Daily Archives: Dec 13, 2017

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Dec 13, CMC – Barbados police say there has been a significant increase in gun related crimes on the island this year...

ROSEAU, Dominica, Dec 13, CMC – Dominica Wednesday praised Mexico for its role in assisting the island become the first climate change resilient country...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - “Livin’ on a Prayer” rockers Bon Jovi, British bands Dire Straits and the Moody Blues, the late Nina Simone and...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of consumers who signed up for 2018 Obamacare health insurance surpassed the 1 million mark in the second-to-last...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Republicans reached a deal on final tax legislation on Wednesday, clearing the way for final votes next week on a...

Wilfred Williams also known as Bongo of Swetes Village is missing.

The response to our political satire poking fun at the soap-opera-like drama surrounding the prospective candidacies of the Antigua Barbuda Labour Party hopefuls in the St. John’s Rural East constituency was quite heartening. Seems, many of the readers enjoyed the allusion to popcorn and soda as well as the intrigue, back-stabbing, betrayal and one-upmanship. No matter which party one favours, there can be no denying that the smoky backroom manoeuvrings in Rural East are the stuff of a cheap and tawdry soap opera. Think great train-wreck theatre. Of course, ‘great’ as in the public is unable to avert its eyes much as the public will watch a bad car accident or “Two Woman Cussin’ On Greenbay Hill.” Always good for much levity are the days of our political lives!

The Red Cross of Antigua and Barbuda is calling on volunteers to join its Zika prevention efforts on Saturday through the Villa community clean-up.

Some two months shy of his eightieth birthday, Sir Lester Bryant Bird has announced that he will be leaving the political scene at the end of his current term as the ravages of old age take their toll on his body.

Four regional and international agricultural agencies are collaborating to help restore Barbuda’s agricultural sector with emphasis on climate change resilience.