JAMAICA — The University of the West Indies (UWI) and the University of Glasgow have signed a £20 million reparations agreement – the first of its kind since British Emancipation in 1838. The £20 million agreement was signed at the Regional Headquarters of UWI in Kingston, Jamaica on July 31, 2019 by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir […]Read More
GUYANA – WEST Indies and Guyana cricketer Christopher Barnwell is out on bail after being charged for assaulting a police officer during a game in March. According to a report in the Stabroek News, Barnwell of Lot 8 Albert Street, Georgetown appeared on Monday before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus in Guyana. It is being alleged […]Read More
BARBADOS – A recruitment team from Barbados will leave next month to Ghana to start hiring nurses that is in short supply in the Caribbean island. In a visit last month to Barbados, Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo offered up to 400 nurses to meet the shortfall in Barbados. According to the Barbados Nation, Minister […]Read More
ST LUCIA – VIRGIN Atlantic will cease its operations between St Lucia and London Gatwick from June 8, 2020. But the airline said it will continue to St Lucia hotels after that date via connecting flight with partner airlines. The St Lucia Times reported that Virgin’s departure was linked to a stalemate over the […]Read More
SPECULATION surrounding the cricket future of former India captain MS Dhoni will most likely be put to rest in the next few days. ESPNCricinfo reports that on Friday (July 19), a five-member Board of Control for Cricket for India selection panel will pick the country’s squad for the tour of the West Indies in August-September. […]Read More
BARBADOS – THE political crisis continues in Venezuela after government and opposition failed to reach a deal in Barbados. The talks were arranged by the government of Norway and saw representatives of Venezuela’s ruling party meeting with adversaries of President Nicholas Maduro. The government’s delegation was led by Information Minister Jorge Rodriquez who yesterday took […]Read More
TWO of Venezuela’s refineries have been halted after a blackout on Sunday morning. Reuters have quoted two unnamed oil industry experts who said the refineries Amuay and Cardon have been halted. Together the twin refineries form the 955,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Paraguana Refining Center, which has been operating well below capacity for years because of chronic […]Read More
NEGOTIATIONS aimed at breaking Venezuela’s political standoff will resume next week, likely on the Caribbean island of Barbados, according to three people familiar with the talks between representatives of President Nicolas Maduro and the U.S.-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó. The sources, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither side has […]Read More
By AZP Staff GUYANA – PRESIDENT of Guyana David Granger says his Government will abide by the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) which today said that that the no-confidence motion against his Government in December was valid. In an address to the nation shortly after the CCJ ruled at its headquarters in […]Read More
By AZP Staff TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO is the biggest marine polluter in this region, a World Bank study has revealed. The study was a collaborative effort by The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), the United Nations (UN) Environment, and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas). The 104-page report called Marine Pollution […]Read More
