December 20, 2011
Clinton: North Korea Should Follow ‘Path of Peace’ Following Kim’s Death
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is urging North Korea's new leadership to choose what she calls the “path of peace” following the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Clinton said late Monday that she hoped North Korea would be…
December 20, 2011
China backs Myanmar’s development path based on its own conditions
Visiting Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo said Monday China always supports Myanmar to walk on a development path chosen in line with its own national conditions. During his talks with Myanmar President U Thein Sein, Dai said the Chinese…
December 20, 2011
Amnesty Says UN Failed to Prevent Exodus From Southern Sudan
An international rights group says United Nations peacekeepers failed to stop Sudanese troops from driving more than 100,000 people from their homes in the country's southern border region last May. Amnesty International says the U.N. troops took…
December 20, 2011
US asks Iran to free man who ‘confessed’ to CIA plot
The US has asked Iran to free "without delay" a US man of Iranian descent described by Tehran as a CIA spy. Amir Mirzai Hekmati confessed he had been sent to infiltrate Iranian intelligence services on state TV. A spokeswoman for the State…
December 20, 2011
Arrest Warrant Issued for Iraq’s Vice President on Terrorism Charges
The Shi'ite-led government in Iraq has issued an arrest warrant for the Sunni vice president, Tariq al-Hashemi, a move that is seen as evidence of a deepening political crisis in the wake of the U.S. military withdrawal from that country. A…
December 19, 2011
Canada to revoke citizenship
In the wake of what has been described as heightened fraudulent claims for asylum in Canada by Vincentians and other Caribbean nationals, the Canadian government says that it intends to revoke the citizenship of at least 1,800 immigrants who…
December 19, 2011
T&T Aviation chief calls on Caricom states: Adhere to revised Chag treaty
Director general of the T&T Civil Aviation Authority (TTCAA) Ramesh Lutchmedial has called on his Caricom counterparts to follow in T&T’s footsteps and fully comply with the aviation requirements of the revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. He said T&T…
December 19, 2011
UK keeps increased APD tax, Region claims discrimination
The British Government has reneged on its promise to suspend an increase in the Air Passenger Duty (APD) tax, and has given no assurance for a review. The 8.5 per cent increase effective April 1, 2012, has met with strong opposition from…
December 19, 2011
CHTA raps Brit stance on APD
The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) has strongly condemned the British government’s decision not to change its air passenger duty (APD) banding structure. This followed the announcement a week ago that rates to the Caribbean would…
December 19, 2011
Jagged Edge Flakes on Fan’s Wedding Day: Fan is Suing
A Jagged Edge fan is disappointed with the band since the group…