April 16, 2012
Contestants Named for 2012 TCI Top Model Contest
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands; Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 – Out of twenty-eight, only ten will compete. The names of the ten young ladies that will vie to become the 2012 TCI Top Model Contest winner are as follows: Trinee Bethell Wahanda…
April 16, 2012
Call for unity at opening of Summit of the Americas
The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, called for the unity of the countries of the hemisphere at the inauguration of the Sixth Summit of the Americas, saying “a united Americas is an achievable…
April 16, 2012
Donald surrenders world number one ranking to McIlroy at Heritage
Luke Donald will surrender his world number one ranking to Rory McIlroy on Monday after finishing the RBC Heritage in the United States in joint 37th. Donald needed a top-eight placing in South Carolina to stay ahead of the Northern Irishman.…
April 16, 2012
Bermuda Win 5 More Carifta Medals, 12 Total
The Bermuda National Swimming team saved the best for last, picking up five more medals – including two golds – at the final night of the 2012 Carifta Championships in the Bahamas this evening [Apr.15]. The final round saw four local swimmers earn…
April 16, 2012
Windies put the brakes on Australia on day one
Off-spinner Shane Shillingford bowled impressively in his first Test in nearly two years to help West Indies put the brakes on Australia, on the opening day of the second Digicel Test here yesterday. The right-armer finished the day with…
April 16, 2012
Temasek to buy $2.3bn ICBC shares from Goldman Sachs
Singapore's Temasek Holdings has agreed a deal to buy Goldman Sachs's shares in the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world's largest bank. The state-owned fund will pick up $2.3bn (£1.5bn) worth of ICBC shares, taking its stake…
April 16, 2012
China loosens currency controls on the yuan
China has loosened its currency controls in a move that may spur gains in the value of the yuan. From Monday, the yuan can fluctuate up to 1% in trading against the US dollar from a fixed price set by the central bank, the People's Bank of China…
April 16, 2012
Virgin Atlantic to appeal against BMI sale to BA
Virgin Atlantic is to appeal against the European Commission's decision to allow the owner of British Airways to buy the airline BMI. IAG, which also owns Spain's Iberia, has been given the go-ahead to buy its smaller rival from Lufthansa for…
April 16, 2012
Fighting Ends in Afghan Capital
Afghan officials say all fighting with insurgents across the capital has now ended. That announcement Monday came hours after residents of Kabul awoke to a second day of intense gunfire and loud explosions. Afghan officials said at dawn that…
April 16, 2012
Coordinated Taliban Strikes Rock Afghanistan
Taliban militants in Afghanistan have carried out coordinated attacks in the capital, Kabul, and three eastern provinces as part of what they call their “spring offensive.” The attacks targeted the parliament, NATO headquarters in Kabul and an…