financial crisis. Bank of America, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and GMAC must pay for the "harm" caused, the writ…