March 21, 2011
Venezuela Deports Colombian Drug Suspect Sought by US
Venezuela has deported a Colombian wanted by the United States for drug trafficking. Officials say 53-year-old Gloria Rojas Valencia was handed over Monday to U.S. authorities. She is accused of being a member of Mexico's violent Zetas drug…
March 21, 2011
15 People Killed in Pakistan Violence
Pakistani authorities say 15 people were killed in violence across the country Monday. In the Datta Khel area of the North Waziristan tribal region, Taliban militants shot and killed four men after accusing them of spying. Local authorities said…
March 21, 2011
Workers Evacuated as Smoke Rises From Japanese Nuclear Plant
Japanese workers were forced Monday to evacuate from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant after dark smoke rose from one of the facility's six reactors. Officials said that there had been no immediate increase in radiation levels and the…
March 21, 2011
Libya Releases 4 New York Times Journalists
Libya's government has released four New York Times journalists, six days after they were captured by pro-government forces while covering a rebel uprising in the country's east. Libyan authorities handed the journalists to Turkish diplomats in…
March 21, 2011
Putin, Medvedev Engage in Rare Public Split Over Libya
In a rare split between Russia’s two top leaders, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev calls Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s comments on Libya "unacceptable” Russia’s ruling duo is like the national symbol, the two-headed eagle. President Medvedev…
March 16, 2011
Barbados in worse economic position, says opposition leader
Barbados opposition leader, Owen Arthur, has painted a gloomy picture of the state of the…
March 16, 2011
Heated debate forces early adjournment of extradition enquiry in Jamaica
Heated argument among the attorneys present forced the chairman of the Commission of Enquiry looking into the extradition of Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke to adjourn Tuesday's session prematurely. Attorney general and minister of justice, Dorothy…
March 16, 2011
Bahamas fiscal deficit deepens 22 percent to $216m
The first half of fiscal year 2010/2011 showed a $38.9 million increase in the Bahamas government’s deficit, expanding 22 percent to $215.9 million year-over-year. According to the Central Bank of The Bahamas’ January Monthly Economic and…
March 16, 2011
Labour Ministry Completes ILO Recommendations On Tornado Safety
On March 29, 2010 a tornado struck the Container Port in the Bahamas killing three people and injuring several others. Through the Department of Labour, Mr. Foulkes said the government commissioned an ILO expert to investigate and suggest what…
March 16, 2011
UK air passenger tax discriminatory, says CARICOM acting secretary general
In a first ever Caribbean Tourism Summit held in Europe, CARICOM acting secretary-general Lolita Applewhaite laid out the region’s case against the UK’s Air Passenger Duty (APD) on outgoing flights and other increases to aviation taxation. “We…