The humiliated Assads’ new life in Russia: Syrian monster, his British wife and children take their $2bn fortune to Moscow where family own ‘$40m portfolio of flats’ including luxury apartments in Russia’s eighth-highest building
President Assad, his British wife and their three adult children have left behind their Syrian palaces and will begin a new life in Russia after being granted asylum by Vladimir Putin. Asma Al-Assad,…
Indictment: ‘Corrupt’ Bahamas police, government helped smugglers pour cocaine into U.S.
(Miami Herald) A new and scathing federal indictment charging three Bahamian police and military officers with taking bribes while helping smuggle cocaine into the United States has tainted the Caribbean…
ABST Reduced to 7% for Christmas Shopping Weekend
Prime Minister and Finance Minister Hon. Gaston Browne has announced a significant reduction in the Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (ABST) for the upcoming Christmas season. From December 20 to 22, 2024,…
High-Stakes Bid for OAS Secretary General post
By Sir Ronald Sanders The election of a new Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), scheduled for March 10, 2025, represents a pivotal moment not only for…
Thursday is Budget Day in Antigua and Barbuda
Prime Minister Gaston Browne, who also serves as Minister of Finance, will present the highly anticipated 2025 national budget to Parliament on December 5, 2024. This marks a pivotal shift…
Haiti: Tragically Descending into Deeper Crisis
By Sir Ronald Sanders As gang violence spirals out of control in Haiti, the limitations of international efforts to restore order, including a Kenyan-led security mission, have laid bare the…
Planned Vybz Kartel performance during Trinidad Carnival faces backlash
A promoter in Trinidad & Tobago has sought to clarify details of a Carnival Friday concert featuring Vybz Kartel after an earlier announcement of the event, featuring the Jamaican dancehall…
Rapist Karl Warner sentenced to 11 years in jail
A local body modification artist, Karl Warner, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for unlawful sexual acts involving a 14-year-old girl.Found guilty on October 4 of seven charges,…
KANASSA ROBINSON CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER, ROBBERY, & SACRILEGE
Police have arrested and charged 48-year-old Kanassa Robinson of Villa with Attempted Murder, Robbery, and Sacrilege.The charges stem from an incident on Sunday, November 24, at the St John’s Pentecostal…
Police Probe Break-In At Ministry Of Agriculture Building
Police are carrying out investigations into an alleged break-in at the Ministry of Agriculture Building on Queen Elizabeth Highway.Around 3:30 am on Tuesday, November 26, the police responded to a…
