Daily Archives: Jul 16, 2018

A clash between a prison officer and convicted killer Zenroy Denzil Howell, which resulted in mace being sprayed in the jail just over a...

NEW YORK, Jul 15,   CMC – Caribbean American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has joined one of her Brooklyn congressional colleagues in urging the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to immediately release an elderly immigrant couple visiting their son-in-law at a US Army base in upstate New York. 

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Jul. 15, CMC-The UK Government has signed a four year programme to support youth skills development in Dominica, Grenada, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States wants to avoid disrupting global oil markets as it reimposes sanctions against Tehran and in certain cases will consider waivers for countries which need more time to wind down their oil imports from Iran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has released a Turkish woman who had been arrested while visiting on a tourist visa and accused of helping the Hamas Palestinian militant group, in a case that angered Ankara, her lawyer said on Monday.

HELSINKI (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump sat down with Vladimir Putin for a long-awaited summit on Monday saying he wanted good relations with Russia, after blaming Washington’s own past “foolishness and stupidity” for the countries’ hostile ties.

Officials from the three entities that were involved in the Antigua and Barbuda China-Aid Post Disaster-Roof Restoration Project have all expressed satisfaction at the completion of the programme ahead of the June 30 deadline.

Often times, it is easy to ignore the bluster of the politicians when they chastise their political opponents. We see it as part of the cut and thrust of politics as opposing parties play a game of one upmanship. Lately, however, we have seen a type of speech and behaviour coming from Prime Minister Gaston Browne that should cause everyone to take a pause.  

The embattled Member of Parliament for St. Peter, Asot Michael, has returned to Antigua and Barbuda after undergoing emergency surgery on his lower back.

Antigua and Barbuda and other Caricom member states are recommitting to swapping assets to clear their debt to the University of the West Indies (UWI) and a social commentator is lauding the move.