By Janet McGurty
TORONTO, Canada (Reuters) — Valero Energy Corp, state oil giant PetroChina and Aruba’s Prime Minister Mike Eman on Tuesday were negotiating the sale of Valero’s refinery located in the Caribbean nation, according to …

HOUSTON, USA (Reuters) — Allen Stanford’s lawyers on Tuesday asked an appeals court for the second time to review a judge’s decision denying the accused swindler bail.
Last month, US District Judge David Hittner in Houston …

By Curtis Morton
Former Nevisian and Leewards Islands opening batsman, Livingstone ‘Jabs’ Lawrence, is adamant that he had no part in the selection of the Leewards Islands senior cricket team which leaves for Jamaica on Tuesday.
In …

NEW YORK, USA (Reuters) — Broker-dealer MF Global announced on Monday it had moved the corporate headquarters of its parent company, MF Global Ltd., from Bermuda to the US state of Delaware.
The company also changed …

By Curtis Morton
A touring English cricket team comprising a combination of players from the Lancashire and Yorkshire leagues is set to arrive on Nevis on Thursday. The team is scheduled to play four friendly matches …

By Curtis Morton
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis — The Leeward Islands Cricket Association (LICA) announced a 13-man squad over the weekend, with Steve Liburd as captain, for the start of the 2010 West Indies first-class season.
Liburd will have …

NEW YORK, USA (MCT) — When financial titan Goldman Sachs joined some of its Wall Street rivals in late 2005 in secretly packaging a new breed of offshore securities, it gave prospective investors little hint …

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BTA) — Despite prolonged contraction in major tourism source markets, Barbados is projected to record a 10 percent increase in cruise passenger arrivals by the end of 2009.
Based on confirmed ship commitments for …

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) — West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor escaped starting the New Year in police lock-up after he was arrested, charged and released over an incident at a bar.
Taylor, who had to return …

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BTA) — Prospective patrons of the 17th Annual Barbados Jazz Festival, which takes place from January 11-17, 2010, can now post comments, receive live updates and more on Facebook.
The promoters, GMR International Tours, …

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — TIME Magazine, Tuesday, named ace Jamaican sprinter and world record holder for the 100 and 200 metres, Usain Bolt, among the four runners-up for its prestigious “Person of the Year” 2009.
The …

BVI KITE JAM 2010 CATCHES HUGE AIR WITH OFFICIAL LAUNCH ON NECKER ISLAND
British Virgin Islands Tourist Board Officials, Sponsors and International Press in Attendance Tortola, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (November 24, 2009) – All eyes of …