Action on abandoned buildings
Government is taking action on 36 of its derelict and abandoned buildings identified in a recent audit. Minister in the Ministry of Housing, Lands and Rural Development Charles Griffith made the disclosure…
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UN human rights group urges Bahamas to reconsider deporting Haitians
GENEVA – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called on the Bahamas to refrain from deporting Haitian nationals after Nassau earlier this month deported more…
Hundreds arrested worldwide in sweeping child-porn investigation
WASHINGTON – Law-enforcement officials in several countries said on Wednesday they had arrested hundreds of people around the world for participating in a child-pornography network that used sophisticated…
BIPA warrior wins double battle
Undoubtedly, she is a crusader for justice. Many have come to know her as leading the fight for policyholders of CLICO International Life Insurance Limited and British American Insurance Company Limited…
Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G. among nominees for Rock Hall of Fame
LOS ANGELES – Late pop superstar Whitney Houston, rock group Dave Matthews Band and murdered hip-hop artist The Notorious B.I.G. landed among first-time nominees announced on Tuesday for possible induction…
Tridents put four past USVI
The Bajan Tridents moved two points clear at the top of Group A in League C of the CONCACAF Nations League football tournament with a convincing 4-0 away victory against United States Virgin Islands (USVI)…
CTO undergoing restructuring
The Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) is closing offices in New York and the United Kingdom, and warns there may be job losses during the restructuring process. In a release today, the CTO said…
PJ Patterson to undergo surgery
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former prime minister PJ Patterson is to undergo surgery at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) on Wednesday for injuries sustained to his right knee and hip following…
King and Walsh in, Brathwaite out of Windies teams
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Both Brandon King and Hayden Walsh Jr are poised to make their international debuts for West Indies after being named in the One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 squads to…
Bulgarian soccer chief quits after racist abuse during England match
SOFIA – Borislav Mihaylov stepped down as president of the Bulgarian Football Union after the prime minister urged him to quit his post following racist abuse and monkey chants from Bulgaria fans towards…