Daily Archives: May 17, 2017
An official says a new approach is needed to grow tourism
Chairman of the ruling Free National Movement in the Bahamas Sidney Collie says there needs to be a rethink of tourism to keep the...
Social commentator weighs in on handgun debate
Social commentator Arvel Grant says the government would have had a hard fight on its hands to convince the public of the need for...
Manning leaves U.S. prison seven years after giving secrets to WikiLeaks
Chelsea Manning walked out of a U.S. military prison on Wednesday, seven years after being arrested for passing secrets to WikiLeaks in the largest...
ST. VINCENT-INVESTIGATION – Police investigate case of US children ‘acting like animals’ found living on Grenadine islands
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, May 17, CMC – The police have launched an investigation into a case in which a Vincentian man and his American...
Cosby says he will not testify at his sexual assault trial
Comedian Bill Cosby does not plan to testify in his defense at his sexual assault trial in June, he said on Tuesday in his...
Putin offers transcript to prove Trump did not pass Russia secrets
Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump had not divulged any secrets during a meeting in Washington with Russian officials and...
BARBADOS-HEALTH-Health Minister says policy needed to arrest challenge of NCDs
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 17, CMC – Health Minister John Boyce says a strong policy response is needed to address the challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases...
Two police officers detained for alleged rape
The officers, who are both constables, allegedly raped a young woman in the Five Islands area late last week.
Incumbent takes swipe at challengers as ABFA election looms
The gloves are off where the race for the presidency of the Antigua & Barbuda Football Association (ABFA) is concerned, and the incumbent, Everton Gonsalves, has taken a major swipe at his opponents just one week before the pending vote.