Daily Archives: Apr 13, 2017

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Apr 13, CMC – Four more men have pleaded not guilty to offences related to a protest last December which prevented legislators from entering the House of Assembly.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Apr. 13, CMC – Haitian airline, Sunrise Airways will launch nonstop service between Port-au-Prince, Haiti and Orlando, Florida beginning in October, the carrier’s first-ever direct service from the Caribbean nation to the United States.

BRIDGETOWN Barbados, Apr. 13, CMC – Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite says persons who identify as gay are not persecuted in Barbados, based on their sexual orientation.

Poland hopes to host U.S. President Donald Trump for a short visit in July and its foreign minister will discuss the plan during a trip to Washington next week, Polish government sources told Reuters.

The Syrian army said an air strike late on Wednesday by the U.S.-led coalition hit poison gas supplies belonging to Islamic State, releasing a toxic substance that killed "hundreds", but the coalition denied carrying out raids in the area.

Military force cannot resolve tension over North Korea, China said on Thursday, while an influential Chinese newspaper urged the North to halt its nuclear programme in exchange for Chinese protection.

Global chemical weapons investigators have gone to Turkey to collect samples as part of an inquiry into an alleged chemical weapons attack in neighbouring Syria last week that killed 87 people.

The presidents of the United States and Russia on Wednesday both presented souring views of the relationship between their two countries, exchanging sharp words as Moscow extended an icy welcome to the United States' top diplomat in a face-off over Syria.

The police say 21-year-old Osuide Simpson of Bathlodge, who was reported missing since April 3, has been found alive.

Jason Mohammed’s form in the just-concluded three-match series against Pakistan has seen him vault up the International Cricket Council one-day batting rankings.