Winston Williams denies any connection to UN bribery scandal

March 24, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_10272" align="alignleft" width="300"] Former Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Winston Williams[/caption] Former Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister Winston Williams has distanced himself from the John Ashe bribery case, after it was revealed that a former...

CIP THREAT TO CARICOM

March 23, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_10258" align="alignleft" width="300"] Antigua & Barbuda’s Ambassador to Iraq, Ahmed Abbas Oleiwi Al-Hassani received his instruments of appointment from Governor General, Sir Rodney Williams, last week, at Government House.[/caption] Attorney-at-law and former Ambassador of Jamaica to the United Nations, Curtis A Ward believes that an...

Trio caught on camera adding dead roaches to food

March 22, 2016 in Regional

Three people who have been accused of swindling $1,600 from the operator of a Chinese restaurant, are expected to face the court, tomorrow, after one of them was caught on camera adding a “secret ingredient — cockroach” to his Chicken Fried Rice meal. Police have detained...

Opposition strongly condemns lifting of Iraq’s CIP ban

March 22, 2016 in Regional

The country’s main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) has “vehemently” opposed government’s decision establish a presence in Iraq and to remove Iraq from the list of countries whose nationals were barred from obtaining Antigua & Barbuda citizenship under the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) Political Leader...

Cruise ship hit by virus sent out of St Maarten

March 22, 2016 in Regional

Authorities in St Maarten have reported that Norwegian Gem Cruise Ship left that Caribbean island prematurely on Friday (March 18) after being told its passengers and crew could not disembark ‘in the interests of public health’. Port St Maarten said a number of passengers on-board the...