http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us FIFA Vice President Jack Warner has declared Nigeria ready to host this years's FIFA U-17 tournament, which is scheduled to be played from Oct. 24 to Nov. 15 at venues in Abuja, Bauchi, Calabar, Enugu, Ijebu-Ode, Kaduna, Kano and Lagos.... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3877556 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 11:59:28 -0700 Boggy Peak, Antigua's highest point has a new name. The 1,300-foot mountain has been officially renamed Mount Obama in honour of the America's first Black President. U.S. officials joined Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, other officials and American celebrities, including actress... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3846430 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:04:23 -0700 The Ethiopian High Court in Addis Ababa sentenced a Canadian to life in prison Monday after finding him guilty of holding membership in an Ethiopian rebel group and engaging in terrorist activities. The court said it handed the maximum punishment... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3828682 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:09:32 -0700 Karheinz Schreiber is facing immediate deportation to his native Germany after losing a legal battle to remain in Canada. The German-Canadian businessman who blew the whistle on former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was allowed a stay of his deportation... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3824273 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:23:52 -0700 Cuban President Raul Castro told his country's National Assembly Saturday he is open to discussions with the United States on all issues. But he made it clear that Cuba's communist system of government is not negotiable. Castro was responding to... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3824055 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:33:10 -0700 Professor Selwyn Cudjoe has warned of "turbulent times" for people of African origin in Trinidad and Tobago "because they are now a minority in this country". Cudjoe delivered the blunt message in speech at an Emancipation Day celebrations dinner for... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3822914 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:23:50 -0700 Italian defence and aerospace company Finmeccanica says its AgustaWestland subsidiary has won a contract worth US$348 million (TT$2.3 billion) to supply four AW139 helicopters to the Trinidad and Tobago government. The contract includes extensive training and logistical support for the... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3822911 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:19:40 -0700 Prime Minister Patrick Manning of Trinidad and Tobago has made a serious charge about a plot to assassinate him. If there was such a plot, then a full scale investigation should have been launched a long time ago to find... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3783269 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:08:11 -0700 Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner had a meeting at the White House Monday afternoon with U.S. President Barack Obama. Warner was there in his capacity as Vice President of FIFA and President of CONCACAF, the regional football body. The FIFA... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3777617 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:41:20 -0700 Gladys Bustamante, the widow of Jamaica's first prime minister and a staunch supporter of women's and workers' rights, died Saturday. She was 97. The cause of death was unclear, although the government said she had been confined to her house... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3769060 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:43:16 -0700 A Muslim couple who moved to Montreal, Canada two years ago and their 18-year-old son are facing first degree murder charges in the recent deaths of the couple's three teenaged daughters and their middle-aged caregiver. Police in the city of... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3748434 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:32:34 -0700 The lawyer for a Canadian woman who has been stranded in Kenya since the middle of May is going to court on Monday to try to obtain an injunction that would allow the woman to have the travel document returned.... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3714863 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:41:13 -0700 Ethnic cleansing is a strong term. So it is no wonder that when opposition MP Tim Gopeesingh used it last Friday in the Trinidad & Tobago Parliament to describe perceived discrimination in the health services the Manning administration objected. Even... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3714178 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:36:25 -0700 Queen Elizabeth has appointed former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien to the Order of Merit, placing him in the exclusive ranks of such figures as Albert Schweitzer, Mother Teresa and Nelson Mandela. The award was founded in 1902 by King... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3667379 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:26:47 -0700 On July 1 as we celebrated Canada Day something horrendous happened in a German courtroom. A 28-year-old man stabbed a pregnant woman 18 times in the presence of a full court, with judge, court officials, witnesses and security guards while... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3614723 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:16:02 -0700 The government of British Columbia on Monday ordered the RCMP to stop using almost 600 older-model Tasers. A report by the Canadian Press (CP) said Solicitor General Rich Coleman told the police force to immediately pull all 578 of their... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3348313 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:15:15 -0700 Vancouver police on Monday arrested a high school student who was allegedly carrying guns and a `hit list' with 117 names on it. The 18-year-old Grade 12 student at Templeton High School faces seven charges. Police say they seized a... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3348220 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:04:28 -0700 The U.S. is in the grips of the worst economic crisis since the great depression, dragging along the world economy with it. Thousands are losing their jobs and homes everyday. And it's not only happening in the United States. On... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3182609 Sun, 10 May 2009 11:26:29 -0700 A prestigious international report on the state of Trinidad & Tobago presents an unflattering picture of the country in the near future and suggests things are going to get worse. The London-based Economist Intelligence Unit ( EIU ), a branch... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3181985 Sun, 10 May 2009 07:58:48 -0700 Canada boasts of being a just society where all citizens are equal. But sometimes the behaviour of the Canadian government makes you wonder if there are different classes of citizens and whether the leadership in Ottawa have a preference for... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3168815 Fri, 08 May 2009 08:22:03 -0700