May 22, 2012
First tropical storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season forms.
The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) is reporting that at 5 pm eastern time Tropical Storm Alberto was located near latitude 32.2 north longitude 77.7 west or about 140 miles east southeast of Charleston, South Carolina. The 5 pm EDT NHC advisory…
May 22, 2012
CARICOM’s concerns to be heard
The CARICOM/Mexico Summit has been hailed as a most productive and beneficial meeting and the regional grouping has been given the assurance, that their concerns will be raised at the upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit to be held in Mexico.…
May 22, 2012
PM calls for Mexico help in crime battle
The illicit drug trade, trafficking in illegal guns, gang violence, human trafficking and smuggling are all challenges facing the Caribbean, said Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar as she addressed the Second Caricom-Mexico Summit in…
May 22, 2012
Thunder thunder hoooo!!!!!!, eliminates the LA Lakers
Russel West brook scored 28 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder surged ahead in the second half to beat Los Angeles 106-90 in Game 5 on Monday night and eliminate the Lakers from the playoffs. The…
May 22, 2012
Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win Italian Open
Rafael Nadal beat world number one Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win a record sixth Italian Open title. The Spaniard won 7-5 6-3 in the final, which had been delayed by a day because of rain in Rome on Sunday, to return to second in the world…
May 22, 2012
England v West Indies: Hosts cruise home in Lord’s Test
England wrapped up a five-wicket victory in the first Test as a stand of 132 between Alastair Cook and Ian Bell saw off an early West Indies charge. When Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen both went cheaply inside the first hour on the fifth day,…
May 22, 2012
Sharks wins two out of five m
A top score of 84 runs by Errion Charles helped the Sharks to win the second game of the five match KARE BBQ Joint (Restaurant) Sponsored Grand Turk Cricket Association Cricket series, which was played at the Parade Ground in Grand Turk on Saturday…
May 22, 2012
Trinidad, OECS to talk CLICO
Prime Minister of St Kitts-Nevis Dr Denzil Douglas is hoping to meet with his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart next month to thrash out details of an agreement in relation to the CLICO debacle. Douglas said he and other leaders in the Organization…
May 22, 2012
Weak euro affects investments in China
While EU members are debating whether Greece will need to exit the eurozone or not, the impact of the weak euro has spread to Asian countries including China. People are starting to feel the volatility of forex markets both in investments as well…
May 22, 2012
Facebook shares close 11% below flotation price
Shares in Facebook closed well below the price at which they were floated amid doubts that the newly-listed company can live up to expectations. The shares debuted on the Nasdaq stock exchange at $38 each on Friday, but ended 11% down on Monday.…