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Daily Archives: Jan 6, 2017

One Nation Concert to unite cultures

Under the auspices of Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Antigua & Barbuda will be hosting the first ever One Nation Concert.

Movie Review: Hacksaw Ridge

Say what you will about Mad Mel Gibson, he’s a driven, febrile director, and there isn’t a second in his war film Hacksaw Ridge — not even the ones that should register as clichés — that doesn’t burn with his peculiar intensity.

New Year’s J’ouvert dubbed a success

What better way to celebrate the new year, than to engage in merrymaking in the streets at daybreak as a way of demonstrating freedom and hope for the months ahead?

At least 33 prisoners killed in new Brazil prison uprising

At last 33 inmates have been killed in a new prison riot in the Amazon region of Brazil, officials said on Friday, just five days after 56 inmates were slaughtered in the country's worst prison massacre in more than two decades.

U.S.-backed force seizes Syria citadel from Islamic State

U.S.-backed militias in Syria have captured an ancient citadel from Islamic State (IS) in a strategically significant advance against the jihadist group in its stronghold of Raqqa province, a spokesman said on Friday.

Iraqi forces advance against Islamic State in Mosul night raid: spokesman

Elite Iraqi troops advanced against Islamic State militants in eastern Mosul in their first night-time raid in the city, a spokesman said on Friday, in a U.S.-backed operation which officials say is gaining momentum.

Russia says has begun reducing forces in Syria

Russia said on Friday it had begun reducing its military forces in Syria under the terms of a fragile ceasefire deal brokered between opposition groups and the Syrian government.

U.S. intel report identifies Russians who gave emails to WikiLeaks -officials

The CIA has identified Russian officials who fed material hacked from the Democratic National Committee and party leaders to WikiLeaks at the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin through third parties, according to a new U.S. intelligence report, senior U.S. officials said on Thursday.

Referees promised improved service

The Antigua & Barbuda Football Referees Association (ABFRA), this week, addressed public concerns over the alleged ill-mannered behaviour of some of its members towards...

Whitmore confident taking Reggae Boyz to Gold Cup

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – Head coach Theodore Whitmore says he is confident of leading Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz into the prestigious CONCACAF Gold Cup in...
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