Daily Archive: Tuesday, December 27, 2022

The police are investigating the theft of weapons and ammunition from Radar Security and Supplies and two employees are in custody.

Kaneville businessman Shimron Adams, 41, was last night fatally shot during a robbery at his Lodge establishment.

A hit and run along Main Road in New Amsterdam last evening has left a 19-year-old Corentyne lad dead and an 18-year-old female injured.

KYIV/BAKHMUT, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Russian forces shelled and bombed towns and cities in eastern and southern Ukraine today, a day after Russia’s foreign minister said Kyiv must accept Moscow’s demands for ending the war or else suffer defeat on the battlefield.

PIDIE, Indonesia,  (Reuters) – The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) urged countries today to help Rohingya Muslims stranded at sea as at least 20 reportedly died and hundreds more landed in Indonesia after weeks adrift in the Indian Ocean.

TAIPEI,  (Reuters) – Taiwan will extend compulsory military service to one year from four months from 2024 due to the rising threat the democratically governed island faces from its giant neighbour China, President Tsai Ing-wen said today.

(Barbados Nation) A proposal to establish a ferry service for the Eastern Caribbean does not include Barbados in any of the four possible routes.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina’s president Alberto Fernandez said yesterday his government would abide by a recent Supreme Court ruling and give a larger proportion of state funds to the opposition-controlled city of Buenos Aires.

LIMA, (Reuters) – The anti-corruption unit of Peru’s attorney general’s office yesterday detained six generals amid an investigation into allegations the government of ousted former President Pedro Castillo illegally promoted police and military officers.