Daily Archives: Oct 22, 2018

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct 22, CMC – The Barbados government Monday announced that it had started its programme for restructuring the public service and for reducing expenditure as it seeks to turn around an ailing economy.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Oct 22, CMC- President Paula Mae Weekes Monday called for the country to unite as residents deal with the floods caused by heavy rains battering the island since last Thursday.

YILAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - The driver of a train that derailed in Taiwan killing 18 people and injuring 187, was granted bail on Tuesday after being detained in connection with the island’s worst rail disaster in decades.

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia said on Monday it would be forced to respond in kind to restore the military balance with the United States if President Donald Trump carried through on a threat to quit a nuclear arms treaty and began developing new missiles.

(Reuters) - He ran social media for Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. He masterminded the arrest of hundreds of his country’s elite. He detained a Lebanese prime minister. And, according to two intelligence sources, he ran journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal killing at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by giving orders over Skype.

The Under-18 female 3x3 national basketball team, the Lady Pitbulls, will battle St. Lucia in the quarterfinals of the International Basketball Federation (IBF) Antilles 3x3 Championships.

The Plant Protection Unit within the Ministry of Agriculture has lifted the ban for the importation of citrus fruits, limes, lemons, oranges, tangerines and grapefruits, once they are subjected to certain pre-export treatment.

The audit to determine the value of the private properties in the Booby Alley area is still on-going, this is according to Assistant to Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Hyacinth Lewis.

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score 400 goals in Europe’s top five leagues as Juventus dropped points for the first time this season.

FLOW pulled off a big upset on Saturday night at the JSC Sports Complex beating powerhouse, Burton’s Laundry, 67-52 in the feature match of the Cool and Smooth Antigua and Barbuda Basketball Association (ABBA) Business league.