June 20, 2014
Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne announces his Cabinet
Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced that his newly sworn-in Cabinet will eliminate work permit fees for CARICOM nationals. In his inaugural address on Wednesday, which was observed as OECS Day, Mr Browne said his campaign promise…
June 20, 2014
FIFA denies blocking Maradona from Maracana
Diego Maradona is not a special guest of FIFA at the World Cup, though Gisele Bundchen could still be. FIFA played down the latest broadside aimed by Maradona, one of the governing body's fiercest and most regular critics. The Argentina great has…
June 20, 2014
Police Demolished KB Homes in TCI Cricket
The Turks and Caicos Cricket Association 2014 Cricket Season continued on Saturday 14st June 2014 at The Downtown Ball Park Providenciales was highlighted by a Sparkling unbeaten Century from National Player Garvin Bruno followed by a Hat trick by…
June 20, 2014
Blast Kills 21 at Nigeria World Cup Viewing Center
A bomb blast at a site where Nigerian football (soccer) fans had gathered to watch the World Cup has killed at least 21 people. Hospital sources said Wednesday that 27 others were injured in the blast, which took place late Tuesday in the…
June 20, 2014
Juan Carlos signs his abdication
The reign of King Juan Carlos of Spain is in its final hours after he signed the bill formally abdicating in favour of his son, Prince Felipe. Juan Carlos, 76, signed the bill at a ceremony in the Royal Palace in Madrid, which was attended by only…
June 20, 2014
Militants Attack Iraq’s Main Oil Refinery
Sunni Islamist militants have attacked Iraq's main oil refinery, causing damage to the site in the latest stage of a surge that has included seizing territory across northern Iraq. The militants clashed with security forces at the refinery…
June 20, 2014
IMF in warning over Argentina ruling at US Supreme Court
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Argentina's legal defeat in its fight against hedge fund investors may have wider implications. On Monday, a US Supreme Court ruling sided with bondholders demanding Argentina pay them $1.3bn…
June 20, 2014
US Feds cuts growth forecast
The US Federal Reserve has cut its growth forecast for 2014 due to the harsh winter weather. The central bank is now predicting growth of between 2.1% and 2.3% for this year, down from its March forecast of 2.8% to 3%. However in its accompanying…
June 20, 2014
Sandals cuts communication costs by 44%
Sandals Resorts International (SRI) reported a 44 per cent decrease in its communication costs just one year after implementing a Pan-Caribbean closed-user group (CUG) solution from Digicel Business. The communication solution enables unlimited…
June 20, 2014
Saltans & Stingers tied 2 a piece
In the GTBA, this morning I told you about Fridays game, where the Salt Cay SALTONS took game 3 in overtime to defeat the Good Street STINGERS , Player of that Game was Jay Harvey who scored 22 Pts , had 16 Rebs and 3 blocks to take a 2-1 lead in…