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December 20, 2010

Trinidad billionaires win another stay of extradition

Two Trinidadian billionaires, who have been fighting extradition for the past three years, won their appeal in the Trinidad and Tobago Court of Appeal when the court ordered a stay of the extradition order and ruled that the attorney general's…

December 20, 2010

Guyana loses all confidence in CARICOM trade negotiator

The government of Guyana has written to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) secretary general Sir Edwin Carrington affirming that it has lost all confidence in senior trade negotiator in the Office of Trade Negotiations Carl Greenidge and will not…

December 20, 2010

French manufacturer says its planes are safe after safety issues raised by Trinidad government

French aircraft manufacturer ATR says its planes are safe and that suggestions made by the People's Partnership government in Trinidad and Tobago that there may be safety issues with its aircraft have no basis in fact. The Trinidad Express…

December 20, 2010

Cuban programme helps 60,000 Guatemalans learn to read and write

A year considered as a year of consolidation for the Cuban “Yes I Can” literacy teaching programme, by way of which some 60,000 illiterates learned how to read and write, is coming to an end in Guatemala. A total of 11 municipalities in that…

December 20, 2010

Dalley lashes US in swirling WikiLeaks drama

THE United States has again found itself in the line of heavy criticism as a result of confidential diplomatic cables published by the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks and a British newspaper for what appeared to be an attempt four years ago by…

December 20, 2010

South Korea to begin exercises near border with North

The South Korean military will begin live-firing exercises on an island close to the border…

December 20, 2010

Deadly blast on oil pipeline in Mexico’s Puebla state

At least 28 people have been killed and many others injured in an oil pipeline explosion…

December 20, 2010

Snow at Heathrow and Gatwick ruins plans of thousands

The Christmas travel plans of thousands of Britons are in disarray after snow left Heathrow Airport all…

December 20, 2010

Austria child porn suspects held after nationwide raids

More than 100 people have been charged with child pornography offences in Austria after police seized material from computers across the country. Those arrested were aged 18 to 70 and included five teachers, officials said. The 107 people arrested…

December 20, 2010

Lions win 23-20 in OT, end long road losing streak

The Detroit Lions erased some painful memories by ending the longest road losing streak in NFL history. Dave Rayner 's…