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April 15, 2011

Windies drop Gayle and recall Samuels

West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) CEO Dr Ernest Hilaire said that, while the Board has a policy of exposing more players to international cricket, there has been no move to axe any player permanently from playing for the West Indies. “The…

April 15, 2011

Cooper, Narine cleared of suspect bowling actions

Two of Trinidad and Tobago’s brightest cricket prospects have had a cloud of suspicion lifted from their young careers after undergoing a series of tests on their bowling action at the West Indies Cricket Board’s High Performance Centre in…

April 15, 2011

US crude rises as traders eye weaker dollar

US crude oil futures rose nearly one per cent yesterday, as a weaker dollar offset worries that…

April 15, 2011

Ireland starts action on subordinated bank debt

Ireland’s High Court opened the way on Thursday for the government to force burden sharing on the owners of subordinated debt in nationalised Allied Irish Banks, the finance ministry said. Last month, Ireland said it would seek significant…

April 15, 2011

Dow, S&P inch up as growth questioned

Stocks that outperform in a weak economy helped the Dow and S&P 500 eke out gains yesterday as concerns about faltering growth and inflation prompted investors to seek out less volatile names. The Dow industrials’ top percentage gainers were…

April 15, 2011

Business community complains about US currency shortage

Former president of the San Fernando Business Association (SFBA) Daphne Bartlett is calling on the Central Bank Governor Ewart Williams to say whether there is a shortage of  US currency in the local market. She said a lack of foreign exchange is…

April 15, 2011

Firm fined $20,000 for VAT fraud in Trinidad

An engineering company which attempted to defraud the Board of Inland Revenue (BIR) of more $.6…

April 15, 2011

Jamaica achieves significant economic and social gains

Jamaica has been able to make significant economic and social gains, despite the continued effects of a fledgling global economy, said Governor General Sir Patrick Allen. Some notable achievements have been the government’s ability to reduce…

April 15, 2011

Small aircraft crashes at St Lucia airport, flights cancelled

The George Charles Airport on the outskirts of Castries in St…

April 15, 2011

War of words continues in Anguilla

The Anguilla government has accused British Governor Alistair Harrison of using "residual powers", which he claims to have under the Constitution, in banning Home Affairs Minister Walcott Richardson from issuing visa waivers for persons wanting…