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November 8, 2011

Colombia mudslide deaths mount

The number of people known to have died in a mudslide in western Colombia has risen to at least 38. Rescuers are continuing to search for more than 20 people believed buried beneath 300 tonnes of earth and mud. Fourteen homes were swept away when a…

November 8, 2011

Extradition squashed

Businessmen Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson yesterday scored a major victory in their battle against extradition to the United States after the order was quashed by a High Court judge. Justice Ronnie Boodoosingh, presiding in the…

November 8, 2011

Rubis secures fuel deal here in the TCI

Rubis will acquire Chevron’s fuel distribution here in the Turks & Caicos  Bahamas as well as in the…

November 8, 2011

Italy borrowing rates hit record

The Italian government's borrowing cost has risen as fears grow over political uncertainty in Rome.

November 8, 2011

Greek Politicians Try to Reach Agreement on Interim Government

European finance ministers are awaiting the formation of a new government in Greece before deciding whether to hand the country another segment of its bailout money. The ministers met late Monday in Brussels to consider the $11 billion Greek…

November 8, 2011

Buffett goes on $20 billion stock buying spree

In the worst quarter for U.S. stocks since the financial crisis, investor Warren Buffett went on a stock buying spree. A filing late Friday from Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA, Fortune 500) shows it bought $20 billion in stocks in the three…

November 8, 2011

Panama wants TT’s LPG

PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissessar disclosed that the Panamanian government is interested in purchasing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Trinidad and Tobago. The Prime Minister made this disclosure at a news conference at Piarco…

November 8, 2011

Conrad Murray guilty of Michael Jackson manslaughter

Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr Conrad Murray, has…

November 8, 2011

DMX Visits Dr. Drew and Touches the Life of Young Troubled Youth

On an upcoming episode of “Dr. Drew’s Lifechangers,” trouble prone rapper DMX opens up about his past, his childhood growing up with an abusive mother, and growing up to be a troubled young man. But now that he’s matured and has faced his demons,…

November 8, 2011

‘Puss in Boots’ pounced on ‘Tower Heist’ and ‘Harold & Kumar’ at the box office.

The DreamWorks 3-D animated film, distributed by Paramount Pictures, earned US$33 million in its second weekend, according to studio estimates yesterday. The PG-rated film centred on the swashbuckling feline voiced by Antonio Banderas from the…