February 2017

Trump avoids becoming target of jokes

February 27, 2017 in International

WASHINGTON, DC, USA (AP) — President Donald Trump, who has been criticising the news media and is famously thin-skinned, says he won’t be attending the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner — sparing himself the dubious honour of being an in-the-house target of jokes. The annual fund-raiser...

Trump Worried About Trinidad and Tobago’s ISIS Links

February 24, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_16332" align="alignright" width="300"] President Donald Trump sits at his desk in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, January 23, 2017.[/caption] United States officials are reportedly concerned that Trinidad and Tobago nationals who have joined ISIS could return and pose a threat...

Barbados Government Minister Gives His Own Administration A Failing Grade

February 24, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_16786" align="alignright" width="300"] Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management Dr David Estwick[/caption] A senior Government minister has admitted his party’s economic policies are all wrong for the ailing Barbados economy. Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management Dr David Estwick lamented...