Daily Archives: Apr 21, 2017

Sand mining is continuing unabated in Barbuda, despite the fact that several studies undertaken by the Environmental Division concluded that the activity could negatively result in serious coastal erosion.

The head of the Family and Social Services Division in the Ministry of Social Transformation said the decision to assess the staff to determine which positions they are best suited to fill, has allowed the agency to grow.

Three men are behind bars today after they were charged with unlawful confinement of 21-year-old Osuide Simpson.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – The international track and field fraternity was in mourning after Jamaican-born Olympian Germaine Mason was killed in a motorcycle crash early Thursday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – Veteran West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels has donated JAM $1.5 million (US $11,700) to the Jamaica Society for the Blind.

Agriculture has been in the news a lot lately. Most of the news items have focused on the myriad of challenges our farmers face as they seek to earn a living off of the land and move us closer to food security. If it is not the scarcity of water, it is bureaucracy. If it is not bureaucracy, it is one or more of a number of pests that invaded our land. And if it is not pests … well, speak to any farmer and they will give you an earful.

Three of the country’s top young cricketers are currently in St Kitts where they are attending the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus & Colleges scouting camp, which runs from April 20-25.

The first leg of the Antigua Turf Club’s (ATC) Triple Crown Series will be held later this month.

Former national and Empire midfielder, Lennie Quashie, is hoping that he can bring a fresh perspective to the administration of football in Antigua & Barbuda.