Full Coverage: Bahamas

14.08.2006

10.03.2006 The UK-based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council - the highest court of appeal for most English-speaking Caribbean countries - has decided to abolish the mandatory death sentence for murder in the Bahamas.

17.11.2004 In a bid to tackle the maternal mortality rate in Bhutan, which is amongst the highest in the region, the Government has made safe motherhood a national priority.

03.03.2004 Desde hace tres semanas, cuando estalló un caso de corrupción que involucra al ex subsecretario y amigo personal del que es la mano derecha de Lula, el jefe de gabinete José Dirceu, arquitecto de gran parte de las estrategias del Palacio del Planalto, el gobierno del PT tuvo que apelar a todo su juego de cintura para evitar que el escándalo se extienda como una mancha de petróleo.

11.11.2003 Les personnes détenues aux Bahamas sont déshumanisées par un système qui leur refuse à la fois un accès réel au monde extérieur et les droits élémentaires constitutifs de la dignité humaine, a déclaré Amnesty International, en publiant un nouveau rapport qui met en lumière les conditions de détention dans ce pays.

04.06.2003 El Centro de Estudios Amazónicos organiza en El Masnou (Barcelona) unas jornadas sobre la región de Los Llanos de Moxos, en la Amazonia boliviana. Además de una exposición fotográfica, que se puede visitar hasta el 29 de junio, se ha programado un ciclo de conferencias sobre la realidad de la zona. Las charlas son los viernes por la tarde, hasta el 27 de junio. (Enlace a texto en catalán)

30.03.2001 Wildlife along the Danish coast is at risk of being engulfed by an oil catastrophe following the collision of a tanker and freighter in the Baltic sea, conservationists warned this week.

12.09.2000 Twenty-three information professionals are running technology training courses in developing countries in an attempt to help bridge a growing digital divide, according to the United Nations Volunteers Programme.

12.09.2000 Twenty-three information professionals are running technology training courses in developing countries in an attempt to help bridge the growing "digital divide", according to the United Nations Volunteers Programme.

06.01.2000 International human rights groups have joined hands to urge the government of the Bahamas to abolish the death penalty ahead of two executions expected this week.

06.08.1999 The Bahamas plans to hang two more men next week although their petitions are pending before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

25.02.1998 Fresh water, a potential source of conflict in many regions, is expected to be high on the agenda of environmental ministers from around the world at a Mar. 2-4 meeting here.