Jamaica’s Opposition dismisses excuses for postponing local polls by another year
In a fiery objection which resulted in a walkout, the Opposition refused to support a Bill brought to the House of Representatives on Tuesday to again postpone the holding of local…
Gov’t to take ‘holistic approach’ to homelessness, Senator Marshall says
(OBSERVER)Throughout Antigua and Barbuda, it has become the norm to see someone sleeping on a cardboard box as homelessness continues to be an issue, especially in the city of St…
Gov’t contemplating T&T High Court decision as nation awaits policy solution on West Africans
(OBSERVER)Government says a recent High Court decision in Trinidad and Tobago – which saw five Cameroonian refugees saved from imminent deportation – will enter its deliberation process as it seeks…
College hit by brief work stoppage in Barbados
Non-teaching staff of the Barbados Community College (BCC) staged a two-hour work stoppage on Tuesday over outstanding payments and supervisory issues. After 8 a.m the general workers assembled at the…
Low protein? Try eating two eggs a day, says the Gut Health Guru DR MEGAN ROSSI
There’s one staple that I make sure I never run out of; it’s a nutritional powerhouse, yet it doesn’t get the credit it deserves — step forward the humble egg.…
Recall of Prosobee Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula Because of Bacterial Risk
The Prices and Consumer Affairs Division advises consumers of a product recall on Prosobee Simply Plant–Based Infant Formula because of possible health risks. The product is being recalled because of possible cross-contamination with…
Jamaican Couple who brawled with police at Woods Mall convicted and fined
REAL NEWS: An incident that attracted public scrutiny, having been caught on video that then went viral, has resulted in the players being convicted, fined and ordered to pay compensation…
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR GENERAL ON THE OCCASION OF THE SCOUTS FOR FOUNDERS DAY AND GIRL GUIDES THINKING DAY
MESSAGE by His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams GCMG, KGN, KStJ, DSc, PhD(hc), MBBS, FCAMA Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda on the occasion of the 2023 Founder’s Day and Thinking…
CIBC FIRSTCARIBBEAN DONATES $65,000 TO SUPPORT CANCER ORGANISATIONS
Two local organisations are benefitting from a donation of EC$65,000 from funds raised during CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank’s 11th Annual Walk for the Cure which was held last October. The Bank’s…
India’s Cabinet paves ways for Air Services Agreement with Guyana
THE Union Council of Ministers of India, which is chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the signing of an Air Services Agreement between the Governments of India…
