October 2016

Philippines’ Duterte apologizes to Jewish community after Nazi remarks

October 03, 2016 in International

[caption id="attachment_14410" align="alignleft" width="300"] Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte gestures while delivering a speech before female police officers during a gathering in Davao city, Philippines September 30, 2016[/caption] Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte apologized “profoundly and deeply” to the Jewish community on Sunday, and said his references to...

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Windies Concede Series Despite Improved Showing

October 03, 2016 in Sports

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Darren Bravo and Marlon Samuels stroked half-centuries in an improved West Indies performance, but the Caribbean side were still distinctly second best, slumping to a 59-run loss to Pakistan in the second One-Day International to concede the three-match series...

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Zika numbers are only the tip of the iceberg, says CARPHA

October 03, 2016 in Regional

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has reported that positive zika cases confirmed by laboratory testing represent only the “tip of the iceberg”. This means that the number of confirmed zika cases published in the media is only a small number of...

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First taste of Hurricane Matthew leaves city roads flooded

October 03, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14401" align="alignleft" width="300"] A woman bails out water from her businessplace in the vicinity of the Portia Simpson Miller Square following heavy rain yesterday afternoon.[/caption] IF the rain which affected the Corporate Area and other sections of the island yesterday is an indication of the...

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