Author: Clivette

Cannabis is set to be legalised in Antigua and Barbuda, as Prime Minister says ‘racist’ laws that banned it damaged the Rastafarian community

October 17, 2018 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_3163" align="alignleft" width="300"] Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne[/caption] Antigua and Barbuda will allow the use of medical cannabis, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced, in addition to decriminalising the possession of small amounts of the drug In explaining the move Mr Browne said that...

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Trump’s First Annual Budget Deficit Rises to a Six-Year High

October 16, 2018 in International

The U.S. budget deficit grew to $779 billion in Donald Trump’s first full fiscal year as president, the highest since 2012 amid tax cuts and spending increases. The budget gap for the 12 months through September was 17 percent wider than the same 12-month period a...

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Usain Bolt angry with drugs test

October 16, 2018 in Sports

Usain Bolt was stunned to learn he must take a drugs test despite having retired from athletics and waiting to learn if he will be given a professional contract in football. The former sprinting star took to Instagram on Monday to show a testing notice he...

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Kenyans Say Chinese Investment Brings Racism and Discrimination

October 16, 2018 in Regional

Before last year, Richard Ochieng’, 26, could not recall experiencing racism firsthand. Not while growing up as an orphan in his village near Lake Victoria where everybody was, like him, black. Not while studying at a university in another part of Kenya. Not until his job...

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Regional security body deploys forces to St Kitts/Nevis

October 15, 2018 in National

Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris says the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS) has been invited to deploy forces across the federation. In an address to the nation late Saturday, Harris said this is yet another initiative undertaken by his administration to enhance the safety and security...

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