November 10, 2014
ICC says West Indies’ withdrawal from India tour ‘sad chapter’
The International Cricket Council has called West Indies' withdrawal from the tour of India "unacceptable". West Indies players abandoned their tour last month after a dispute with their own board over pay. The ICC indicated that repeat behaviour…
November 10, 2014
Reagan’s apology to Thatcher over Grenada revealed
A recorded conversation between an apologetic Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher over the invasion of Grenada has been published for the first time. "We regret very much the embarrassment that's been caused to you," the US leader said during the…
November 10, 2014
‘Too big to fail’ bank rules unveiled by global regulators
The rules, created by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), a global regulator, will require big banks to hold much more money against losses. Mark Carney, FSB chairman and governor of the Bank of England, said the plans were a "watershed" moment. He…
November 10, 2014
Despite Tensions, China Gives Obama Warm Welcome
President Barack Obama has a received a warm welcome in China, despite tensions on issues like trade, human rights, and China’s territorial claims in the East and South China Seas. Relations between the two countries have been strained, in large…
November 7, 2014
Drug charges against Brazilian footballer Adriano rejected
A judge in Rio de Janeiro has rejected charges of drug trafficking against Brazilian footballer Adriano. Prosecutors said on Tuesday he had allegedly bought a motorbike and given it as a gift to a known drug dealer in the Rio shanty town where he…
November 7, 2014
No drugs in Robin Williams suicide
Robin Williams was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of his suicide, authorities in California have revealed. The actor, 63, was found dead in his California home on 11 August in what authorities soon ruled a suicide. A Marin…
November 7, 2014
Obama, Republicans Seek Common Ground
Citing the need to get work done in Washington, U.S. President Barack Obama sat down with Republican congressional leaders after their party’s sweep of midterm elections earlier this week. Going into Friday’s lunch at the executive mansion, the…
November 7, 2014
Dead baby left inside woman’s womb at Trinidad hospital
Pain and anguish have again visited the doorsteps of a Tobago family, with the death of a baby in her mother’s womb. The full-term baby would have been given the name of Harmony Hope. Twenty-five-year-old Kai Duncan said the dead baby was left…
November 7, 2014
Scotiabank to close several branches in the Caribbean
Canada’s Scotiabank has announced plans to shut or shrink 120 branches, largely in Mexico and the Caribbean, in a bid to save CAN$120 million (One Canadian dollar =US$0.87 cents) annually. The bank said it would close down 35 of its 200 branches in…
November 6, 2014
“TOURISM IS KEY…UNLOCK ITS POSSIBILITIES” SAYS PREMIER
My fellow Turks and Caicos Islanders, the month of November marks the official start of our Tourist Season, and it is with a profound sense of gratitude and thanks to God, that despite the many challenges facing the world and the world’s economies,…