Daily Archives: Jul 31, 2018

SANTIAGO, Chile, July 31, CMC – Ministers of women’s affairs, specialists and international officials say that making progress on women’s autonomy and gender equality in Latin America and the Caribbean is not just a matter of social justice but also an indispensable factor for the sustainable development of the region’s countries.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, July 31, CMC – Barbadian Chereda Grannum has been named as one of the Global 100 Most Influential People of African Descent under 40.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court rejected an appeal on Tuesday for an American pastor to be released from house arrest during his trial on terrorism charges, his lawyer said, in a case which has raised the threat of U.S. sanctions against Ankara.

LONDON (Reuters) - Senior Iranian officials on Tuesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer of talks without preconditions as worthless and “a humiliation” after he acted to reimpose sanctions on Tehran following his withdrawal from a landmark nuclear deal.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s offer of dialogue with Tehran belies a hardening of U.S. policy that intensifies economic and diplomatic pressure but so far stops short of using his military to more aggressively counter Iran and its proxies.

The YASCO Sports Complex, the country’s lone track and field facility, may not host its next meet until the first quarter of 2019.

The Antigua Turf Club (ATC) will undertake a new initiative where, for the first time ever, horse racing will be held on a Saturday instead of its regular Sunday fixture.

The female beach volleyball team of Joelle Thomas and Nyota Peters suffered double losses at the ongoing Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Baranquilla, Colombia over the weekend.

Captain Jason Holder on Saturday conceded that West Indies still have much work to do in order to ready themselves for next year’s ICC World Cup in England, after they slumped to a 2-1 series defeat to Bangladesh.

Minister of Sports, Daryll Matthew, has expressed concern over what appears to be a lack of maintenance at the historic Antigua Recreation Ground (ARG), which the government has leased to the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association (ABFA).