EDITORIAL - Time for deep introspection

KINGSTON, Jamaica - That five more of our athletes - including Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson - tested positive for banned substances is a body blow to Jamaican athletics. It has happened when we are still reeling from the shock of Veronica Campbell-Brown's positive test and the six-year ban o...
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Government stands by athletes

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says while it “stands by all our athletes” it adheres to the rules governing anti-doping in sports. Minister with responsibility for Sports, Natalie Neita Headley said that Jamaica, through its Anti-Doping Agency (JADCO) “has co...
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Opposition planning action in support of arrested legislator

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – The main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) Monday said it will announce by Wednesday what action it will take in support of its member, Vynette Frederick who was arrested last Thursday. Frederick was slapped with nine charges relating to making false declarati...
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Bad weather blamed for mishap involving 12-seater plane

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – All 12 people on board an Air Services Limited (ASL) plane survived an early morning “crash” after the aircraft landed off the Matthews Ridge airstrip in Region One on Monday. Transport Minister Robeson Benn said that the “plane crashed during bad w...
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LIAT seeks to assure customers of improved services

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The regional airline, LIAT, Monday assured the travelling public that it is committed to improving the level of service offered by the airline even as disgruntled pilots warned of “several vexing issues”. The airline did not specifically refer to a ...
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Eighteen to represent country at Carifesta

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The government will be sending an 18-member contingent to the 2013 Caribbean Festival of Arts (Carifesta) to be held in Suriname next month. Culture Minister Eleston Adams said the contingent would be representative of all aspects of the local culture inclusive of d...
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CPA conference to focus on threats to Caribbean democracy

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – A meeting of parliamentarians from around the region in Antigua & Barbuda later this month will see real examples of threats to Caribbean democracy ventilated. That’s according to Speaker of the House D Gisele Isaac, who said, “I proposed to the broad...
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New UN envoy in Haiti from Trinidad takes her post

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The United Nations' new envoy to Haiti has begun her post as the head of mission for the peacekeeping force in the Caribbean nation. Sandra Honore of Trinidad and Tobago is taking over from Mariano Fernandez who left the position in January to pursue a possible career in ...
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