Daily Archives: Jan 13, 2018
Team Antigua Atlantic Rowers comes in second but still breaks record
Shaken, haggard and exhausted, Eli Fuller, John Watt, Nico Psihoyos and Scott Potter rowed into English Harbour this morning after 30 days on the...
PM Browne donates 10K to Team Antigua fundraiser
Prime Minister Gaston Browne and his wife Maria Bird-Browne have agreed to donate 10-thousand-dollars to the causes chosen by Team Antigua - Atlantic Rowers.
Team...
Independent audit to be conducted on relief distribution
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, Jan. 13, CMC – An independent audit on relief distributionin the aftermath of last year’s hurricanes, will be conducted in this British Overseas territory.
Activists, ICE face off over detained Trinidadian community leader
NEW YORK, Jan. 13, CMC – An escalating legal battle played out on Friday in the case of Trinidadian Ravi Ragbir, an immigrant rights activist whose detention on Thursday by US federal immigration authorities sparked protests that led to the arrest of 18 people, including members of the New York City Council.
Russia deploys more surface-to-air missiles in Crimean build-up
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia deployed a new division of S-400 surface-to-air missiles in Crimea on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported, in an escalation of military tensions on the Crimean peninsula.
U.S. ultimatum on nuclear deal, new sanctions draw Iran threat
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it would retaliate against new sanctions imposed by the United States after President Donald Trump set an ultimatum to fix “disastrous flaws” in a deal curbing Tehran’s nuclear program.
Records shattered in Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge
The first team to finish the 2017 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge arrived last night.
Editorial: Sniffing out a bone
Feel free to describe us as being like a ‘dog with a bone’ as it relates to the entire Michael Freeland saga. Finding answers is what we do. Dodging answers is what politicians do and that will always be the relationship between an independent press and politicians.
Another citizenship amnesty on the way
The Antigua and Barbuda government has announced plans to once again adopt an amnesty period that would allow legally resident non-nationals, who have been in the country for at least seven years, to apply for citizenship.
Barbudan parents demand schools fixed
With disgruntled Barbudans demanding the “immediate” reopening of schools on the island, Clare Browne, director of education, has promised to contact the National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) and Public Works in an effort to appease their discontent.
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