Jamaica Gleaner International
Published: Monday Thursday | October 1, 2009
United States - UN secretary general fires deputy special rep
New York (AP):Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon fired the top American official at the United Nations (UN) mission in Afghanistan yesterday after a widely publicised dispute with his boss over how to deal with widespread fraud charges ... Read More...
Kenya - Anti-corruption chief resigns
Kenya (AP): Kenya's anti-corruption chief resigned yesterday following weeks of public protest and a parliamentary vote against his reappointment. Aaron Ringera said he and a deputy director stepped down because their reappointment ... Read More...
The Samoas - Help arrives for tsunami victims
Samoa (AP): Disaster officials rushed food, medicine and a temporary morgue to the Samoas yesterday after a powerful earthquake unleashed a tsunami that flattened villages and swept cars and people out to sea. Read More...