June 2015

Chairman of Antigua opposition party and talk show host charged with fraud

June 26, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6314" align="alignleft" width="300"] ormer executive secretary of the Board of Education and Speaker of Parliament, and current UPP chairman D. Gisele IsaacRead more: http://www.caribbean360.com/news/chairman-of-antigua-opposition-party-and-talk-show-host-charged-with-fraud#ixzz3eBEuFoiI& Algernon ‘Serpent’ Watts[/caption] ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Friday June 26, 2015 – Chairman of the opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) and former...

PM: There’s no State of Emergency

June 26, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6311" align="alignleft" width="300"] DEVOTION: Pupils of Febeau Government Primary School pray before yesterday’s official opening of their new school on Saddle Road, San Juan. —Photo: ANISTO ALVES[/caption] Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday there is no state of emergency. “There is no State of Emergency”...

Zouks get into rhythm against Patriots …win CPL match by 7 wickets

June 26, 2015 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_6308" align="alignleft" width="300"] BOWLED: St Lucia Zouls’ Kevin Pietersen is clean bowled by St Kitt’s and Nevis’ Nikhil Dutta during the Hero Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 match at Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, St Lucia, on Wednesday. --Photo: ASHLEY ALLEN/CPL[/caption] St Lucia Zouks were brilliant...

JetBlue Launches Sales for New York-Antigua Flights

June 26, 2015 in Regional

JetBlue Airways has announced that its new nonstop service between New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport is now out for sale. Beginning Nov. 5, Antigua will become JetBlue’s 92nd city, with thrice-weekly service on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. “As...

Asafa advances to 100m semi-finals with 9.98 clocking

June 26, 2015 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_6302" align="alignleft" width="300"] Asafa Powell[/caption] KINGSTON, Jamaica - Former world record holder Asafa Powell gave Jamaicans something to cheer about with another commanding display as he easily advanced to the 100m semi-final, clocking 9.98 seconds, at the Supreme Ventures Jamaica National Senior Championship at the...