Daily Archives: Mar 28, 2017

US Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Linda S Taglialatela, is of the opinion that there should be residency and fingerprint requirements for people seeking passports in regional countries with Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programmes.

By the time you read this piece, the results of the Barbuda Council election should be known. The fussing and the fighting should all but be done. Well, we hope so because Barbuda has a bit of a reputation for close elections. In any case, there were six seats up for grabs, and those seats will help determine the general direction of the council and Barbuda leading up to the national general elections, which are expected to be in 2019.

A muted West Indies displayed little of the bluster that made them World champions, as they slumped to a disappointing six-wicket loss to Pakistan in the opening Twenty20 International of the four-match series in Barbados on Sunday.

Pigotts Crushers rebounded from their opening loss to the Liberta Blackhawks in the Antigua & Barbuda Cricket Association (ABCA) Two Day tournament over the weekend, winning convincingly over Bethesda Golden Eagles by an innings and 54 runs in Pigotts.

Trinidad and Tobago head coach Dennis Lawrence has urged the country to start believing in the national team, despite the huge task they face in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Antigua & Barbuda Football Association (ABFA) presidential candidate Edson Joseph said he would consider extending the contract of the association’s current General Secretary, Gordon Derrick, should he be elected at the body’s next meeting slated for May 22.

Forensic firearms expert Graham Husband testified yesterday that the bullet recovered from murder victim Coldrick Lewis matched a round that was test-fired from the weapon police found in a bushy area, not far from the crime scene.

Immigration officers are questioning four Venezuelan men who allegedly tried to sneak into the country illegally on Sunday.

The Swetes Football Club and the Pigotts Bullets FC will play in the finals of the Antigua & Barbuda Football Association (ABFA) Wadadli Beer Super 8 Championships slated for Sunday at the Antigua Recreation Ground (ARG).

The group appointed to oversee the Barbuda Council elections yesterday said there were a number of glitches to the process, and that it will be issuing a preliminary report this week outlining them.