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Kenyan president says mall bloodbath over
NAIROBI (AFP) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced Tuesday that a four-day siege by Islamist gunmen of a Nairobi shopping mall was over, with the “immense” loss of 61 civilians and six members of the security forces. “We have ashamed and defeated our attackers, that part of our task is completed,” a sombre Kenyatta, who himself lost family members in…
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Brazil’s president says cyberspace must not be used as a ‘weapon of war’
UNITED NATIONS — Delivering a harsh indictment of U.S. cyber-surveillance, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday called on the United Nations to get involved with helping nations safeguard themselves from cyber-snooping by other countries. “Information and telecommunication technologies cannot be the new battlefield between states,” said Rousseff, who delivered the opening address at the 68th U.N. General Assembly. “Time is…
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President Obama, Ban Ki-moon spot on
KINGSTON, Jamaica – WE share United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's view that the Syrian crisis represents the “biggest challenge to peace and security in the world” today. Anyone who doubts the veracity of that analysis need only examine what has happened in the two-and-a-half years since the Syrian people revolted against the repressive Bashar al-Assad regime on the wave…
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Cuban nationals detained in Bahamian territorial waters
ASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government Tuesday confirmed that 13 Cuban nationals had been detained by the Defence Force after they were picked up in territorial waters on Monday night. Foreign Affairs Minister Frederick Mitchell in a brief statement said that the “illegal migrants are to be transported to Nassau for processing before their return to Cuba”. He said…
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Former Deputy Speaker dies
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Winston Frederick, the former deputy speaker of the Grenada parliament died at the General Hospital here on Tuesday night. The cause of death was not disclosed. He was in his late 70s. Frederick, who served as a legislator from 1990-95, resigned from the Grenada United Labour Party (GULP) which he said, was suffering “from a…
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Government confirms investigation into abuse of Cuban detainees has been completed
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government says legal proceedings against people involved in the abuse of Cuban detainees here will begin “imminently”. National Security Minister Bernard J. Nottage said that the investigations into the allegations of abuse of the Cuban detainees at the Detention Center, conducted by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF), had been completed, “and that proceedings…
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Opposition party wants ban on gambling
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The small opposition Lucian Peoples Movement (LPM) is calling on the government to ban gaming facilities and slot machines which it claims are having a destabilising effect on the lives of St. Lucians. The LPM has accused both the ruling St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) and the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) of hypocrisy…
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Dominica hosts major conference on geothermal energy development
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says a two-day geothermal conference will provide Dominica with an opportunity to secure funding for its geothermal energy development. “It will be an opportunity to share with potential partners and current partners about the prospects we have and what will be needed to see the implementation of the geothermal project. It is…
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