PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti — Following the earthquake in January 2010, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) undertook the implementation of a monitoring system of displaced persons in camps in Haiti, named the displacement tracking matrix (DTM), in partnership with the government of Haiti, through the Directorate of Civil Protection. It is a tool to monitor the movements of displaced […More]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — A technology incubation programme that provides business support services for young entrepreneurs in Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and Haiti is open for applications. The Caribbean Tech Entrepreneurship Programme (CTEP) is an initiative of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the World Bank Group, in partnership with the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre. It tailors support for participants according […More]
JANUARY 10TH, 2017 (PRESS SEC) — His Excellency Dr. Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari, a Qatari diplomat and statesman, who is also Qatar’s candidate for the post of Director-General of UNESCO, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris today, Tuesday, January 10th, 2017, in Basseterre, St. Kitts. In late November 2016 – following Prime Minister Harris’ […More]
By Kenneth Rijock HOUSTON, USA — A final legal effort by R Allen Stanford to overturn what is effectively a life sentence, for operating his Antigua-based Stanford International Bank, a massive Ponzi scheme that stole the life savings from many victims in the United States and elsewhere, has ended in failure after the US Supreme Court again declined to hear […More]
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The islands of Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados will become the centre of attention over the next six weeks as they get ready to host the Regional Super50 and the three One-Day-Internationals (ODI) – West Indies vs England. This all from January 25 to March 9. Both islands will co-host both tournaments. The final of the […More]
Usain Bolt’s famed triple-triple—three gold medals in three Olympic Games—has vanished, through no fault of his own. One of Bolt’s teammates in the 4×100 relay in the Beijing Olympics has been found guilty of doping. The International Olympic Committee re-tested a sample of Nesta Carter from the Beijing Games and found the presence of the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine. As a […More]
FIFTEEN years after one of soca music biggest hits “Turn Me On”, multi-platinum, international recording artiste Kevin Lyttle is at it again. This time the song is called “Slow Motion” the hook-laden song has a simple chorus which has people singing “wow wow wow, ayee yeah yeah”. The evergreen Lyttle who is serious about lyrics, says he keeps it smart […More]
Local cricket faces a period of great uncertainty with the president of the T&T Cricket Board, Azim Bassarath, warning that recent developments have caused grave concern and does not auger well for the future of the sport. Bassarath caused shock waves at the recent prize distribution function of the East Zone of the T&TCB when he questioned whether recent developments […More]
It was Dennis Lawrence’s goal in 2005 that got T&T to its first ever world cup. And now the man in charge at the time, Leo Beenhakker, approves of the big man’s appointment as T&T’s next head coach. The TTFA confirmed Lawrence’s appointment on Saturday, following which Beenhakker gave his own stamp of approval, stating that Dennis “is the right […More]
…woman held in San Fernando with firearm By Susan Mohammed POLICE seized a quantity of firearms and 184 rounds of ammunition in Penal on Monday. The items were found in a knapsack, but the suspect carrying it eluded police officers. A report stated that around 8 p.m. officers of the South-Western Division Task Force led by Sgt Victor and Cpl […More]
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