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Reigning Soca Monarch and Road March Champion Machel Montano (left) serenades Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar at his Machel Monday Carnival Concert at the National Stadium last Monday. Also attending the concert were (from left) Public Utilities Minister Emmanuel George, Minister of National Security John Sandy, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Communications, Nicole Dyer-Griffith; the Prime Minister's husband Dr. Gregory Bissessar and calypsonian Benjai

Kamla keeps up heavy party schedule Amidst fiery protests in the Siparia constituency and bitter complaints by some constituents that she is missing in action, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is keeping up a heavy party schedule of Carnival fetes, in one instance hitting three — in different parts of the  read more…

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Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs

Apple’s boss steps down

August 28th 2011 11:51 AM

AS stunning developments in the technology industry go, this one happened in a manner that felt inevitable. In yesterday afternoon’s crisp, matter-of-fact letter, Steve Jobs told Apple’s board and the world that he was unable to continue as the company’s chief executive. He asked to serve as chairman, and recommended  read more…

Muammar Gaddafi

Rebels take Tripoli

August 28th 2011 11:03 AM

Hunt is on for Gadaffi AS Libyans absorb the dizzying collapse of Muammar Gaddafi’s 42-year rule, one question hovers just under the surface of the wild celebrations: Did Gaddafi’s hardcore supporters plot an armed retreat in order to carry out a future insurgency? With Tripoli’s security precarious and Gaddafi and  read more…

Syria's Bashar al-Assad and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Syria’s Assad: ‘Not worried’ about security

August 26th 2011 10:37 PM

Syria’s president said Sunday he was “not worried” about security in his country and warned against any foreign military intervention in a speech designed to portray confidence as the regime comes under blistering international condemnation for its crackdown on dissent. The remarks by Bashar Assad, who spoke during an interview with  read more…

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi

Looming end of Gaddafi regime brings new challenges

August 26th 2011 9:13 AM

if the dramatic advances in recent days that have taken opponents of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi towards—then into–Tripoli have thus far elicited only the most careful responses from tight-lipped Western leaders, there’s a good chance those officials are showing more emotion over the conflict apparently nearing an end in private. For  read more…

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez wins primary

August 19th 2011 1:24 PM

ARGENTINA’S president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, looks on course to win a second term in office after beating rivals in a primary election on Sunday. Fernandez won more than 50 percent of the vote – enough to win outright in the firstround presidential election in October. Battling for second place  read more…

Youths scream during riots in Birmingham city centre

UK turns to America’s Super Cop

August 19th 2011 1:00 PM

British PM hopes ‘gang buster’ can help in London BILL Bratton has made a career out of busting up gangs. Which is probably what makes the former top cop at police departments in Boston, New York City and Los Angeles an appealing source of advice for British Prime Minister David Cameron.  read more…

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