22-year-old carving a name for himself in Rome
ROME – Andrea Gandini, a 22-year-old Roman sculptor, is making a growing name for himself by turning the Eternal City’s dead tree stumps into much-admired pieces of art. Gandini, who began his tree…
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Clinton email probe finds no deliberate mishandling of classified information
WASHINGTON – A United States State Department investigation of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was secretary of state has found no evidence of deliberate mishandling of classified…
UWI honours Facebook director
Hundreds crossed the stage at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, on Saturday morning. During the first graduation ceremony, scholars from the Faculties of Humanities and Education, Science,…
Barcelona rocked by violence on fifth day of separatist protests
BARCELONA – Hundreds of protesters battled police in the heart of Barcelona on Friday, setting up fiery barricades and hurling rocks at security forces on the fifth day of unrest following the jailing…
New location for BLP conference
The Barbados Labour Party’s 81st annual conference will take place in Queens Park this year. Chairman of the conference planning committee Kirk Humphrey said the location was reflective of the refreshed…
Trinidad PM speaks of plot to assassinate AG
PORT OF SPAIN – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has linked opposition operatives to a plot to assassinate Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi and warned the population of Trinidad and Tobago that they should…
Rap Brown gets bail
Retired policeman Ashford Athelbert “Rap Brown” Jones was granted bail by the High Court after an urgent application by his lawyers. Reports are that the former detective inspector must check in at…
Mum and daughter graduate
For the first time in the UWI Open Campus’ history, a mother and daughter graduated on the same day, with bachelor’s degrees. Last Saturday, mum Delia Cuffy-Weekes and her daughter Natasha Jervier…
Sarfaraz Ahmed sacked as Pakistan captain in Test and T20 cricket
Pakistan have sacked Sarfaraz Ahmed as their Test and Twenty20 captain because of a “visible loss of form and confidence”. Sarafarz is replaced as Test captain by batsman Azhar Ali while batsman Babar…
Mole makes mark in Miami
Bashment soca artiste Mole, whose song Breathe is still riding a wave of popularity following Crop Over, was in demand at Miami Carnival last weekend. The young artiste (real name Reco Cumberbatch)…