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Daily Archives: May 25, 2017

An initiative has been put in place to get more people to Barbuda for Caribana

The Cabinet is waiving taxes on fuel for vessels taking revelers from Antigua to the Barbuda for Caribana. The festival runs from June 1st to...

The Tourism Authority wants more money

The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority wants more money for marketing the destination, but the government has not determined where it will find the...

BERMUDA-COURT-Jamaican loses drug smuggling appeal

HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 25, CMC – A Kingston electrician has lost his appeal against a lengthy prison sentence for drug smuggling. Tyrone Brown, 31, was...

DOMINICA-TRANSPORTATION- Dominican airline to start Jamaica flights this year

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, May 25, CMC – The Dominican Republic based airline Pawa is scheduled to start flights to Jamaica later this year. The...

London premiere for Tom Cruise film 'The Mummy' axed after UK bombing

Universal Pictures on Thursday canceled the London premiere of "The Mummy" following the suicide bombing in Manchester that killed 22 people and caused Britain...

NATO leaders to urge Trump to offer support

NATO leaders will press U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday to publicly support the NATO military alliance that he called "obsolete" during his campaign,...

In first under Trump, U.S. warship challenges Beijing's claims in South China Sea

A U.S. Navy warship sailed within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials...

Blackhawks Crush Spartans in Cool & Smooth T20 Opener

Defending champions in the Cool & Smooth T20 Explosion, the Liberta Blackhawks, opened their defense on a winning note on Tuesday, beating newcomers Rising Sun Spartans by 94 runs when they met at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground.

Looking beyond decriminalisation

There may be something to the statements made by Rastafarian Isaiah Nicholas when he asserted that the fate of the next general election lies with the decriminalisation of the controversial marijuana plant. The mere fact that the politicians are falling over themselves to address the issue, or trying to achieve this goal before the next general election, is a good indicator that their pollsters have told them that the marijuana issue is important and could be a determining factor.

PILOTS CALL OFF STRIKE

The Leeward Island Airline Pilots Association (LIALPA) has abandoned its threat to take industrial action following a high level meeting on Wednesday where an informal agreement was reached with the employer, LIAT.
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