April 28, 2011
Barbados PM breaks silence on Shanique Myrie case
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart said surveillance cameras will be installed at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) as Barbados continues to deal with the controversy sparked by allegations by a Jamaican woman that she had been sexually…
April 28, 2011
Disaster officials informed at National Hurricane Conference to expect above average 2011 Season.
Disaster Section Head Paul Martens said disaster management officials attending the National Hurricane Conference (NHC) in Atlanta, Georgia, expect an above average hurricane season. Martens said the NHC being a platform for networking, allowed…
April 28, 2011
Man gets $136,440 for false imprisonment
A 25-year-old Morvant man who was beaten with a metal broom handle by police officers in Tobago and detained for 72 hours without any charges being laid against him has been awarded $136,440 in damages. Lawyers for the State entered into a…
April 28, 2011
Clico/HCU files confidential
CHAIRMAN of the Clico/HCU Commission of Inquiry Sir Anthony Colman has acceded to lawyers’ requests to cover all documents filed in the public enquiry with blanket confidentiality, sources yesterday confirmed. The crucial issue of the status of…
April 28, 2011
Vulture damages Caribbean Airlines aircraft
A Caribbean Airlines (CAL) aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing here yesterday with more than 150 passengers on board after a bird was sucked into its engine. Aviation Minister, Robeson Benn said “the engine sustained critical damage”…
April 27, 2011
International Pressure Mounts on Syria as Military Siege Continues
International diplomatic pressure is mounting on Syria amid…
April 27, 2011
Liberians Sentenced to Nearly 12 Years in Jail for Stealing US Aid
A U.S. judge has sentenced two Liberian former aid workers to nearly 12 years in prison each for stealing close to $2 million in U.S. aid that was intended to help their war-torn country. The U.S. Justice Department says a jury convicted Joe Bondo…
April 27, 2011
French Hostages in New Al-Qaida Video
A video released on jihadist websites shows four French hostages kidnapped by a North African al-Qaida group last September. The U.S.-based SITE intelligence group says the video was posted on Tuesday. It shows photos of the hostages with armed…
April 27, 2011
Aid Ship Reaches Libyan Rebel-Held Port
An international aid ship has docked in Libya's rebel-held port of Misrata after NATO airstrikes helped stop a bombardment of the area by pro-government forces. The International Organization for Migration says relief workers began rescuing…
April 27, 2011
Protests, Civil Disobedience Campaign Keep Pressure on Yemen Government
Yemen's security forces again confronted protesters across the nation on Wednesday even as a deal loomed to end a political stalemate by ousting the long-serving president. Two Yemeni soldiers and a protester were killed in a gunfight Wednesday…