Young man seriously injured in early morning crash

September 17, 2016 in Regional

An early morning accident at Coolidge, yesterday, has left Shawn Mitchell of Villa fighting for his life at Mount St John’s Medical Center (MSJMC). Mitchell, 23, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with injuries to his head, a broken left leg and has internal bleeding. Details...

More LIAT blues

September 15, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14054" align="alignright" width="300"] Grenada’s Minister of Tourism Clarice Modeste[/caption] Yet another scathing criticism has been issued of the service provided by the beleaguered regional airline LIAT. The latest attack comes from Grenada’s Tourism Minister Clarice Modeste who said she was forced to endure a three hours...

Unions support sacked senator

September 14, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14045" align="alignleft" width="300"] rime Minister Gaston Browne & Trade Unionist and Senator Wigley George[/caption] Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s swift and pitiless sacking of Senator Wigley George has triggered an informal coalition between the nation’s two major labour movements, the Antigua Trades & Labour Union (AT&LU)...

Jamaican in court on drug charges

September 14, 2016 in Regional

A Jamaican man, Dwayne Omar Swaby, 37, is expected to face the court today on a number of drug charges after he was intercepted, Monday with the contraband at the VC Bird International Airport. He arrived on the island aboard Caribbean Airline Flight #459 from Jamaica. Narcotics...

CXC to accept late SBAs

September 14, 2016 in Regional

Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) has decided to allow schools to submit School Based Assessment samples that were not submitted by the July 31 deadline. In a news release late Tuesday, CXC said the decision was reached in an effort to ensure that the principles of natural...