Privy Council upholds $2M award to teen victim for severe sex trauma at state facilities
The London-based Privy Council has restored an award of almost $2 million in damages to a young man who was tortured and abused sexually and physically at the St Michael’s…
Jamaica’s Traffic cops tightening grip on lawlessness for Christmas
HEAD of the Police Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie said while traffic authorities await the roll-out of the new Road Traffic Act…
First pictures of King Charles banknotes revealed
The new look of banknotes featuring the image of King Charles has been unveiled by the Bank of England. The portrait will be the only change to existing designs of…
Ship docks with Cooking Gas Supplies
West Indies Oil Company has confirmed the docking of a ship with fresh supplies of Liquefied Petroleum Gas or cooking gas. The vessel’s docking had been delayed because of rough…
Argentina wins 2022 FIFA World Cup
Argentina defeated France 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out to win the World Cup for the third time here Sunday, December 18. Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored twice and France striker…
International Body agrees to hearing on Climate Change Damage
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, has announced that the effort by a group of small island states to seek justice for damage, caused by the impact of Climate…
Civil servants to get back pay on Dec. 30, PM affirms
PM Gaston Browne said: “The last two weeks, we had about $180,000,000 to raise to deal with payments such as debt payments, two salaries, one at the end of November…
Saudi Arabia approves US$80 million loan for expansion of UWI Five Islands
Prime Minister Hon. Gaston Browne has announced a loan for the expansion of the University of The West Indies Five Islands Campus. The US$80M is being provided by the Kingdom…
Travel Within the Caribbean In Crisis
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States of America and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the…
Nurses say their complaints about the All Saints Clinic have been answered with advice to transfer to Glanvilles
Nurses assigned to the All Saints Clinic say they have downed tools, as they are tired of complaining about the building’s leaky roof. They say that when it rains heavily…
