Chairman of Antigua opposition party and talk show host charged with fraud

June 26, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6314" align="alignleft" width="300"] ormer executive secretary of the Board of Education and Speaker of Parliament, and current UPP chairman D. Gisele IsaacRead more: http://www.caribbean360.com/news/chairman-of-antigua-opposition-party-and-talk-show-host-charged-with-fraud#ixzz3eBEuFoiI& Algernon ‘Serpent’ Watts[/caption] ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Friday June 26, 2015 – Chairman of the opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) and former...

PM: There’s no State of Emergency

June 26, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6311" align="alignleft" width="300"] DEVOTION: Pupils of Febeau Government Primary School pray before yesterday’s official opening of their new school on Saddle Road, San Juan. —Photo: ANISTO ALVES[/caption] Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday there is no state of emergency. “There is no State of Emergency”...

JetBlue Launches Sales for New York-Antigua Flights

June 26, 2015 in Regional

JetBlue Airways has announced that its new nonstop service between New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport is now out for sale. Beginning Nov. 5, Antigua will become JetBlue’s 92nd city, with thrice-weekly service on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. “As...

Lady Saw to close Sumfest D’hall night

June 26, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6299" align="alignleft" width="300"] (L-R) Rick Ross and Lady Saw [/caption] THE organisers of Reggae Sumfest are not worried about Wednesday's arrest of hip-hop star Rick Ross, who is one of the headliners on this year's festival. Sumfest Chairman Johnny Gourzong told Splash that he has been...

CARICOM calls on Dominican Republic to halt deportation policy

June 25, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_3885" align="alignleft" width="300"] Taken from: tamarindtreedominica.com[/caption] CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping Tuesday called on the Dominican Republic to halt its policy of deporting people of Haitian descent and “avoid creating a humanitarian crisis in our region”. The Dominican Republic gave a deadline of 17...