June 9, 2013
Two guards are killed and nine inmates escape in Mexico jailbreak
At least two guards have been killed and nine prisoners have escaped during a jailbreak in southern Mexico, officials say. A prison warden and a prisoner were also injured when a group of men stormed the prison and opened fire. The attack happened…
June 9, 2013
No digital proof needed to investigate emails, say Trinidad police
Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams said opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley does not necessarily need to provide digital proof in relation to the emails he presented in the Trinidad and Tobago parliament last month, purporting to show that…
June 9, 2013
New government installed in Curacao
A new government was installed in Curacao on Friday, when Governor Adel van der Pluijm-Vrede swore in ten new ministers who will serve the rest of the coalition’s four year term.As anticipated, Ivar Asjes is Curacao’s new prime minister. Asjes is…
June 9, 2013
TWINS DIE IN CRASH
Twin sisters Khadijah and Khertima Taylor were among three persons killed in a car crash on Sunday. The 18-year-old sisters and four friends were returning home from a nightclub in San Fernando. Police said the driver, Anthony Balkissoon, was…
June 9, 2013
BVI called to Tax evasion Summit in UK
The BVI is among 10 British overseas territories that have been called to a tax evasion summit in the United Kingdom as UK Prime Minister David Cameron vows to curb the ‘scourge of tax evasion’. Premier Dr. D. Orlando Smith, who is currently in the…
June 9, 2013
Dominican Republic among countries lagging in immunization
Dominican Republic is among the Latin American countries lagging in immunization, according to the president of the Latin American Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (SLIPE), Dr. Jose Brea. The country shares the list with Nicaragua, Honduras,…
June 9, 2013
North and South Korea agree to government-level meeting
Officials from North and South Korea have agreed to hold the first high-level meeting since 2007, the South Korean Yonhap news agency says. It follows hours of preliminary talks in the truce village of Panmunjom aimed at rebuilding trust between…
June 9, 2013
Barack Obama defends US surveillance tactics
President Barack Obama has defended newly revealed US government phone and internet surveillance programmes, saying they are closely overseen by Congress and the courts. Mr Obama said his administration had struck "the right balance" between…
June 9, 2013
Google says the government has ‘no access’ to servers
Google has issued a strong denial that it allows the US government to access its servers. The internet giant said the government has no access, "not directly, or via a back door, or a so-called drop box". The Guardian claims the UK's eavesdropping…
June 9, 2013
US economy adds 175,000 jobs in May
US employment rose by slightly more than economists had predicted during May. The latest US non-farm payrolls show that 175,000 jobs were created last month. But the unemployment rate increased slightly to 7.6%. Shares had mostly fallen in the…