Daily Archives: Mar 19, 2018

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar 18, CMC – Prime Minister Fruendel Stuart has likened his ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) to a “sleeping giant (that is) dangerous when awaken” as he continued to keep the electorate guessing as to the date for the next general election in Barbados.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar 19, CMC – The Jamaica government says it is exploring possible revision of sections of the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act, to enable stakeholders to keep pace with the fast-growing Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Buffered by three oceans and the United States to the south, Canada has for decades had the luxury of being able to pick and choose its newcomers. So few asylum seekers crossed the U.S. border illegally over the years that Canada didn’t consistently track the numbers.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin basked in his biggest ever election victory on Monday, extending his rule over the world’s largest country for another six years at a time when his ties with the West are on a hostile trajectory.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain agreed to a potentially unpalatable deal to avoid a “hard border” for Northern Ireland on Monday to win agreement from the European Union that it would retain most EU benefits for nearly two years after Brexit.

HomeTech Systems Outlaws pulled off a huge upset on Saturday night at the JSC Sports Complex as they edged out frontrunners, LJ Northside Stingerz, 84-82.

S.W. Electronics Black Lightning trounced Massy United Grays Green Tigers, 20-13, at the YMCA Sports Complex in the C Division of the Antigua and Barbuda Netball Association (ABNA) league on Saturday night.

Fort Road FC secured the final playoff spot in the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association (ABFA) Division 1 league on Friday after edging out Potters Tigers, 1-0 in Potters.

Today, we will attempt to summarise the 40 pages of the United Progressive Party’s (UPP) manifesto into a single page.  We will say up front that this presentation will not do the document any justice, because it came too late.  And, to be fair, they all came too late!

A Democratic National Alliance government would pursue constitutional reforms that would make snap elections a thing of the past, according to party leader Joanne Massiah.