April 2016

Media again under threat in St Lucia

April 13, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_10510" align="alignleft" width="300"] Clinton Reynolds (L) and Claudius Francis[/caption] CASTRIES, St Lucia -- In a virtual rerun of a threatened lawsuit against a local broadcaster in Saint Lucia in 2013, an attorney representing Claudius Francis, the president of the senate, has written to Clinton Reynolds...

Leak reveals Neymar’s 45.9-m euro Barca deal

April 12, 2016 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_10499" align="alignright" width="300"] Barcelona’s Neymar of Brazil, warms up before the match during their Spanish La Liga soccer match against Real Sociedad at Anoeta stadium in San Sebastian, northern Spain, last Saturday.[/caption] Barcelona, Spain (AFP) — Barcelona star Neymar will make a minimum 45.9 million...

CXC to allow for electronic testing

April 12, 2016 in Regional

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) says it will soon implement electronic testing to allow learners to take their CXC examinations on a computer or electronic device. “This exciting, new initiative is in keeping with CXC’s commitment to observe global quality standards...