Pres. Ali confers second highest national award to PM Gonsalves
(INEWS)President Irfaan Ali bestowed Guyana’s second highest award, the Order of Roraima, to the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves. At a special dinner this…
Barbados; Tough deal
The social compact Government designed to give consumers an ease from rising food prices has turned into a disaster for the poultry sector, with stakeholders painting a dismal picture of…
In T&T 12 schools remain closed as new term starts
Twelve schools, 11 in Trinidad and one in Tobago, yesterday failed to reopen for classes due to incomplete infrastructural works or the lack of road access due to land slippages…
Police say relative of prominent J’can nabbed in airport cocaine bust
AJamaican-American man, who a police source says is the relative of a prominent member of society, has been taken into custody following a major cocaine bust at the Norman Manley…
US resumes full immigrant visa service in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, (AFP) – Five years after it was closed due to mysterious "sonic attacks" on diplomatic staff, the US consulate in Havana resumes full immigrant visa services for Cubans…
Omicron offshoot XBB.1.5 could drive new Covid-19 surge in US
CNN — For weeks, scientists have been watching a slew of Omicron descendants duke it out for dominance of Covid-19 transmission in the United States, with the BQs – BQ.1 and…
January poised to become “best month ever” for A&B’s cruise tourism industry
Pointe Express ) Four cruise ships are expected in the St. John’s Harbour today boosting industry officials’ prediction that January 2023 will become the country’s best month on record for…
China admits its Covid deaths are ‘huge’ and 70% of Shanghai’s 25m residents have been infected as Beijing threatens retaliation against Western nations over restrictions on air passengers
Chinese officials have admitted that the country's total number of Covid-related deaths is 'huge', with one doctor saying as many as 70 percent of Shanghai's 25 million residents may have been…
Antigua’s opposition party vows to exempt CARICOM nationals from work permit fees
The main opposition United progressive Party (UPP) says if it wins the January 18 general election, it will introduce legislation allowing for the exemption of work permits fees for nationals…
Halo donates over $76,000 to Street Pastors
The Halo Foundation recently donated $76,546.00 to Antigua Street Pastors. The sum was raised at Wings of Charity, Halo’s annual fundraiser held each June in London. H.E. Lady Williams made…
