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January 27, 2011

ST. MAARTEN HEINEKEN REGATTA, MARCH 3-6

Grammy award-winning Wyclef Jean is set to headline the 31st Annual St. Maarten Heineken Regatta scheduled for…

January 27, 2011

Australian Open: Novak Djokovic stuns Roger Federer

Novak Djokovic claimed his second successive Grand Slam semi-final win over reigning champion…

January 27, 2011

Carifta Games ‘will happen’ – Bermuda official

Regional officials are contemplating staging a severely scaled-down version of the CARIFTA Games this year. Donna Watson, president of the Bermuda Track and Field Associa-tion, has indicated that all reports about the demise of the Games are…

January 27, 2011

‘We can win the World Cup’

The West Indies team's upcoming tour of Sri Lanka is being seen as "good preparation" for next month International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup to be played in Asia. Speaking before the team departed from the Caribbean, head coach Ottis…

January 27, 2011

Golden gymnasts – Jamaicans strike gold at top US event

Jamaica's sporting representatives have consistently produced sterling performances on the international stage. Three young gymnasts - Daniel Williams, Jiovannua Jackson and Jamin Melbourne Levy - are the latest to have done so, as they combined…

January 27, 2011

RBC REINFORCES ITS COMMITMENT TO TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

The Royal Bank of Canada is re-structuring its domestic retail and commercial banking operations in The Turks and Caicos…

January 27, 2011

PPC LTD’S PARENT COMPANY SUPPORTS DIABETIC ASSOCIATION

  Fortis Inc, PPC’s parent company has once again donated $2,000 in lieu of Christmas cards to a TCI non-profit organisation. Donations were made to charities based in each of the countries where Fortis Inc. operates. All employees were given the…

January 27, 2011

Australia floods: PM Julia Gillard unveils new tax

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a new tax to help pay for devastating floods that she says…

January 27, 2011

Microcredit in Bangladesh ‘helped 10 million’

Microcredit lifted 10 million Bangladeshis out of poverty between 1990 and 2008, according to a report. The work of Grameen Bank and others helped many families to raise their income above $1.25 a day, said the US-based Microcredit Summit Campaign.…

January 27, 2011

Credit Unions hard hit by economic downturn

The current economic environment is taking a serious toll on credit unions as more members face lay-offs and find it difficult to pay their loans on time. This was revealed by Central Bank Governor Ewart Williams, during yesterday’s launch of…