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Daily Archives: Sep 7, 2018

Grenada concerned about closure of Petrotrin

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Sep. 7, CMC – Leader of Government Business in the Lower House of Parliament, Gregory Bowen, on Friday told legislators during the monthly sitting of the house  that Grenada and other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states will soon have increased prices for fuel and other products that were supplied by Trinidad and Tobago’s  oil refinerary PETROTRIN.

Jamaica to appoint new Consul General to Miami

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sep. 7, CMC – Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith on Friday announced the appointment of   Oliver Mair as the new Consul General to Miami.

Trump expecting 'positive' letter from North Korea's Kim Jong Un soon

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which he believes will be positive, is on its way to him.

Russia, Turkey, Iran fail to agree on ceasefire for Syria's Idlib

TEHRAN (Reuters) - The presidents of Turkey, Iran and Russia on Friday failed to agree on a ceasefire that would forestall a Syrian government offensive in rebel-held Idlib province which the United Nations fears could cause a humanitarian catastrophe involving tens of thousands of civilians.

Protesters in Basra storm Iranian consulate as deadly demonstrations rage

BASRA/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in Iraq’s southern city of Basra on Friday, turning their wrath on Iraq’s powerful neighbor after five days of deadly demonstrations in which government buildings have been ransacked and torched.

Under-20 school football league postponed

The Under-20 category in the Ministry of Sports Inter-school Football league has been postponed.

Social Security Board to review inappropriate conduct case

Workers at the Antigua and Barbuda Social Security Board will have to wait at least one more day for the board to review the...

EDITORIAL: To protect and serve

We join with all Antiguans and Barbudans in saluting the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda on their 50th Police Week of Activities. Our men and women in uniform have acquitted themselves well and served our fair nation with courtesy, professionalism and respect. Yes, we can hear the ‘guffaws’ and the ‘chupzes,’ because there are some who have had unfortunate and unpleasant experiences with those in uniform. But we will go out on a limb and suggest that those regrettable instances are in the minority. For the most part, our men and women of law enforcement, into whose hands has been placed much power and authority, have exercised great restraint and shown much respect, and we, the citizenry in return, accord them their due respect and applaud them for their judicious use of that power.

CCB Eye-care Caribbean distributes first set of glasses

About 50 public sector employees within the Ministry of Health were the first group of recipients of their new prescription eye spectacles on Wednesday, compliments the Caribbean Council for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CCB Eye Care Caribbean).

Pogba uncertain about Manchester United future

Paul Pogba has cast doubt on his Manchester United future saying, “who knows what will happen in the near future?”
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