Violence Mars Climax to Crop Over Festival in Barbados

August 09, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_4308" align="alignright" width="300"] Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart[/caption] Barbados’ Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has summoned a meeting of the National Security Council in the wake of gunplay as the Crop Over festival came to a climax yesterday. One man was killed and 20 others, including a...

Destra breaks ankle in fall through stage

August 04, 2017 in Regional

Soca artiste Destra Garcia was yesterday reported to be in a lot of pain from a broken ankle sustained on Wednesday when she fell through the flooring of a stage she was performing on in Bermuda. Garcia was performing at the annual Cup Match Summer Splash...

LIAT introduces new airport passenger facilitation fee

August 04, 2017 in Regional

The Antigua-regional airline, LIAT, says it will introduce an airport passenger facilitation fee for international flights departing from the Eugene F Correia International Airport from September 1. In a statement, the airline said that its newly appointed chief executive officer, Julie Reifer-Jones, led a delegation here...

Maduro set to install Venezuela assembly

August 04, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6495" align="alignleft" width="300"] President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro [/caption]Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was to install a powerful new assembly of his allies on Friday, dismissing an international outcry and opposition protests saying he is burying democracy in his country. The Constituent Assembly, elected last weekend...