November 18, 2013
Russia Plane Crash Kills 50
A Boeing 737 airliner crashed on Sunday in the Russian city of Kazan, killing all 50 people on board and spotlighting the poor safety record of regional airlines that ply internal routes across the world's largest nation. The son of the president of…
November 18, 2013
Nobel Winning Author Doris Lessing Dies
Nobel prize winning British author Doris Lessing has died at the age of 94 in London. Best known for the 1962 novel "The Golden Notebook," which today is considered a landmark feminist work, Lessing became the oldest winner of the Nobel Prize in…
November 13, 2013
Starbucks to pay $3bn in row over packaged coffee
An independent US arbitrator has told Starbucks to pay $2.76bn (£1.74bn) in damages and other costs to Kraft Foods in a dispute over packaged coffee. Kraft began selling bags of Starbucks branded coffee in 1998 under a deal that was due to run…
November 13, 2013
American Airlines and US Airways settle merger suit
American Airlines and US Airways have settled an anti-trust suit with US regulators, paving the way for their proposed merger to be finalised. The merger would create the world's largest airline. As part of the agreement, which must still be…
November 13, 2013
Singapore Airlines profits jump almost 80%
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has reported a 78% rise in net profit for its second quarter. Asia's second biggest carrier was boosted by the sale of aircraft, spare engines as well as increased passenger traffic. The firm posted a total net profit of…
November 13, 2013
Eike Batista-owned OSX files for bankruptcy
A second company controlled by the Brazilian former billionaire Eike Batista has filed for bankruptcy protection. Shipbuilding firm OSX Brasil made the filing in a Rio de Janeiro court less than two weeks after its sister oil company, OGX, also…
November 13, 2013
Apple and Samsung back in court over patent damages
Apple and Samsung are returning to court in one of the most high-profile patent battles of recent times. In August 2012, a jury found Samsung guilty of infringing six Apple patents and awarded one of the largest payouts of its kind on record. The…
November 13, 2013
Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rodney Adams has been charged by Integrity Commission
On Friday, 11 October 2013, the Integrity Commission arrested Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police(ADCP), Rodney Adams on reasonable suspicion of committing offenses of corruption contrary to the Integrity Commission Ordinance. He was then…
November 13, 2013
Premier’s One Year In Office Address
Mr. Speaker, today November 12, 2013, marks the 1-year anniversary since this new government was elected to office. I wish to thank the almighty God for his goodness and mercies in affording me the opportunity to lead this great Progressive National…
November 13, 2013
PDM explains Walkout of the House of Assembly
Today, Tuesday, November 12, 2013 the Opposition walked out of Parliament in protest of an action taken by the Speaker. It is the Opposition’s position that the Speaker erred and infringed on the rights of the minority by using a casting vote to…