March 19, 2012
Cincinnati beats FSU; 4th Ohio team in Sweet 16
Dion Dixon stole the ball and dunked to put Cincinnati ahead for good with 1:32 left, and the Bearcats edged out Florida State 62-56 Sunday night to reach their first regional semifinal in the NCAA tournament since 2001. Cincinnati…
March 19, 2012
Federer, Azarenka take home titles after easy Indian Wells finals
Roger Federer is on a roll again, and Victoria Azarenka can't be stopped, either. They each won titles in straight sets at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday and earned matching $1 million paychecks, the richest in tournament history. Federer defeated…
March 19, 2012
U.S. Congress Seeks Hearing to Examine Antigua Government’s Role in $7 Billion Stanford Pnzi Scheme
A group of ten United States Congressmen from seven states have asked House Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) to hold a Congressional hearing to investigate the government of Antigua and Barbuda’s role in the $7.2…
March 19, 2012
Territorial Elections now in Process — Election Watch 2012.
Electors on French St. Martin are currently casting their ballots at the various polling stations throughout the French side of the island. Early predictions show that there will be a higher voter's turn this year. However, voters are getting…
March 19, 2012
Toussaint Louverture Airport Still Under Construction
Rehabilitation work continues at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport. If an initial starting room was made available to passengers, most of the work is still yet to be done. We still need at least a month to put the airport in step…
March 19, 2012
Haitian-Americans Concerned about Political Instability in Haiti
Like Haitians in Haiti, compatriots in the diaspora are also awaiting a durable solution to the crisis that gnaws Haitian policy and society. Situations in the Haitian media are relayed, discussed in the salons, streets and in public places in…
March 19, 2012
$9 million euros for agriculture
The Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute (Cardi) has agreed with the Caricom Secretariat and the Inter-American Institute for Agriculture to equitably manage the Intra-ACP project of $9 million euros for agricultural…
March 19, 2012
Lagarde says China must reform economy and yuan
International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Christine Lagarde has said that China must stop its economy being too dependent on exports and investment. She also said the yuan could become a global reserve currency if China implemented market-oriented…
March 19, 2012
Brazil to charge Chevron executives over fresh oil leak
Brazilian prosecutors say they will bring criminal charges against 17 executives from the US oil company Chevron and drilling contractor Transocean after a new leak of crude. The executives have been barred from leaving the country until the…
March 19, 2012
China home prices continue to slide for fifth month
Property prices in most Chinese cities have fallen for a fifth consecutive month, underpinning government success in curbing speculation in the market. In February, new home prices in 45 out of 70 cities fell compared to the previous month, the…