Matthew leaves death and destruction in Haiti

October 06, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14503" align="alignleft" width="300"] Red Cross workers and residents walk among the damage caused by Hurricane Matthew in Baracoa, Cuba, yesterday. The hurricane rolled across the sparsely populated tip of Cuba overnight, destroying dozens of homes in Cuba’s easternmost city, Baracoa, and leaving hundreds of...

Antiguan gov’t not shaken by suit filed by Chinese national

October 05, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14495" align="alignright" width="300"] Lionel Max Hurst[/caption] ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — The Antigua and Barbuda government says it is not perturbed by plans by a Chinese national to sue the government under the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) after allegedly investing half a million US...

Nigerian president sells jets amid economic crisis

October 05, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14477" align="alignleft" width="300"] Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari (C) arrives at the Presidential Villa in Abuja to mark Nigeria's 56 independence anniversary on October 1, 2016.[/caption] ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is selling two of his jets in a bid to cut costs...