Regional discussion to focus on adequate pay for nurses

October 19, 2016 in Regional

Antigua Observer:-Three-hundred nurses from 22 countries will converge in Antigua & Barbuda beginning this weekend for the Caribbean Nurses Organisation 30th Biennial Conference, and President of the Caribbean Nurses Organization, Antoinette Paterson Bartley said along with the many challenges nurses face, the issue of proper...

Two Antiguans caught with over $1.7M worth of cannabis

October 19, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14738" align="alignleft" width="300"] Officers attached to the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) arrested two men, yesterday, after they were caught transporting close to 854 pounds of compressed cannabis in this pickup truck[/caption] Two men who were caught red-handed with almost...

‘Heartbreaking’

October 18, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14715" align="alignleft" width="300"] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon makes a gesture of solidarity to people whose homes were destroyed by Hurricane Matthew, as he visits a school where they have sought shelter in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Saturday.[/caption] PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon...

C’bean countries to benefit from new USAID agreement

October 18, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6507" align="alignright" width="300"] PAHO Dominican-born Director Carissa F Etienne[/caption] WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — Caribbean countries are expected to benefit from a multi-million dollar agreement signed between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). USAID will provide more...

ABLP Senator Detained

October 17, 2016 in Regional

Seventy-one-year-old former Barbudan Senator Lynton Thomas said he intends to pursue legal action against current Senator Adrian Lee following an altercation between himself and Lee which landed him in the hospital, Saturday evening. Thomas, who represented the Barbuda Peoples’ Movement [BPM] had to seek medical attention...