‘Some of us will die but I pray it won’t be a lot’

October 04, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14435" align="alignright" width="300"] A girl watches as the authorities arrive to evacuate people from her house in Tabarre, yesterday.[/caption] PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Vulnerable Haiti braced for flash floods and violent winds from the extremely dangerous Hurricane Matthew as the powerful storm kept on a...

First taste of Hurricane Matthew leaves city roads flooded

October 03, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14401" align="alignleft" width="300"] A woman bails out water from her businessplace in the vicinity of the Portia Simpson Miller Square following heavy rain yesterday afternoon.[/caption] IF the rain which affected the Corporate Area and other sections of the island yesterday is an indication of the...

Taiwan blocked from world aviation summit despite Caribbean support

September 30, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14384" align="alignright" width="300"] Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lee (at right) and Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai at the news conference in Taipei Friday, following the announcement that the ICAO had not invited Taiwan to the Montreal aviation summit starting Tuesday.[/caption] TAIPEI,...