Power and Groovy categories return to Soca Monarch

January 16, 2019 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_23857" align="alignleft" width="300"] Fay Ann Lyons-Alvarez with ISM founder William Munroe on left, Geoffrey Wharton-Lake, Director of Caribbean Prestige Foundation and CPF shareholder Ricky Raghunanan[/caption] The 2019 International Soca Monarch (ISM) competition will see the return of the Power and Groovy categories. Fay Ann Lyons- Alvarez,...

Barbuda Council prepares for elections

January 16, 2019 in Regional

The Barbuda People’s Movement (BPM) and the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) arm on the sister island are yet to make a determination as to the potential candidates who will represent the interest of both parties in the upcoming council elections in March. The council’s...

Opening of Barbuda air strip delayed

January 15, 2019 in Regional

All hopes that the controversial Barbuda Runway, designed to accommodate larger aircraft, will be ready by Easter this year have been dashed. This is according to Information Minister Melford Nicholas who confirmed that work may go beyond the month of April. Nicholas cited the recent...

Jamaica supports OAS vote against Maduro’s second term

January 11, 2019 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6495" align="alignleft" width="300"] President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro[/caption] Jamaica yesterday voted with 18 other members of the Permanent Council of the Organisation of American States (OAS) to not recognise the legitimacy of Nicolas Maduro's second term as president of Venezuela. The resolution, presented by Colombia, Argentina,...