PM Chastanet calls St Lucians ‘jackasses’

June 21, 2018 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_15226" align="alignright" width="300"] PRIME MINISTER ALLEN CHASTANET[/caption] CASTRIES, St Lucia — The Allen Chastanet-led United Workers Party (UWP) administration in Saint Lucia recently celebrated its second anniversary of assuming office but it wasn’t long before Prime Minister Chastanet doubled down on earlier insults and confirmed...

Sargassum forces hotel closure

June 19, 2018 in Regional

For the second time in recent years, the St. James’s Club has been forced to close after losing the battle against the dreaded sargassum weed. The all-inclusive resort will be closed temporarily from July 1 until October 1. Chairman of the Antigua Hotels and Tourist Association...

Nicaragua: two months of deadly chaos

June 19, 2018 in Regional

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP) — A nationwide strike in Nicaragua on Thursday comes after two months of escalating crisis in which a government crackdown on mass protests has left more than 150 people dead. The protests, first sparked by since-aborted pension reforms, quickly broadened into a rejection...