April 25, 2012
BP oil spill: First criminal charges filed in US
The US justice department has filed the first criminal charges linked to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. A former BP engineer was arrested on charges of intentionally destroying evidence. Kurt Mix of Katy, Texas, faces two counts of obstruction of…
April 25, 2012
Google Drive to offer free storage in the cloud
Google has launched a new consumer service offering up to 16TB (terabytes) of storage for photos and other online content. Dubbed Google Drive, the service goes head to head with rival cloud services such as Dropbox and Microsoft's SkyDrive. It…
April 25, 2012
Romney Faces Little Challenge in 5 Republican Presidential Primaries
Mitt Romney has won the primary elections in Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island, taking another step toward capturing the Republican presidential nomination. Romney is also expected to win in Pennsylvania and New York — two other states where…
April 25, 2012
Annan Alarmed by Reports of Syrian Attacks in Areas Visited by Monitors
International envoy Kofi Annan has expressed “alarm” about media reports that Syrian troops have attacked civilian areas visited by U.N. soldiers trying to monitor a shaky truce in the government's year-long conflict with rebels. U.N. diplomats…
April 25, 2012
3 More US Secret Service Agents Forced Out in Scandal
The U.S. Secret Service says three more agents have been forced out of their jobs because of a prostitution scandal that has shaken the agency that protects the president. Officials said Tuesday two agents resigned and a third had his security…
April 25, 2012
Turks & Caicos International Flag Festival Coming
The Providenciales Flag Festival Committee is pleased to announce the 1st Turks & Caicos International Flag Festival. The festival will take place from June 1-4, 2012. The Turks & Caicos Islands is home to nationals from more than 50 countries and…
April 25, 2012
REGATTA 2012 CULTURALLY FLAVOURED
Regatta Committee 2012 through this media wishes to remind the general public that the annual festival will be taking place from Thursday, May 24, to Sunday, May 27, 2012. The emphasis this year will be on culture and to this end several events that…
April 25, 2012
STATEMENT OF CARLOS W. SIMONS QC
Let me begin by saying how happy I am as always to be in the nation’s capital. I came over on Saturday for my Aunt Sarah’s funeral and had the opportunity to worship yesterday at her beloved Salem Baptist Church. I also want to apologize to your…
April 23, 2012
Man City’s Mario Balotelli handed Italy boost for Euro 2012
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli insists Manchester City's Mario Balotelli remains key to Italy's Euro 2012 plans. The temperamental striker was left out of the Azzurri squad in February after his stamp on Tottenham's Scott Parker during a Premier…
April 23, 2012
Lakers outlast Thunder 114-106 in double OT
Metta World Peace was subdued and contrite in the Los Angeles Lakers ' locker room, apologizing to Oklahoma City's James Harden for throwing the elbow that sent them both to the locker room in the second quarter. They both missed a beauty of a game…