New app among efforts to help fight invasive species

February 03, 2022 in Regional

From lionfish to mongooses, and black rats to Giant African Snails, invasive species pose one of the greatest threats to the country’s ecosystems. Not only can they decimate native plants and wildlife, they can deal an almighty economic blow too through losses to agriculture and fisheries. Yesterday,...

Haiti floods kill at least four

February 02, 2022 in Regional

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavy floods killed at least three people in Haiti while damaging crops and thousands of homes, an official said Tuesday, and damage also was reported in the neighboring Dominican Republic. Berla Severin, with Haiti's Civil Protection Agency, told The Associated Press that...

Gov’t calls UPP ‘jumpy’ in response to campaign launch

January 28, 2022 in Regional

The ruling Antigua Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) has suggested that the country’s main opposition, the United Progressive Party (UPP), is “too jumpy” as the country’s political atmosphere intensifies. On Wednesday, the UPP hosted a campaign pre-launch which revealed plans for the next general elections, constitutionally due...