Daily Archives: May 20, 2017
Guest Commentary: Guiana Island – our last sanctuary for our fish!
Guiana Island and the surrounding islands have for many years been a protected zone for ecology and particularly fisheries, but is now seriously threatened by political parties and this has been happening over three different administrative terms!
Jabloteh, Cibao reach club final, as Central FC stumble
Trinidad & Tobago Pro League outfit Central FC failed on Thursday to reach the final and in their bid for a third consecutive Caribbean Football Union Club Championship title.
First Lady camp confident ahead of Triple Crown second leg
Trainer Neil Cochrane and the Chief Rocker Stables are confident ahead of Sunday’s Sir Cuthwin Lake Super Sprint, the second instalment of the Antigua...
Braves command playoff finals
Hands Up Foundation (HUF) Baldwin Braves took command of the Antigua & Barbuda Basketball Association (ABBA) Playoff Finals on Thursday, winning game three of their five-game series against Flyers 88-80 at the JSC basketball complex.
Holder rested, Taylor recalled, Beaton included for T20I Series
Fast bowling seemed to have been uppermost in the minds of the West Indies selection panel, when they chose the 13-member squad for their upcoming three Twenty20 Internationals against Afghanistan next month in St. Kitts.
Sand today, gone tomorrow
You have probably seen the sugar white Guyanese sand around and heard about the apparent end to sand mining in Barbuda. Then you sifted through the budget and now you have a few questions about the sand mining industry, like we do.
Fernandez calls for closer OECS foreign policy harmonisation
The Honourable Charles “Max” Fernandez, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has urged the OECS sub-regional grouping to prioritise foreign policy coordination and harmonization.
Diamonds International fired staff gets union backing
The General Secretary of the Antigua Trades and Labour Union (AT&LU) Hugh Joseph said a letter has been sent to the Labour Commissioner on behalf of the three Diamonds International workers who were unjustly terminated.
Convict gets five years for stabbing “best friend”
A year and a half after he admitted to stabbing his “best friend,” in the abdomen, Ceylon Howe learnt he will be going to Her Majesty’s Prison for five years
Weston accuses diplomats of “wasting time”
Leader of the government business in the Senate Lennox Weston is accusing diplomats in the Caribbean of “wasting time”, saying that they also have no presence and little influence over major decision making bodies.