December 23, 2014
Lawyer claims Bravo, Sammy, Pollard ‘wronged’ by WICB
A prominent lawyer retained by some West Indies players during the recent strike impasse, has accused the West Indies Cricket Board of victimisation in the axing of the experienced trio of Dwayne Bravo, Darren Sammy and Kieron Pollard from the…
December 23, 2014
British singer Joe Cocker dies of lung cancer
British singer Joe Cocker, whose had hits that included You Are So Beautiful and Up Where We Belong, and a contortionist style of performance memorably parodied by John Belushi on Saturday Night Live, has died. He was 70. His London-based agent,…
December 23, 2014
Haiti appoints Interim Prime Minister
Health Minister Florence Duperval Guillaume was named as Haiti's interim prime minister on Sunday following the resignation of her predecessor a week ago amid a stalemate over delayed legislative elections. Duperval Guillaume will hold the post for…
December 23, 2014
Ukraine’s Parliament Drops Non-aligned Status
Ukraine took a further step toward seeking NATO membership Tuesday, when the country's parliament passed a law abolishing Kyiv's neutral, non-aligned status. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly scrap the non-aligned status, which was adopted in 2010…
December 23, 2014
Digicel/Claro merger in order, court rules
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the merger of telecoms providers Digicel and Claro was in keeping with provisions of the Telecommunications Act and does not fall within the Fair Competition Act (FCA). The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) had, in…
December 22, 2014
Middle Caicos Pine Yard Treated with Controlled Burning
Members of the Department of Environment & Maritime Affairs (DEMA) initiated the second controlled burn in the Middle Caicos pine yard on Tuesday, 9 December 2014. This is an on going part of the Caicos Pine Recovery Project. Various measures were…
December 17, 2014
Fed Pledges ‘Patience’ Before Raising Interest Rates
Top officials of the U.S. central bank (Federal Reserve ) say they will keep their key interest rate at its current ultra-low level and be "patient" in assessing economic data before they raise rates. Interest rates were cut to nearly zero during…
December 17, 2014
Sony Scraps NY Premiere of Comedy About North Korea
The New York premiere of a film about a fictional plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been canceled following threats by a shadowy hacker group. The so-called Guardians of Peace on Tuesday released a statement promising a "bitter…
December 17, 2014
Bill Cosby won’t be charged over 1974 molestation claim
Charges will not be filed against comedian Bill Cosby over allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl in 1974, US prosecutors say. They cited the statute of limitations which restricts the length of time in which legal action can be taken…
December 17, 2014
EU court takes Hamas off terrorist organisations list
A top court of the European Union has annulled the bloc's decision to keep the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on a list of terrorist groups. The decision had been based not on an examination of Hamas' actions, but on "factual imputations…