CARIBBEAN – Controversy looming over Kuwait’ PM’s Caribbean tour (0)
7/27/10 •
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – A Kuwaiti Member of Parliament has raised doubts on the recent visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to the Caribbean, accusing some parties of trying to transform the official visit into a personal tour at the expense of the government. Admitting no one has the right to [...]
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WICB applauds Windwards for victory in TCL Group Challenge (0)
7/27/10 •
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has congratulated the Windward Islands team for their triumph in the TCL Group Under-19 Challenge three-day tournament. The Windwards won their first title since 2000 when they defeated the Leeward Islands by seven wickets at Beausejour Cricket Stadium in St Lucia on Monday afternoon. They ended the tournament with [...]
Foreign nationals denied bail on drug charges (0)
7/27/10 •
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Three Venezuelans and one Columbian national are due back in court on Wednesday after they were denied bail on drug related charges. The men, Eraquio Jose Gonzales, Pablo Roberto Gonzales and Isidro Aniba Mata of Venezuela and Luis Gilberto Moriano Masquera of Columba, arrived here from Venezuela on a 32-foot [...]
New UN report paints unflattering picture of Latin America and the Caribbean (0)
7/26/10 •
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Monday called for social policies, which tackle the problem of inequality in the region after a new report said the populations in Latin America and the Caribbean have the world’s highest levels of differences in wealth and income. “This inequality is persistent, self-perpetuating in [...]
Opposition cries foul over new nominee to Electoral Commission (0)
7/26/10 •
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The main opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) Monday called on Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer to reverse his decision to name a known party supporter as a member of the independent Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC). In a statement, the ALP said that newspaper reports indicate that the ruling United [...]
US – Caribbean advocate wants no special breaks in ethics hearing (0)
7/26/10 •
NEW YORK, CMC – Democratic Congressman and ardent legislative advocate for the Caribbean Charles B. Rangel said he wants no “special breaks” in a forthcoming public trial over alleged ethics violations. A United States House of Representatives’ investigative panel said it has found “substantial reason to believe” that Rangel, 80, violated a range of ethics [...]
Opposition party against nominee for Electoral Commission chairmanship (0)
7/23/10 •
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The main opposition Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ALP) Friday described as “extraordinarily hypocritical and morally vacuous” reports that the Ambassador to Cuba, Bruce Goodwin, is to be appointed temporary Chairman of the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC). The party has warned that “any attempt to appoint Ambassador Goodwin [...]
Law enforcement officials make major drug bust (0)
7/22/10 •
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Law enforcement officials on Thursday said they have made the largest drug bust in the history of Antigua and Barbuda. The authorities said that close to 2,000 pounds of cocaine with a street value of EC$126.3 million (US$47 million) was seized in the southern part of the mainland. The drugs [...]
Regional countries step up consultations on CARICOM-Canada agreement (1)
7/21/10 •
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Office of Trade Negotiations (OTN) at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat as well as the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are facilitating consultations in the sub-region on the negotiations between CARICOM and Canada for a new trade agreement. The national consultations have already been held in Antigua and Barbuda [...]
Former executives shun testifying in insurance trial (0)
7/21/10 •
HOUSTON, CMC – Lawyers for three former Stanford Financial Group executives say their clients should not be forced to testify at an insurance coverage trial about their roles in an alleged US$7 billion fraud before a criminal trial can be held. Former Chief Investment Officer Laura Pendergest-Holt and two former top accounting officers at Stanford’s [...]
IMF paints gloomy picture of local economy (0)
7/19/10 •
WASHINGTON, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday said that the economy of Antigua and Barbuda is experiencing its worst recession in decades and that gross domestic product (GDP) declined by seven per cent last year. It said that the decline in GDP followed five years in which the local economy grew by an [...]
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