December 6, 2013
Ex-Goldman Sachs trader ordered to repay firm $118m
An ex-Goldman Sachs trader has been sentenced to nine months in prison and ordered to repay $188m ( £115m) over a botched 2007 trade. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) accused Matthew Taylor of deliberately hiding an unauthorized $8.3bn trade from…
December 6, 2013
LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION ON MANDELA’S PASSING
Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Sharlene Cartwright Robinson issued a release to the media on Friday after the passing of South African Leader, Nelson Mandela. In her release she states that Thursday, December 5th 2013 will be remembered as the day…
December 6, 2013
CARICOM developing qualifications framework
A Caribbean Qualifications Framework, with a view to creating a seamless education and training system for CARICOM member states is being developed. That’s according to Dr Ruby Alleyne, the new president of the Caribbean Area Net for Quality…
December 6, 2013
Dominica wants Europe to lift visa requirement to stimulate trade
Dominica says it is pursuing efforts to get the European Union to remove the visa requirements for nationals travelling to Europe, saying that it was important to stimulate trade under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed with Europe five…
December 6, 2013
High prevalence of adolescent pregnancy in the Caribbean
Reluctance to fully implement the health and family life education (HFLE) programmes in Caribbean schools have been identified as major factors contributing to the high prevalence of adolescent pregnancy in the Caribbean, according to a United…
December 6, 2013
Courtroom cleared for ‘sensitive’ testimony in Kartel case
The Court will today continue to hear submissions on what aspect of testimony from former Cybercrime Unit boss, Sergeant Patrick Linton, will be put before jurors in the Vybz Kartel murder trial. Yesterday, the jurors were sent home until Monday and…
December 6, 2013
Jamaicans mourn Mandela
Jamaicans from all walks of life Friday expressed regrets at the passing of former South African president and leader of the fight against Apartheid, Nelson Mandela. In Half-Way-Tree, St Andrew, at the park named in his honour, Jamaicans paused to…
December 6, 2013
Woman guilty over fake cash in Cayman
A 30 year old Bodden Town woman and mother of three was found guilty of four offenses relating to counterfeit cash Friday by a jury. Shannon Ebanks was convicted of possessing and using a forged CI$10 bill in the Evaglow bar in Bodden Town in and…
December 6, 2013
Morocco delegation visits president Medina in the Palace
President Danilo Medina received a delegation from the Kingdom of Morocco in the National Palace Friday morning, headed by Parliament vice president Abdelwahed Alansari. The lawmaker was accompanied Morocco ambassador Brahim Houssein Moussa, and…
December 6, 2013
Mideast Peace Deal Closest in Years
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he believes Israel and the Palestinians are closer to a peace agreement than they have been in years at the end of a three-day trip to the region. Kerry told reporters Friday before leaving Israel that…