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April 5, 2011

Ivory Coast: Presidential residence ‘taken’ in Abidjan

Fighting in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan, has taken a new turn with reports that entrenched…

April 5, 2011

Japan earthquake: Radiation tests in Fukushima schools

Officials in the Fukushima region of Japan have started an emergency programme to measure radiation levels in school playgrounds. More than 1,400 schools and nurseries will be tested over two days amid anxiety among parents over leaks at the…

April 5, 2011

Italy Recognizes Libyan Rebel Council

Italy has become the third nation to declare the Libyan rebel interim council as the only legitimate government in the North African country, dealing a blow to separate diplomatic efforts by Moammar Gadhafi's government, as well as by two of his…

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…