Daily Archives: Mar 30, 2017

Warplanes pounded rebel-held areas north of the Syrian city of Hama on Thursday in an escalation of air strikes, a rebel official and a monitor said, as government forces fought to reverse the insurgents' biggest assault in months.

Jacob Zuma is considering offering to step down next year, at least 12 months before his term as South African president ends, under a deal with opponents in his ruling party that would see Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan leave office now, two senior party sources said.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Thursday that the body of Kim Jong Nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been released to North Korea, bringing an end to a diplomatic spat that escalated over nearly seven weeks.

There was "no such thing" as man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea, China's Defence Ministry said on Thursday, and reiterated that any building work was mainly for civilian purposes.

The newly elected councilman who amassed the most votes in the recently concluded Barbuda Local Government Elections said a desire to see change on the 62-square mile island was the motivation for him to enter the field of politics.

The Upper House of Parliament, this week, gave the nod of approval to several pieces of non-contentious bills that are considered key to the development of the country’s image in keeping with international standards.

The winner of the Barbuda Council’s by-election has suggested that political leaders should introduce social programmes to improve the living standards of citizens as opposed to providing monetary gifts.

One of the four men who allegedly entered the country illegally at Long Bay, has been charged and is expected to go before All Saints Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel today.

Minister Molwyn Joseph said the Ministry of Health will not report to the Friends of Fiennes Institution charity, but it is open to fostering a relationship that will yield rewards and improve the environs at the Queen Elizabeth Highway home.

The Education Officer of the opposition United Progressive Party (UPP), Joan Underwood, has issued an early warning to the ruling Antigua Barbuda Labour Party administration, against trying to use Parliament to manipulate or change the composition of the Barbuda Council.