A Serious Mosquito-Borne Virus Seen In Haiti For First Time

September 20, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14122" align="alignleft" width="300"] DR. JOHN LEDNICKY, AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND GLOBAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT AT THE UF COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND LEAD AUTHOR OF THE STUDY WHICH FOUND THE MAYARO VIRUS IN HAITI.[/caption] University of Florida (UF) researchers have...

Four Brits among five held in drug, gun raids

September 17, 2016 in Regional

shuFIVE people are now behind bars following the seizure of cocaine valued at more than $2 million, an illegal firearm, and several rounds ammunition during police operations in three parishes between Wednesday and Thursday. According to the police, about 7:00 pm Wednesday a British woman, who...

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)...