The head of an organisation against corruption said the country’s ability to seek donor funding could be impacted because of the latest allegations of corruption involving former government minister Asot Michael. Akaash Maharaj, who is the chief executive officer of the Global Organisation of Parliamentarians Against...
Popular Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer, Capleton, says he is confident of “the victory of good over evil.” The artist, whose real name is Clifton Bailey, made the comments after emerging on bail Monday following his arrest and imprisonment over the weekend on a rape charge. A...
Scandal-hit Asot Michael, Minister of Investment and Trade, resigned from Cabinet yesterday, amid allegations that he demanded money from property tycoon, British investor, Peter Virdee. It was just after noon when Michael’s resignation was made public following what was described as hours of deliberation in Cabinet...
The London-based Privy Council has dismissed an appeal by the Antigua and Barbuda Government that sought to prevent the former executive secretary of the Board of Education, Gisele Isaac, from taking legal action against the minister of education and the Cabinet. In a ruling, the Privy...
Popular entertainer Capleton, whose given name is Clifton Bailey, was this morning offered bail in the sum of $250,000 when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on a rape charge. Parish Judge Vaughn Smith offered bail on condition that Bailey should not...