February 9, 2012
Apple seeks change to ‘essential’ patent licence rules
Apple has asked for more clarity over how patents deemed crucial to industry standards should be handled. The firm wrote a letter to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) in November, which has now been reported by the Wall…
February 9, 2012
Nokia to carry out 4,000 job cuts
Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced the details of 4,000 job losses on Wednesday at plants in Hungary, Mexico and Finland. The company said the plants would remain open and refocus on customising phones whilst the actual assembly would…
February 9, 2012
Cuba and Dominican Republic strengthen commercial bonds
New business opportunities to boost a greater commercial flow between Cuba and the Dominican Republic were analyzed on Monday in Havana by a group of entrepreneurs from the two nations. Attending the meeting, organized by the Cuban Chamber of…
February 9, 2012
UN’s Ban says Arab League mission to Syria may resume
UN chief Ban Ki-moon says the Arab League plans to revive its mission to Syria, and has…
February 9, 2012
Wade Faces Protests on Campaign Trail
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade took his controversial campaign for another term on the road Wednesday, holding a rally in a town where opposition support is strong. The president's convoy faced rock-throwing protesters as it drove the 70…
February 9, 2012
UN Condemns Tuareg Violence; New Town Under Rebel Control
Tuareg rebels in northern Mali have seized a strategic border town, and the United Nations has urged an end to the fighting. Rebel fighters said Wednesday they seized the town of Tinzawaten, and government forces confirmed they made a “strategic”…
February 9, 2012
Pakistan, NATO Hold Border Talks Following Deadly Attack
Representatives of the Pakistani army, NATO and Afghan forces have met for talks in an effort to improve coordination along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The meeting Wednesday in Pakistan's border town of Torkham is a sign of easing of…
February 9, 2012
Majority Supports Obama on Drone Strikes, Troop Drawdown
A new poll indicates that President Barack Obama has the overwhelming support of Americans for his use of drone strikes against terror suspects and his planned troop drawdown in Afghanistan. According to the ABC News/Washington Post survey…
February 8, 2012
Marley sculpture erected at UTech
THE University of Technology (UTech) yesterday unveiled a sculpture of late Reggae icon, Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley, at its Papine campus in St. Andrew. The piece, which has been erected in the institution’s Caribbean Sculpture Park, was designed…
February 8, 2012
Threat of chutney soca court battle
Southex promoter George Singh is threatening legal action against the promoters of an alternative competition to his Chutney Soca Monarch competition—citing copyright infringement. Singh has written to promoter of the rival competition, former…