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April 5, 2011

More corpses located on NY beach

Investigators have found three more sets of human remains on a beach near New York City, bringing to eight the number of corpses found there. Police in Suffolk County, New York suspect a serial killer. Four dead prostitutes were found nearby in…

April 5, 2011

H.E Governor Wetherell responds to No Budget Debate

Minutes after receving the Consulative Forums email today from Lilian Missick, H.E Governor Gordon Wetherell responded by saying:

April 5, 2011

Chair of the Consultative Forum cancels Budgetdebate for 2011/12

With just a day before the budget debate scheduled for Tuesday morning, RTC News received an email from the Consulative Forum Chair on the cancellation of the annual meeting. In Miss Lillian Missick letter she states the following reasons: During…

April 5, 2011

Polluters shall pay…..

The Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) has said its courtroom victory last week against the TCI Fuel Giant Sun Oil Limited, previously known as Shell Bahamas, signals its strong commitment to prosecuting big businesses for…

April 2, 2011

Afghanistan: Ban Ki-moon condemns UN staff killings

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned an attack on a UN building in Afghanistan as…

April 2, 2011

Gaza: Hamas militants killed in Israeli air strike

The Palestinian Islamist group, Hamas, has warned Israel of "consequences" after an air strike in Gaza killed three members of its military wing. The Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades militants were killed near the southern town of Khan Younis, a…

April 2, 2011

Libya air raid ‘killed civilians’

Seven civilians died and 25 were hurt in a coalition air strike on a pro-Gaddafi convoy in eastern Libya, a doctor there has told the BBC. Dr Suleiman Refardi said Wednesday's raid happened in the village of Zawia el Argobe, 15km (9 miles) from…

April 2, 2011

Ivory Coast: ‘800 die in Ivory Coast ethnic violence’

At least 800 people have been killed in the western Ivory Coast city of Duekoue this week, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said. They died in inter-communal violence in one district of the city, it added. The head of the…

April 2, 2011

Syria unrest: New protests erupt across country

New anti-government protests have erupted in several Syrian cities after Friday prayers, despite heavy security. Witnesses said thousands of people took to the streets chanting "freedom". The state news agency said protesters were calling for…

April 2, 2011

Bank of Ireland shares jump on independence hopes

Bank of Ireland shares have jumped 41% on hopes the government will not have to take a…