PM Browne rejects misappropriation claims

November 20, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_3163" align="alignleft" width="300"] Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne[/caption] Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne is accusing the opposition Barbuda People’s Movement (BPM) of spreading false information to the international media about the restoration of hurricane-hit Barbuda. Speaking on his radio station on Saturday,...

PM confident country will achieve growth target

November 17, 2017 in Regional

PRIME Minister Andrew Holness remains confident that Jamaica will achieve its target of five per cent growth in the next three years. “People have said it is an overly ambitious target, but I am strongly of the view that we will achieve the growth targets set....

Caribbean women have higher rate of obesity…

November 15, 2017 in Regional

Diabetes, a major contributor to premature death, is estimated to affect 10-15% of the adult population in the Caribbean Region. The disease is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attack and stroke and responsible for high rates of complications, such as lower limb amputation. The...