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Daily Archives: Nov 7, 2018

Dixie and Mill Reef record pivotal wins

With the ‘Sweet sixteen’ playoffs just around the corner, Dixie and Mill Reef recorded pivotal wins on Tuesday night at the JSC Sports Complex in the ongoing Cool and Smooth-sponsored Antigua and Barbuda Basketball Association (ABBA) Business League.

OECS examining possibility of establishing trust fund to finance regional court

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Nov 7, CMC – The nine-member Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is considering establishing a trust fund to finance the St. Lucia-based Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC), similar to the way the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice CCJ is funded.

Grenada records significant increase in hand, foot and mouth infections

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Nov 7, CMC – Grenada is experiencing a significant increase in the number of children affected by the hand, foot and mouth disease when compared to 2016, epidemiologist Dr. Shawn Charles has said.

West Bank kin cheer first Palestinian-American woman in U.S. Congress

BEIT UR AL-FAUQA, West Bank (Reuters) - Tuning into the news at dawn on Wednesday, the extended family of Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress, celebrated her victory in their home in the Israeli occupied West Bank.

New U.S. sanctions over chemical weapons would be 'illegal': Kremlin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia would consider any new chemical weapons-related sanctions imposed by the United States to be illegal, a Kremlin spokesman said on Wednesday.

Pompeo talks with North Koreans postponed, but South says second Kim-Trump summit on track

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials set for Thursday in New York has been postponed, the U.S. State Department said, but South Korea said the delay will not derail a second North Korea-U.S. summit.

Press Release: CCJ REMAINS COMMITTED TO THE REGION

Port of Spain, Trinidad. Both Grenada and Antigua and Barbuda voted against the move to have the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as their highest appellate court in separate referenda held yesterday. President of the CCJ, the Hon. Mr. Justice Adrian Saunders said, “while the news is not what we hoped for, we respect the people of both nations and their decision. The court will naturally continue ongoing initiatives with justice sector bodies in each of these countries, and the wider Caribbean, through the JURIST project and otherwise.”

Sandals grab top spot after overtime win

Powerhouse team, Sandals, moved to the top spot in the ongoing Cool and Smooth Antigua and Barbuda Basketball Association (ABBA) Business League after edging out last year’s runners-up APUA Head Office on Monday night.

Former top flight champs win First Division opener

Former Premier Division football champions, Empire Football Club, started their 2018/19 campaign on a winning note when, on Monday, they beat Police 2-1 in the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association’s (ABFA) First Division. 

Benna boys suffer first loss

The Under-20 male football team’s undefeated streak was broken on Monday afternoon as the Benna Boys went under to the Dominican Republic, 3-0.
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