Daily Archives: Jan 5, 2017
Iraqi general says 70 percent of east Mosul retaken from Islamic State
Iraqi forces have retaken around 70 percent of eastern Mosul from Islamic State militants and expect to reach the river bisecting the city in the coming days, Iraq's joint operations commander told Reuters.
Islamic State car bomb kills six in Baghdad
A car bomb in eastern Baghdad claimed by Islamic State killed six civilians and wounded 15 on Thursday, police and medics said.
Turkey says Istanbul nightclub attacker probably Uighur
The man who killed 39 people in an attack on an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day is probably an ethnic Uighur and Turkish security services now know where he might be hiding, Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak said on Thursday.
UPP denies Lovell’s and Spencer’s involvement in Odebrecht scandal
The United Progressive Party (UPP) has denied that two of its senior members were in any way implicated in the Odebrecht bribery scandal which...
Union calls on security guards to agitate
A trade unionist is calling on workers at security companies to stoke the “fire in their bellies” and agitate for an end to the...
Privy Council requests information on D Gisele Isaac’s case
The Privy Council has ruled that it should hear an appeal in the Board of Education case of D Gisele Isaac’s dismissal from the...
Prison chief outlines goals for 2017
Greater emphasis is to be placed on the rehabilitation of prisoners this year, according to the Superintendent of Prisons Albert Wade, who also disclosed...
Government to consider ‘right to disconnect’ from work emails
Government will give serious consideration to the issue of work emails received outside of working hours, Attorney General and Minister of Labour Steadroy “Cutie”...
Sir Dwight laid to rest
In the presence of regional heads of government, dignitaries, politicians, friends, family members and a worldwide television audience, Sir Kenneth Dwight Venner was remembered...
Benjamin supports St Kitts CIP petition
Attorney General Steadroy “Cutie” Benjamin is supporting an online petition by St Kitts and Nevis Foreign Affairs Minister Mark Brantley, calling on US news...