February 5, 2015
Sony Pictures hack causes co-chair Amy Pascal to quit
Sony Pictures' Amy Pascal has stepped down as co-chair of Sony's movie studio following a debilitating cyber attack that revealed her private emails. Ms Pascal will start a production company that will launch in May 2015. She has already apologised…
February 5, 2015
New T&T Attorney General under query
Forty-eight hours after Garvin Nicholas was appointed this country’s new attorney general, a matter has been referred to the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT) for investigation, involving him. The issue is he may have attempted to…
February 5, 2015
Argentine president’s tweet on Chinese accent ridiculed
Many twitter users in Argentina and China have ridiculed Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner for poking fun at how the Chinese speak. During a visit to China, Ms Fernandez made reference to how some Chinese struggle to pronounce the…
February 5, 2015
Leaders in new diplomatic push for peace in Ukraine
Diplomatic efforts are under way to end renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine. French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have arrived in the capital Kiev to present a new peace initiative. US Secretary of State John Kerry,…
February 5, 2015
TCI celebrates this Historic Day for the Hon. Dr. Rosita Butterfield
In an unparalleled ceremony which has the entire nation buzzing, the former speaker of the House of Assembly for the Turks and Caicos from 1991-1993 will be laid to rest following a State Funeral set to begin promptly at 10am this morning at the…
February 3, 2015
Obama sends record US$4t budget to Congress
President of the United States Barack Obama sent Congress a record US$4 trillion budget Monday that would boost taxes on higher-income Americans and corporations, pushing past tight federal spending caps to fund an ambitious public works programme…
February 3, 2015
EU tax probe widened to Belgium
The European Commission has widened its corporate tax probe to include Belgium's rules on so-called "excess profit". It is the latest European Union member state to have its tax regime put under the spotlight. The Commission is investigating whether…
February 3, 2015
Real Madrid star ‘worth at least £300m’
Cristiano Ronaldo would sell for £300m if Real Madrid decided to let him leave tomorrow, the Portuguese superstar's agent has told BBC Sport. Jorge Mendes said the 29-year-old forward was the "best player ever" and the "best sportsman ever". Mendes…
February 3, 2015
Super Bowl attracts record 114.4m viewers on NBC
An estimated average of 114.4 million people watched Sunday's Super Bowl on NBC, according to initial figures. The game set a new record for the most-watched event in US television, beating last year's audience of 112.2 million. Viewing peaked at…
February 3, 2015
IS Video Purports to Show Jordanian Pilot’s Killing
New photos surfaced on social media on Tuesday that appear to show captured Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kaseasbeh being burned to death in a cage. In the gruesome photos, circulated by supporters of the Islamic State militant group and which have not…