Government distributes water tanks throughout rural communities
Berbice: Yesterday some 70 500-gallon plastic water tanks were handed over to residents in rural communities who depend heavily on rain or a river as the only source of water.…
Day: March 23, 2012
Canje woman was shot, not stabbed
Berbice: A post mortem examination on Thursday on the body of Bibi Shameena Deen by Pathologist Dr Vivekanand Bridgemohan gave the cause of death as shock and haemorrhage due to…
Legislators says no money to spend
British Virgin Islands: The first two legislators of the 2012 budget debate made it clear that Government is not a bottomless treasure chest with unlimited money to spend, the BVInews.com…
Whitney Houston death caused by cocaine use and drowning
Dominica: Whitney Houston’s death was caused by accidental drowning, cocaine ingestion and heart disease, according to a preliminary report issued yesterday by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office, the Dominica…
NIS investment in Four Season a bad ideal says real estate mogul
Bridgetown. One of Barbados' leading real estate developers Andrew Mallalieu, is warning the Government not to bail out the Four Season project with public funds. Mallalieu, the chief executive officer…
No new trial for Stanford
Antigua: R. Allen Stanford, convicted of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, lost a retrial bid after complaining that Twitter comments by reporters may have influenced the jury that found…
Is Damascus next? Opposition says yes
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces attacked rebel strongholds Friday as the EU froze his relatives’ assets and hit them with a travel ban. The rebels, meanwhile, said they’ll bring the fight to the capital city of Damascus.
After NK launch, Japan prepares
The Japanese defense minister said Friday that he had ordered the country’s military to prepare a missile defense system ahead of a planned rocket launch by North Korea next month.
Mexico spends millions to greet pope
It has been a project of celestial proportions, but it’s finally ready. Construction workers have labored nonstop for months.
U.S. soldier faces murder charges
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales faces 17 counts of murder and six counts of assault and attempted murder when he is charged Friday for his alleged role in the killings of Afghan villagers, a senior U.S. official said.
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