Daily Archives: Jan 22, 2018

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jan 22, CMC – The Guyana government Monday dismissed suggestions that the country had not received the necessary permission from the Council for Legal Education (CLE) to establish its planned JOF Haynes Law School.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jan 22, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government Monday said discussions were still taking place with regards to the retrenchment of staff at the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) with the union indicating that more than 400 employees could be sent home.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jan 22, CMC – The minority opposition Clement Payne Movement (CPM) Monday called for an end to vote buying as Barbadians gear up to elect a new government in general elections later this year. CPM president David Comissiong has challenging the island’s two main political parties – the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) and the main Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to immediately introduce a bill in Parliament to amend the Election Offences and Controversies Act to address the vexing issue.

HASSA, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey shelled targets in northwest Syria on Monday and said it would swiftly crush U.S.-backed Kurdish YPG fighters in an air and ground offensive on the Afrin region beyond its border.

JERUSALEM/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - In a fresh display of Western discord over Middle East peace efforts, the United States said on Monday its Israel embassy would move to Jerusalem by the end of 2019, while its European Union allies voiced support for East Jerusalem as capital of a Palestinian state. 

In a release, the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) has called the photos circulating of its newest candidate Karis Barton posing with a shotgun “a...

Questions are being asked about Karis Barton, the newest political candidate of the Democratic National Alliance, who is seen posing in photographs on his Facebook page, holding what appears to be a real gun and bullets.

Michael Burton said he has turned to his attorney following what he believes to be a case of harassment by police who swooped down on his business place, armed with search warrants Saturday night.

Antiguan, Tiger Tyson will represent Antigua and Barbuda at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in Kiteboard surfing. The 15-year-old qualified for...

The Antigua and Barbuda Nurses Association is threatening to shut down the entire healthcare system in Antigua and Barbuda as they continue to advocate for better working conditions at the Clarevue Psychiatric Hospital.