January 27, 2015
Joan Rivers’ daughter sues clinic over death
Joan Rivers' daughter has filed a malpractice claim against the New York medical clinic that treated her mother days before she died. Rivers suffered a cardiac arrest while undergoing a procedure to examine her throat at the Yorkville Endoscopy…
January 27, 2015
Apple earnings beat expectations as iPhone sales soar
Apple reported earnings of $18bn (£11.8bn) in the first quarter, a 40% increase from the same period a year earlier. Record sales of iPhones were behind the surge in profits. Apple said it sold 74.5 million iPhones in the last three months of 2014,…
January 27, 2015
STRONG MEDIUM TERM OUTLOOK BENEFITS INVESTMENT IN TURKS AND CAICOS
Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) and UK Ministers have formally agreed their annual Fiscal Strategy and Policy Statement (FSPS) which shapes the forthcoming budget negotiations in the British Overseas Territory it was announced today, Tuesday, 26…
January 27, 2015
Why Joe Biden Thanked the Caribbean
United States Vice President Joe Biden thanked the Caribbean this week for its “encouragement” to the US on shifting its longstanding policy on Cuba. Biden thanked the region for urging the US to “make the change” in its Cuba policy, a move made…
January 27, 2015
Snow shuts down New York and Boston
New York City, Boston and other areas in the north-eastern US have shut down, with forecasters warning residents to expect "crippling" amounts of snow. Winter Storm Juno was expected to dump up to 60cm (24in) of snow near New York City, and in…
January 27, 2015
Japan gives Dominican Republic 129 hybrid cars worth US$5.0M
President Danilo Medina headed the ceremony Friday to receive 129 hybrid vehicles donated by the Government of Japan, to be used by some 20 agencies. Japan Ambassador Takashi Fuchigami delivered the Toyota cars in three versions, worth a total of…
January 27, 2015
Narine out of World Cup
Offspinner Sunil Narine will not be playing for the West Indies team for next month's International Cricket Council Cricket World Cup, according to a tweet from former West Indies Players' Association president, Dinanath Ramnarine. The social media…
January 23, 2015
BMW names former Audi executive as Mini boss
BMW named former Audi executive Sebastian Mackensen as head of its Mini brand. Mackensen, 43, will succeed John Goller, who has headed Mini since 2013, BMW said in a statement. Goller, 48, will move to China to take over responsibility for sales and…
January 23, 2015
Big Games happening in the PABA in Provo
It was another eventful weekend in the Provo Amateur Basketball Association league, as the playoff hunt continues. On Friday night, the Knights defeated the Steelers 50-45 in a keenly contested game. An-dujar Gardiner scored 19 pts & had 6…
January 23, 2015
Nadal, Sharapova survive second round
An agitated Roger Federer spat out the question that Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova easily could have asked the players who pushed them to the limits in the second round of the Australian Open. "Do you have to be that close?" Federer snapped at a…