Antigua and Barbuda: Two E-145 Jets are all set to be added to the fleet of LIAT 2020 with the historic arrival at Antigua and Barbuda on Tuesday afternoon. Two aircraft from Nigeria will land at VC Bird International Airport and receive a grand welcome with a water cannon salute. The welcome ceremony will take place at Terminal B (Old Terminal), where the arrival of the aircraft for LIAT 2020 will be celebrated. Prime Minister Gaston Browne expressed pleasure and said that this would mark a momentous occasion for the airline and Antigua and Barbuda. Notably, LIAT 2020 which started its operat ..read more

Trinidad and Tobago: Two male suspects were arrested by the police department in the case of drug trafficking during a mobile patrol in the Rockley Vale locality of Scarborough in Tobago. The team of police officers in action caught the culprits with narcotics, an illegal firearm, and ammunition on Monday, 22 April, around 12:30 am. The two suspects who were caught for drug trafficking are identified to the public by their age and where they belong. One suspect is a 26-year-old man who lives in the entrepreneur locality of Signal Hill, while the other was local to the tradesman locality of Roc ..read more

St Kitts and Nevis: Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis- Dr Terrance Drew met with renowned entrepreneur Ayman AI Yaman on Monday during his official visit to Dubai. He talked about several matters related to technology and the orange economy with the content creator. PM Drew expressed pleasure and shared glimpses of meetings with several stakeholders and potential investors during his UAE tour. He said that the meeting with AI Yaman has remained productive as they chatted with him in relation to the orange economy and other aspects of social media. PM Terrance Drew at UAE meeting with i ..read more

Antigua and Barbuda: The Yepton’s Development Housing Project has received the green light from the cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda through which 90 homes will be constructed. The homes will be delivered to the residents at an affordable rate as part of the government’s infrastructure development initiative. Prime Minister Gaston Browne shared the update and announced that plans have also been made to expand the project to 300 homes across two more developments. He reiterated his commitment and stated that the project is aimed at benefiting the citizens. The housing project is anticipated to co ..read more

Grenada: The Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) organised a program to focus on the approaches of the authorities towards the promotion of sustainable tourism. The event is organised in the collaboration with Grenada Tourism Authority which started on Monday, 22 April, and will go on till Wednesday, 24 April. The prime intention of the event is to focus on the methods of sustainable tourism during the times of changes that are observed in the global scenarios and nature. Under the same intention, the event by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation is promoted under the theme of the five Ps which ..read more

West Indies: Andrew Russell and Sunil Narine turned out to be the best performers for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Sunday’s IPL match (Indian Premier League) against Royal Challenger Bengaluru (RCB) by taking two wickets each. Both the wickets broke the significant batting partnership of the opponents, which could lead the RCB to victory. By giving the target of 222 runs, the Kolkata Night Riders players have showcased good performance, however, the RCB also gave a tough fight in the match. The strong partnership between Jacks and Patidar paced up the scores of the Bengaluru with Jacks bring ..read more

Trinidad and Tobago: A total of 98 calls and a 46% increase in the number of passengers has been recorded for the 2023/2024 cruise season of Trinidad and Tobago. The statistics have marked the successful winter season for the country, with an increase in passenger arrivals, tourism participation, and economic impact. The cruise 2023/2024 was started in Trinidad and Tobago on October 11, 2023, with the arrival of the Seabourn Cruises’ Seabourn Pursuit on its inaugural call. The cruise ship made its maiden voyage to the Port of Port-of-Spain with around 298 passengers, who were welcomed by the M ..read more

Castries, Saint Lucia: All young ladies between the ages of 18 to 24 have been invited to the audition for the 2024 Miss Ciceron Pageant in Saint Lucia. The auditions will be held at the Ciceron RC Combined School on Tuesday from 6 pm. Ministry of Tourism announced the pageantry and invited the young ladies from Ciceron would be eligible to be part of it. Deputy Prime Minister Ernest Hilaire shared the details and said,” This is a call for all young ladies if Ciceron between the ages of 18-24 to audition for the 2024 Miss Ciceron Pageant.” The pageant will be held under the theme- “Building Co ..read more

Barbados: Seaside Aquatic Swim Club with its 20 member team won 12 gold medals and secured the fifth place out of 22 teams in the the Rodney Heights Aquatic Centre (RAHC) Swim meet in Saint Lucia. The team managed to bring strength to the overall medal tally of Barbados. One of the youngest in the group, Ethan Greenidge, captured a silver in the six and under 100m Individual Medley (IM). Mya Edwards placed third in the 7-8 age group after winning gold in the 50 metres backstroke, bronze in the 50 metres butterfly and bronze in the 100 metres IM. On the boys’ side in that age group, Dari Doughl ..read more

Guyana: A 20-year-old man, who is a miner by profession, lost his life due to an unknown reason after screaming in sleep at Upper Mazaruni. The incident took place on the night of Friday, 19 April, around 11:00 pm in Jawalla Village and was reported to the authorities on Saturday, 20 April. The deceased man, who lost his life in a mysterious manner, was a miner and worked for a 44-year-old female owner of the mining operation. The work was active at the Rock Point Backdam area of Jawalla Village in Upper Mazaruni, where the man lost his life while sleeping. As per the data collected with the i ..read more