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October 23, 2011

IndyCar driver laid to rest

Dan Wheldon is being remembered not only as a champion driver, but as a devoted husband, caring father, loyal friend, beloved son - and a neat freak. Family members, friends, fellow drivers, and hundreds of supporters said goodbye to Wheldon…

October 23, 2011

Jamaica welcomes ninth prime minister

The transition of leadership of the government of Jamaica will be completed on Sunday, when…

October 23, 2011

Forecasters eying two tropical systems

According to the national Hurricane Center in Miami, an area of low pressure over the western Caribbean Sea is centered about 170 miles east of the coast of Nicaragua. The associated shower activity has become better organized and there is a…

October 23, 2011

Cops arrest 172 lawbreakers within 24 hours

POLICE arrested 172 people between Friday night and early yesterday, 56 of them for breach of curfew including 11 women, and 36 on charges of drunk driving. Twenty-two suspects, ranging between ages 24 and 41, were held by Southern Division…

October 23, 2011

Marco Rubio admits wrong dates in Cuban parents ‘exile’

A Florida Republican often touted as a possible 2012 vice-presidential candidate has admitted his Cuban parents did not come to the US as exiles from Fidel Castro's rule. Senator Marco Rubio acknowledges "getting a few dates wrong" about when…

October 23, 2011

Bahamas Security Minister Hails Success of Electronic Monitoring Syst

Seventeen persons have been remanded to Her Majesty’s Prisons, Fox Hill, for breach of the terms of the Electronic Monitoring System, Minister of National Security the Hon. O.A.T. “Tommy” Turnquest said.  The programme is currently being…

October 23, 2011

EU leaders urge action from Italy to reduce debts

European leaders have demanded that Italy make a major effort to reduce its 1.9tn euro (£1.6tn)…

October 23, 2011

BP wins approval to resume drilling in Gulf of Mexico

BP has won approval to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, 18 months after a well blowout killed 11 workers and caused an environmental disaster. Regulators approved plans for drilling to depths of up to 6,000ft about 200 miles off the coast of…

October 23, 2011

Private Banks May Have to Forgive Half of Greek Debt

International lenders say private banks lending money to Greece may have to forgive the debt-ridden country more than a half of what it owes them. The latest review by European Union and International Monetary Fund experts shows that a Greek bond…

October 23, 2011

Obama Signs Korea, Colombia, Panama Trade Deals

U.S. President Barack Obama has signed into law trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. Supporters say the deals will boost U.S. exports by billions of dollars and preserve or create hundreds of thousand of jobs in the United…