PM: There’s no State of Emergency

June 26, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6311" align="alignleft" width="300"] DEVOTION: Pupils of Febeau Government Primary School pray before yesterday’s official opening of their new school on Saddle Road, San Juan. —Photo: ANISTO ALVES[/caption] Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday there is no state of emergency. “There is no State of Emergency”...

JetBlue Launches Sales for New York-Antigua Flights

June 26, 2015 in Regional

JetBlue Airways has announced that its new nonstop service between New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport is now out for sale. Beginning Nov. 5, Antigua will become JetBlue’s 92nd city, with thrice-weekly service on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. “As...

Lady Saw to close Sumfest D’hall night

June 26, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6299" align="alignleft" width="300"] (L-R) Rick Ross and Lady Saw [/caption] THE organisers of Reggae Sumfest are not worried about Wednesday's arrest of hip-hop star Rick Ross, who is one of the headliners on this year's festival. Sumfest Chairman Johnny Gourzong told Splash that he has been...

CARICOM calls on Dominican Republic to halt deportation policy

June 25, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_3885" align="alignleft" width="300"] Taken from: tamarindtreedominica.com[/caption] CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping Tuesday called on the Dominican Republic to halt its policy of deporting people of Haitian descent and “avoid creating a humanitarian crisis in our region”. The Dominican Republic gave a deadline of 17...

Mother of five killed, schoolgirl raped in St Ann

June 25, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6283" align="alignleft" width="300"] A section of the lonely road where the attack happened. (PHOTOS: RENAE DIXON)[/caption] The St Ann police were up to late yesterday searching for a man who viciously chopped a woman — who later died — and raped a schoolgirl near Barrett...