Daily Archives: Oct 3, 2018
Man given life sentence for raping eight year-old child
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Oct 3, CMC – A 34-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping an eight year old child three years ago.
Government outlines new policy to guide public-private partnerships
NASSAU, Bahamas, Oct 3, CMC – The Bahamas government says it has established a formal policy for public private partnerships (PPP) that sets out clear definitions and terms to govern the process of identifying, screening, procuring and managing PPPs, including how to treat unsolicited proposals.
World Court orders U.S. to ensure Iran sanctions don't hit humanitarian aid
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The World Court ordered the United States on Wednesday to ensure that sanctions against Iran, due to be tightened next month, do not affect humanitarian aid or civil aviation safety.
Pompeo says Iran is origin of threat to U.S. missions in Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran on Wednesday for threats to American missions in Iraq and said the United States was terminating a treaty of amity with Tehran, which is the target of increasing U.S. sanctions over its missile programs.
Trio wins chemistry Nobel for work on antibody drugs, smart enzymes
STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - Two Americans and a Briton won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for harnessing the power of evolution to generate novel proteins used in everything from environmentally friendly detergents to cancer drugs.
Antiguan who died in Colombia to be laid to rest
Two weeks after being swept away in a river surge, Jonathan Phillips is still missing, now, his family is making the final preparations to lay to rest his aunt who died in that same Colombian tragedy.
Veteran quartet head contracts list, Boyce a surprise choice
Veteran quartet of Stafanie Taylor, Deandra Dottin, Merissa Aguilleira and Anisa Mohammed headline a list of West Indies women’s players rewarded with retainer contracts by Cricket West Indies.
Barbuda to be left out of labour force survey
When the Statistics Division holds its Second Labour Force Survey in a few weeks, Barbudans will not be counted.
Gonsalves Pleased With Arg’s Preparation
President of the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association (ABFA), Everton “Batow” Gonsalves, said that he is pleased with the progression of work at the Antigua Recreation Ground (ARG) as they prepare for the start of the Premier Division competition tentatively set for October 21.
EDITORIAL: A victim of “justice”
A recently dismissed case in the court has raised the question of how can we better protect and support sexual assault victims. Before we...