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...

CARPHA denies allegations of Zika cover-up

October 05, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14474" align="alignright" width="300"] HOSPEDALES… this is far from the truth[/caption] PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is dismissing suggestions that it along with governments are trying to “cover up the real figures” of the mosquito-borne Zika virus cases...