November 20, 2011
Windies A lose opener
Left-arm quick Krishmar Santokie’s three-wicket haul was not enough to prevent West Indies A from losing their opening Twenty20 of the two-match series against Bangladesh A on Friday night. The 26-year-old blew away the visitors’ top order in a…
November 20, 2011
FIFA bans six more Caribbean officials
FIFA banned six more Caribbean officials yesterday for their part in an alleged bribery plot involving former presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam. The exiled officials include Patrick John, the former prime minister of Dominica, who was…
November 20, 2011
Lara, Yorke make T&T Hall of Fame
Former West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara and former Trinidad & Tobago footballers Dwight Yorke and Russell Latapy will be inducted into the First Citizens Sports Foundation Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad on…
November 20, 2011
EU settles for 2% budget increase
The European Union has been forced to accept a 2% rise in its budget next year - much less than the increase it wanted of around 5%. Several EU governments, including the UK, had argued the demands by the European Parliament and Commission were…
November 20, 2011
ECB’s Draghi urges swift action on bailout fund
The new governor of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi, has called for "urgent action" to implement the new eurozone bailout fund. His comments come as the Italian parliament gave its approval to the new government led by economist…
November 20, 2011
Budget wars: Cut, cut and cut some more
On election night in 2010, Republicans were united by one mission: Cutting government spending now. "I'm here to tell you tonight that our new majority is prepared to do things differently," then Minority Leader John Boehner told an election night…
November 20, 2011
Oil price ends below US$98
Oil prices dropped below US$98 per barrel to the end a volatile week that mixed jitters about Europe’s debt with the prospect of tighter oil supplies and improving economic conditions in the US. The price of oil ended the week lower than it…
November 20, 2011
Clico commission resumes hearings next January
As sole Clico commissioner Sir Anthony Colman endeavours to maintain the timeline he set himself for the conclusion of his commission, he announced yesterday that he was scheduling four evidential hearings in 2012. The commission, which ended its…
November 20, 2011
Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam captured in Libya
Colonel Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam has been captured, Libyan officials say.
He was taken by…
November 20, 2011
California university to investigate police use of pepper spray
Under pressure to resign, the chancellor of the University of California, Davis, on Saturday called police use of pepper spray on seated Occupy protesters "chilling" and established a task force to look into the incident. The video broadcast by…