Month: March 2011

March 22, 2011

CARICOM energy ministers meet this week to discuss oil prices

Amidst the current volatility of oil prices on the world market, ministers responsible for energy in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will gather in Georgetown, Guyana, this week to scrutinise an overview of the energy situation and trends in…

March 22, 2011

Bahamas election to be held ‘on time’ says PM

Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham would not confirm whether the general election will be called this year as has been speculated in some circles, however, he said that it "would be called on time." "Those who are speculating, that's what…

March 22, 2011

Coalition Fires More Missiles at Libyan Targets, Expands No-Fly Zone

A top U.S. military official said the multinational coalition…

March 22, 2011

Israeli Air Strikes Wound 17 in Gaza

Witnesses and militant groups say Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip late Monday, wounding at least 17 people after militants fired mortar shells and rockets into the Jewish state two days earlier. Medical officials from the Islamist…

March 21, 2011

Venezuela Deports Colombian Drug Suspect Sought by US

Venezuela has deported a Colombian wanted by the United States for drug trafficking. Officials say 53-year-old Gloria Rojas Valencia was handed over Monday to U.S. authorities. She is accused of being a member of Mexico's violent Zetas drug…

March 21, 2011

15 People Killed in Pakistan Violence

Pakistani authorities say 15 people were killed in violence across the country Monday. In the Datta Khel area of the North Waziristan tribal region, Taliban militants shot and killed four men after accusing them of spying. Local authorities said…

March 21, 2011

Workers Evacuated as Smoke Rises From Japanese Nuclear Plant

Japanese workers were forced Monday to evacuate from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant after dark smoke rose from one of the facility's six reactors. Officials said that there had been no immediate increase in radiation levels and the…

March 21, 2011

Libya Releases 4 New York Times Journalists

Libya's government has released four New York Times journalists, six days after they were captured by pro-government forces while covering a rebel uprising in the country's east. Libyan authorities handed the journalists to Turkish diplomats in…

March 21, 2011

Putin, Medvedev Engage in Rare Public Split Over Libya

In a rare split between Russia’s two top leaders, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev calls Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s comments on Libya "unacceptable”  Russia’s ruling duo is like the national symbol, the two-headed eagle.  President Medvedev…

March 16, 2011

Barbados in worse economic position, says opposition leader

Barbados opposition leader, Owen Arthur, has painted a gloomy picture of the state of the…