November 2016

UPP denies multi-million dollar St Kitts loan

November 03, 2016 in National

Former minister of finance Harold Lovell has dismissed as “absolute stupidity”, the recent revelation by Cabinet that the former United Progressive Party (UPP) administration is responsible for an EC $170 million-dollar loan from the St Kitts & Nevis National Bank. Last Saturday, Cabinet reported that “the...

Questions raised about citizenship status of St Vincent deputy PM

November 03, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_15046" align="alignleft" width="300"] Deputy Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Sir Louis Straker.[/caption] KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) – Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has come out in staunch defence of his deputy, Sir Louis Straker, amid questions over his citizenship status. Gonsalves defended his...

Clinton presses into Arizona, Trump focuses on Florida

November 03, 2016 in International

[caption id="attachment_15041" align="alignleft" width="300"] Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets people outside an early voting centre in Lauderhill, Florida, yesterday.[/caption] FLORIDA, USA (AP) — Hillary Clinton is pressing into reliably Republican Arizona as she tries to steal a state away from Donald Trump. At the same time,...

US Muslims cringe at how presidential nominees portray them

November 03, 2016 in International

[caption id="attachment_15038" align="alignleft" width="300"] Artists Frank Shepherd and Andrea Deans put the finishing touches to the Edenbridge Bonfire Society celebrity effigy depicting US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump carrying the head of rival Hilary Clinton, after being unveiled in Edenbridge, England, yesterday. The Edenbridge effigy always...