PM awaiting divine intervention to call election

November 17, 2015 in Regional

DESPITE members of the private sector, civil society and the parliamentary Opposition calling for the naming of the election date, prime minister and People's National Party (PNP) President Portia Simpson Miller told thousands of supporters on Sunday night that the date for the 17th General...

CARICOM, regional leaders condemn Paris terrorist attacks

November 16, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_8660" align="alignright" width="300"] PEOPLE PAY TRIBUTE OUTSIDE LE CARILLON BAR, THE DAY AFTER A DEADLY ATTACK ON FRIDAY NIGHT IN PARIS.[/caption] GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Sunday November 14, 2015 – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks against innocent civilians in Paris, while individual...

Bajan dentist pulled off US flight explores legal options

November 13, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_8651" align="alignleft" width="300"] Armed officers took dentist Anthony McCaskie (inset, photo from Weekend Nation) off the flight.[/caption] BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday November 13, 2015 – A Barbadian dentist who was pulled off an American Airlines flight at Miami International Airport by armed officers after “suspicious item”...