(Barbados Nation) Judicial Manager Deloitte Consulting has settled on a multimillion-dollar solution to the CLICO International Life (CIL) debacle; one that covers all 30 000 investors and policyholders in the failed insurance company.
(Trinidad Express) Days after Jason Khadoo returned to what his family described as an abusive relationship, he was stabbed in the chest at his home by a relative.
YALWA, Nigeria, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives into a church in northern Nigeria today, killing at least 12 people, witnesses said.
(Trinidad Express) Sledgehammers are being used by bandits to break through concrete walls to gain access to business places in the downtown city centre, the Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (DOMA) has said.
TORONTO, (Reuters) – One man was killed and six other people were wounded by gunfire, two critically, in a shooting at Toronto’s main downtown mall yesterday, a rare occurrence of major gun violence in Canada’s largest city.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A flotilla of 1,000 boats will sail London’s River Thames on Sunday in a spectacular highlight of four days of nationwide celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth’s 60 years on the throne.
MILAN, Italy, (Reuters) – Environmentalists today urged film diva Sophia Loren to help stop a big cruise ship named in her honour from ever entering the Venice lagoon because of potential damage to the city and the lagoon’s delicate ecosystem.
A family of 10 is now contemplating where they will rest their heads at night after fire completely destroyed their Buck Hill, Wismar, Linden home this afternoon.
(Trinidad Express) Confessed bigamist Dexter Alexander yesterday called for help for other men who may find themselves married to more than one woman at the same time.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Aircraft maintenance in Jamaica has been dealt a severe blow as Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) carried out another round of redundancies, sending home 90 Jamaican employees.
(Barbados Nation) Already the region’s biggest insurance provider, Sagicor Financial Corporation now has its sights set on taking over the portfolios of not only British American Insurance Company (BAICO) but the controversial CLICO International Life as well.
CAIRO, (Reuters) – Hosni Mubarak, toppled by an uprising last year after 30 years ruling Egypt, was sentenced to life in jail today for his role in killing protesters after a trial that sets a precedent for holding Middle East autocrats to account.
(Trinidad Guardian) Documents obtained by the T&T Guardian have shed new light on the ownership of the Joao Havelange Centre of Excellence, the multi-million-dollar football facility at Macoya.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Mandeville police have launched an intensive probe into the murder of medical doctor, Clinton Lewis, who was found at his apartment in the Manchester capital today.
(Barbados Nation) Insurance companies in Barbados disbursed just about Bds$25 million in claims as a result of 1 700 claims reported due to Tropical Storm Tomas, which hit the island on October 30, 2010.
LEICESTER, England, CMC – Guyanese left-hander Assad Fudadin says he is hoping to rekindle his love affair with England once he get a look-in during the ongoing series.