Daily Archives: Mar 16, 2017

Jeroen Dijsselbloem may have to stand down as president of the Eurogroup which coordinates policy in the euro zone if he cannot retain his role as Dutch finance minister in a new coalition after his party was routed in Wednesday's election.

EU leaders lined up on Thursday to congratulate Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on beating far-rightist Geert Wilders in the first of a series of European elections this year in which populist insurgent parties are hoping to rock the establishment.

A teenage student opened fire on Thursday at a high school in southeastern France injuring three people, including the headmaster, in an attack carried out after he had watched American-style mass shooting videos, the interior ministry said.

A female employee of the International Monetary Fund was injured in the face and arms on Thursday when a letter bomb posted to the world lender's Paris office blew up as she opened it, police said.

Many of the parents of students at the All Saints Secondary School (ASSS) have placed their faith in the newly distributed eBook computers to transform the way their children learn, and stated that they are in support of the initiative.

The Supervisor of Benefits at the Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Scheme said the statutory corporation plans to review some of its “outdated” policies, one of which is the disparity between paying survivor’s benefits to women as opposed to men.

Young people in Antigua & Barbuda are being encouraged to attend a Youth Forum and Rally, today, which is hosted by the Antigua and Barbuda Reparations Support Commission (ABRSC).

Government officials signed a treaty, yesterday, to solidify negotiations with the Republic of France to define the maritime space between Antigua & Barbuda and the neighbouring French territories.

A 29-year-old resident of Cassada Gardens who had been on the police’s wanted list before he turned himself in last Friday, has been charged...

The management of the Antigua-based carrier Liat, and regional trade unions are butting heads one again, with the labour movement threatening to do “everything in its power” to demonstrate its staunch opposition to a salary deferral system.