April 11, 2011
Ganga hosts golf April 23
The Daren Ganga Foundation (DGF) is hosting its second annual fundraising golf tournament on April 23 at the Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club in Trincity. The tournament will host 60 teams of two golfers from throughout the Caribbean who will…
April 11, 2011
CARICOM’s problems create doubt for trading partners
Could a moment come when the Caribbean's partners in Europe and North America reconsider the way…
April 11, 2011
T&T manufacturers looking to set up plants in Jamaica
MANUFACTURERS in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) including one large player are eyeing Jamaica with a view to establishing operations here, Minister of Industry Commerce and Investment Karl Samuda revealed last week. "They (Trinidadians) are satisfied…
April 11, 2011
European banks face ‘tougher’ stress tests
Europe's banking regulator has said that banks will be subject to tougher tests in its latest examination of their finances. It includes some Irish banks, including one which passed last year's test but later needed a government bail-out. The…
April 11, 2011
TNT shares drop 10% on impact of higher oil price
Shares in the Dutch logistics group TNT have fallen 10% after the company warned high oil prices and other problems would hit profits at its express unit. The company cut its earlier forecast of operating income of 400m-420m euros ($607m, £370m)…
April 11, 2011
Toyota to restart Japanese output at reduced capacity
Toyota will restart production at all of its Japanese factories between 18 and 27 April, the company has said. However, the world's biggest car manufacturer said that production at its domestic factories will resume at a reduced capacity. Production…
April 11, 2011
S. African Leader: Gadhafi Accepts Cease-Fire Plan
South African President Jacob Zuma, leading a delegation of…
April 11, 2011
Life Sentence for Australian Who Threw Daughter from Bridge
An Australian court sentenced a man to life in prison Monday for killing his four-year-old daughter in front of her two young brothers. Arthur Freeman, 37, was convicted of murdering his daughter Darcey by throwing her from Melbourne's West Gate…
April 11, 2011
Nationalist Leading in Peru Vote
Election officials in Peru say left-wing nationalist Ollanta Humala is leading in the first round of the presidential election with 18 percent of the vote counted. Officials said Humala has won more than 26 percent of the vote in Sunday's poll.…
April 11, 2011
Xinhua: Blogs Accuse Chinese Artist of Plagiarism in 2007
Chinese official media say the Chinese artist, whose recent detention has drawn international criticism, has been accused of plagiarizing the idea for a 2007 exhibit. Ai Weiwei was detained in Beijing a week ago as he tried to board a flight for…