August 2016

Windies face condemnation for India Test farce

August 22, 2016 in Sports

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (AFP) — Officials remained tight-lipped yesterday even as condemnation rained down on administrators deemed responsible for the fiasco of a waterlogged outfield that has ruined the fourth and final Test between the West Indies and India. Only 22 overs were...

RESIGN NOW

August 22, 2016 in Regional

Dwyer Astaphan, who was a national security minister in St Kitts & Nevis, said if a similar situation had occured in other parts of the world, the individual would have resigned forthwith. “In some countries, if something like this happens at the house of the prime minister,...

Major decline in 2016 CSEC Math

August 22, 2016 in Regional

Antigua & Barbuda has seen a 13 per cent drop in the pass rate for CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate) mathematics in 2016 as compared to 2015. The pass rate in 2016 dropped to 42 per cent for school entries, or 39 per cent for all...

DPM Admits to Perpetuating Nepotism, Cronyism in Government

August 19, 2016 in National

[caption id="attachment_3505" align="alignleft" width="300"] Honourable Shawn Richards[/caption] Basseterre, ST KITTS-NEVIS – Deputy Prime Minister the Honourable Shawn Richards (DPM) has admitted to meting out preferential treatment towards the residents of his home town, Sandy Point. During his presentation last Thursday’s town hall meeting (11th Aug.), the third...