Cuba to help Barbados grow agriculture
Cuba’s new Ambassador to Barbados Yanet Stable Cárdenas has declared her commitment to working to improve agriculture in both countries.Ambassador Cárdenas made this pledge during a courtesy call with Minister…
UWP Declares Win For Democracy, Announces Chastanet Law Court Victory
(STLUCIATIMES)Leader of the Opposition and Parliamentary Representative for Micoud South scored another victory in the Courts yesterday, 15 May 2023. An urgent application was filed by Allen Chastanet to restrain…
JAMAICA; Big pay increase for political directorate, permanent secretaries
Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke on Tuesday sought to provide context in defence of the revised salary bands for legislators and other members of the political directorate, saying that annual adjustments…
Tabor says unemployment is a major contributing factor to rising crime and violence
(REALNEWS)Unemployment is a major contributing factor to the recent spike in the crime rate, says Damani Tabor, the United Progressive Party (UPP) public relations officer. On Saturday, May 13, an…
American tourist who died at resort’s pool bar was not a drowning victim, post-mortem examination concludes
(REALNEWS)The post-mortem exam on the body of an American tourist who died here in April has been concluded. His cause of death was cerebral edema and cardiomegaly – and not the direct…
Five Islands Campus to host Distinguished Lecture by noted Caribbean scholar and artist
The University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus will host its first distinguished lecture on May 26, 2023. The lecture will be delivered by noted Caribbean scholar and artist,…
Appeal for cheaper intra-regional travel
Antigua and Barbuda's Foreign Affairs Minister Chet Greene has called on Caricom member states to address the issue of cheaper intra-regional travel, arguing that with shared language and cultures the region…
Professor breaks record for time living underwater
A US researcher has broken the world record for the longest time spent living underwater without depressurisation. Joseph Dituri has spent more than 74 days at the bottom of a…
Global warming set to break key 1.5C limit for first time
Our overheating world is likely to break a key temperature limit for the first time over the next few years, scientists predict. Researchers say there's now a 66% chance we…
Woman raped by armed men while walking off Friars Hill Rd
Around 4:30pm on May 15th, a distressing incident unfolded involving a woman who fell victim to an assault by five armed young men. The incident occurred as she was making…
