Daily Archives: May 23, 2018

A 2003 United Nations report has revealed that a senior employee of PV Energy Limited was involved in a 4.3 million-US-dollar energy scandal more than a decade ago.

Former Ambassador and United Progressive Party Education Officer Joan Underwood has rubbished the Chief of Staff’s assertion that the latest scandal involving Asot Michael, will not harm Antigua and Barbuda’s reputation.

The four teams advancing to the semifinals of the ongoing Cool & Smooth T20 Explosion have been decided and all are looking to take home the grand prize of EC$20,000 by advancing to and winning the finals scheduled for Saturday at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground.

The National Olympic Committee (NOC) will move to reconvene its postponed Annual General Meeting (AGM) by the end of June.

Thoroughbred Scrumpum continued his winning streak at the Cassada Garden’s Race Track, carrying his tally to six straight following a dominant performance in the first leg of the Antigua Turf Club’s (ATC) Antigua Triple Crown Series on Monday.

The captains of Australia, Denmark and France have asked FIFA to lift the ban on Paolo Guerrero - the skipper of group rivals Peru - so he can play at this summer's World Cup in Russia.

LeBron James scored 44 points, surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar atop a postseason list and helped the Cleveland Cavaliers even the Eastern Conference finals at 2-2 on Monday night with a 111-102 victory over the Boston Celtics, who must be looking forward to getting home. Pushed on by a raucous crowd, the Cavs held off Boston’s comeback in the fourth quarter and squared a series that is now effectively a best-of-three.

The eyes of the Caribbean will be focused on Barbados as that country heads to a general election tomorrow, May 24. For election watchers, it is and has been one for the ages. Prime Minister Freundel Stuart revealed the date one month and three weeks after Parliament was automatically dissolved on March 6, a date which marked the end of the five year  anniversary of its first meeting following the February 21, 2013 general election. This election was special for a number of reasons, but chief among them was the fact that it was the first time in the history of Barbados that Parliament was dissolved without an election date being announced.

A war of words has erupted between Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris and the Opposition Leader Dr. Denzil Douglas regarding the controversy that has erupted in the region after several Caribbean politicians had been implicated in a bribery scandal involving a British investor.

The Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) launched its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) project in Antigua and Barbuda yesterday. The EFT allows all customers of all local commercial banks to transfer money in a single day, faster and more cost efficient than a wire transfer.