December 31, 2014
Haiti president moves to end political impasse
President Michel Martelly may have averted a political crisis in the French-speaking Caribbean Community country after reaching a tentative agreement with the heads of the two houses of Parliament. The accord, announced late on Monday, may result in…
December 31, 2014
Venezuela recession confirmed as Maduro attacks US ‘oil war’
The Venezuelan economy is now officially in recession after the central bank released figures showing that it has been shrinking all year. The bank said the economy had declined by 2.3% in the third quarter of 2014. It also revealed for the first…
December 31, 2014
Global new year celebrations begin
Revellers across the globe are gathering to welcome in the new year, with New Zealand and Australia leading the celebrations. A giant clock in Auckland's Sky Tower counted down the minutes until midnight (11:00 GMT), when fireworks erupted. Up to…
December 31, 2014
West Indies team heads to Cape Town for third Test
The West Indies cricketers are scheduled to travel to Cape Town today to prepare for the third and final Test against hosts South Africa at Newlands. The Test starts on Friday. South Africa leads the series 1-0 following its innings and 220-run…
December 30, 2014
DIGICEL ANNOUNCES $5,000 CHRISTMAS PROMOTION WINNER
Christmas came early for one lucky Digicel customer this year! Ms. Patrice Capron-Walker, a 40 year old Day Care Teacher with Wesley Methodist School and native of Blue Hills, Providenciales was the lucky $5,000 grand prize winner of Digicel’s “Come…
December 30, 2014
Lions’ Ndamukong Suh to appeal
The Detroit Lions and Ndamukong Suh have been informed that the defensive tackle will be suspended for Sunday's wild-card playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys. Suh's punishment comes a day after he stepped on the leg of Green Bay Packers…
December 30, 2014
VW recalls 2015 Jettas for headlight glitch
Volkswagen is recalling 25,007 Jetta models from the 2015 model year in the U.S. to fix a software glitch that can affect the operation of the low-beam headlights. Because of incorrect software within the headlight control module, the low-beam…
December 30, 2014
Tor’s most visited hidden sites host child abuse images
Most traffic to sites hidden on the Tor network go to those dealing in images of child sexual abuse a study suggests. The six-month study sought to catalogue hidden services on the so-called "dark net" and work out which were the most popular. It…
December 30, 2014
Travel firms sue creator of cheap airfare site
United Airlines and travel firm Orbitz have launched legal action against a site that seeks out cheap "hidden city" airfares. The site finds cheap fares by looking for flights that have a stopover at the city someone wants to travel to. The two…
December 30, 2014
Sean Paul cancels Maldives gig
International recording artiste Sean Paul has cancelled a New Year’s gig in the Maldives amid death threats. The artiste issued a statement to the media yesterday. “Unfortunately, the world has reached a point where cyber threats must affect real…