Japan’s prime minister says he’ll resign after bills passed
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday he’ll resign once new bills related to post-earthquake reconstruction pass parliament, to avoid a political vacuum.
Month: August 2011
Shots reportedly exchanged between North, South Korea
South Korea fired back at North Korea on Wednesday after it said three shots from the North hit waters close to the maritime border.
Drug smugglers jailed
Bridgetown. Eight of the ten passengers arrested at the Grantley Adams International Airport a week ago on a Caribbean Airlines flight from Jamaica were jailed yesterday. The sentences on charges…
Preliminary talks on Guyana/Brazil railway commence
Georgetown : A team of consultants from Good Earth Development met President Bharrat Jagdeo to facilitate discussions for coalition among Guyanese engineers and financiers to connect a railway between…
Yemen opposition welcomes U.N. call for power transfer
Yemen’s top opposition movement welcomed the U.N. Security Council’s call for a transfer of power, an initiative that could end the political instability in the poverty-ridden Arab nation.
Afghan special court dissolved
A special court set up by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that had been prosecuting alleged electoral fraud by 62 parliament members has been dissolved, a presidential spokesman announced Wednesday.
Next Tuesday is Budget Day
Bridgetown. Next Tuesday is Budget Day in Barbados, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Chris Sinckler will deliver the 2011 Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals at 4 p.m in the…
Khawaja granted India visa
Usman Khawaja, the Australian batsman, has been granted an India visa, allowing him to play for New South Wales if selected for next month’s Champion’s League Twenty20 in India
ICC declares Pradhan’s action illegal
The ICC has declared India seamer Snehal Pradhan action to be illegal after conducting an independent test
Lumb signs three-year Nottinghamshire deal
Michael Lumb’s move from Hampshire to Nottinghamshire has been confirmed after the signing of a three-year deal at Trent Bridge
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