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Daily Archives: Feb 21, 2017

Exclusive: CIA-backed aid for Syrian rebels frozen after Islamist attack – sources

CIA-coordinated military aid for rebels in northwest Syria has been frozen since they came under major Islamist attack last month, rebel sources said, raising doubts about foreign support key to their war against President Bashar al-Assad.

Malaysia says still to establish what killed North Korean

Malaysian authorities said on Tuesday they had still to establish what was used to kill the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and the body had not been formally identified as no next of kin have come forward.

Israeli soldier gets 18 months' jail for killing wounded Palestinian attacker

A young Israeli soldier who killed a wounded and incapacitated Palestinian assailant was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment on Tuesday, in a show of leniency that drew Palestinian outrage after one of the most divisive trials in Israel's history.

Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State set to storm airport, clear way to western Mosul

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces closing in on the Islamic State-held western half of Mosul prepared on Tuesday to storm the airport and a nearby military base on its southern outskirts to create a bridgehead for a thrust into the city.

Man found dead

A man has been found dead in the city…

IMD coordinator says building jails will not address violence

The newly installed Caribbean Coordinator for International Men’s Day (IMD) said that enacting stricter legislation, strengthening the armed forces, and expanding and building new prisons will not address the root cause of violence amongst men.

A&B to offer kidney transplant services to OECS states

The country’s Health Minister Molwyn Joseph said a plan is being formulated for Antigua & Barbuda to extend its kidney transplant services to other members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

FARMERS DIFFER ON MARKETING WOES

Local farmers have varying opinions on government’s decision to allow the importation of certain produce, even as, on many occasions, farmers contend they cannot find market for the same type of crop.

Teen accident victim still in MSJMC

Accident victim Dechenelle Anthony is still in the female ward at Mount St John Medical Centre (MSJMC) under observation.

Interim board in place for entertainment association

An interim board has been voted in as a catalyst for an association to represent local entertainers.
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