Daily Archives: Apr 20, 2017
Governments can no longer ignore climate change: UNFCCC Executive Secretary
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa remains optimistic about climate action despite the ‘Trump threat’ to the fate of the Paris Agreement, during an exclusive...
Russia bans Jehovah's Witnesses group as religious extremists
Russia's Supreme Court has banned the Jehovah's Witnesses from operating in the country, accepting a request from the Justice Ministry that the religious organization...
Commentary: Jamaica does not have a film industry
I was having a conversation recently with some entertainment industry practitioners at a meeting convened by the film commissioner of the creative unit at...
PANCAP hosts youth meeting to discuss ending AIDS by 2030
The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) will host a meeting of youth leaders from 19 Caribbean countries on April 21 and...
Exercise Tradewinds to address regional security threats
Regional emergency forces will grapple with staged situations dealing with the threats of transnational organised crime, terrorism and natural hazards when Exercise Tradewinds 2017...
St Lucia police still subject to US sanctions
The US State Department has now confirmed that sanctions imposed by the United States are still in place against the security forces in Saint...
Evidence mounts of flawed US State Department Caribbean report
There is a growing body of evidence that the 2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) published last month by the US State Department’s...
FLASHBACK: Attorney General rejects outside assessment of the prison
A little over a week ago the Caribbean Human Rights Network (CHRN) issued a press release calling for an independent assessment of Antigua and...
DNA still working on its constitution
The newly formed Democratic National Alliance (DNA) is still “working on” its constitution and until its first official convention its founding members – including Member of Parliament (MP) Joanne Massiah – are just that: officially founding members.
Minister says local culture must remain in Antigua Sailing Week
The organisers of a national festival have been reminded to keep local culture in the centre of all planning and activities.
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