April 30, 2012
Al-Qaida Offers Hostage Release for Freeing of Cleric
A statement on a militant website says al-Qaida's north African branch has offered to release a British man abducted in Mali if Britain frees radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada. The statement attributed to al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM),…
April 30, 2012
Gunmen Kill 15 During Christian Service in Northern Nigeria
Gunmen in northern Nigeria attacked a university theater used for church services, killing at least 15 people. Security officials say the gunmen threw small explosives into the site at Bayero University in Kano on Sunday, then fired on worshippers…
April 30, 2012
Burma Opposition Ends Boycott
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Monday she and her fellow opposition lawmakers have ended their boycott of parliament and will pledge to “safeguard” the constitution, accepting a term that created the dispute. Aung San Suu Kyi and…
April 27, 2012
Charles Taylor Convicted of War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity by a special tribunal in The Hague. The Special Court for Sierra Leone ruled Thursday that Taylor aided and abetted severe human rights abuses…
April 27, 2012
UN’s Ban: Syria Violating Pledge to Pull Weapons From Civilian Areas
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has accused Syria of violating a pledge to withdraw heavy weapons from population centers and demanded that the government comply with that commitment “without delay.” In a statement released Thursday,…
April 27, 2012
ADDITIONAL UK FUNDING FOR TCI SIPT COSTS
The FCO has made an additional £4.5m (c.$7.2m)contribution to the TCI Government to help meet the costs of the SIPT investigation and Civil Recovery programme for financial year 2011/12, it was announced by Minister Henry Bellingham today, Thu, 26…
April 27, 2012
PRESS STATEMENT FROM CARLOS W. SIMONS QC RE: SIPT FUNDING
I welcome the news this morning of the announcement by Minister Henry Bellingham to the UK Parliament of an additional contribution of $7.2 million by the British Government to help meet the cost of the SIPT investigation and the Civil Recovery…
April 27, 2012
24 Hour Crime Report
The following is an update from the Royal Turks & Caicos Police Force for crime in PROVO. TWO Acer laptop computers and an LG flat screen television were stolen from United Multi Cultural Institute sometime between 10pm on Monday and 8.30am on…
April 26, 2012
Bush heads for Caribbean conference in Curacao
As concern over the premier’s position as leader of the country mounted following revelations of three police investigations, McKeeva Bush flew off to the Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories (COCT) Council Meeting in Curacao on…
April 26, 2012
Chavez returns to Venezuela with boost in polls
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that he will leave Cuba to return to Caracas on Thursday, after receiving radiotherapy treatment on the island, following a third surgery to remove a malignant tumor.Chavez, 57, contacted Venezuela by…