THE VALLEY, Anguilla -- Dorothea Hodge, the UK and EU representative to the government of Anguilla, has resigned in protest at what she described as "governance at gunpoint". In a lengthy letter to Chief Minister Victor Banks, Hodge said that it was with a heavy heart...
[caption id="attachment_8864" align="alignright" width="300"] Lornette Nedd (Fyah Empress)[/caption] KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- A soca artiste is now at the centre of a controversy as the last full week of election campaigning begins in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Vincentians go to polls on December 9 to choose...
MALTA, Nov. 29, CMC – British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a £5.6 million cash injection to help improve fishing, tourism and shipping in the Caribbean and other countries. The 25 “small island” Commonwealth recipients include Bermuda, Jamaica, the Maldives, the Seychelles, St. Lucia, and...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sunday November 29, 2015 – Corruption accused Jack Warner has filed an application for judicial review, challenging his extradition to the United States. Warner, through his attorneys Senior Counsel Fyard Hosein, Rishi Dass, Nyree Alfonso, Sasha Bridgemohansingh and Anil Maraj, is asking...
[caption id="attachment_8822" align="alignleft" width="300"] Baroness Scotland of Asthal[/caption] VALLETTA, Malta (AFP) — The Commonwealth appointed its first female secretary-general on Friday when leaders chose Dominica-born lawyer Patricia Scotland to take over the running of the 53-country organisation. At their biennial summit in Malta, Commonwealth heads of government...