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Daily Archives: Nov 21, 2017

CARIBBEAN-WEATHER-CARICOM SG urges international community to re-think aid policy to Caribbean

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20, CMC –The Secretary General of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping, Irwin LaRocque, Monday said hurricanes had now become “game...

TRINIDAD-LAWSUIT-Court rules against leader of Muslim group

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Nov 21, CMC – A High Court judge has dismissed a claim for compensation by the leader of a Muslim...

Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' is 2017's biggest U.S. album debut

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Taylor Swift’s “Reputation” album sold 1.216 million copies in its first week and debuted at the top of the U.S....

U.S. sues to stop AT&T buying Time Warner, says would hike rates

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice sued AT&T Inc (T.N) on Monday to block its $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc...

Exclusive – State Dept. revolt: Tillerson accused of violating U.S. law on child soldiers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of about a dozen U.S. State Department officials have taken the unusual step of formally accusing Secretary of State...

PM Browne appeals to international donors

Prime Minister Gaston Browne is hoping that by the end of his presentation to international donors today, there will be an increase in financial pledges towards the US $222 million needed to rebuild Barbuda.

Youngsters caught on camera in latest school break-in

Two young boys who broke into the Christ the King High School Saturday evening were caught on camera, and an official from the institution is calling on them to turn themselves in to police.

Browne calls for Paris Club debt relief

Yesterday, Prime Minister Gaston Browne seized an opportunity to call on the Paris Club group of lenders to grant his country some breathing space on its debts, as the nation looks to recover from the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Irma in September.

Editorial: A caring maternal nature

Recently, we commented on the number of women who were entering the political arena and suggested that “perhaps the time has come for that breath of fresh air that women can bring to our political discourse and governance.” We took the optimistic view that “Venus is ascendant” and surmised that she ought to be.

Not backing down, says ABLP St. John’s Rural South prospective candidate

One of the prospective candidates in the St. John’s Rural South constituency on the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party’s (ABLP) ticket, has accused the prime minister of going against the party’s constitution, by not holding a primary to choose the best candidate.
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