September 14, 2016

The European Union needs a military headquarters to work towards a common military force, the Commission president has told MEPs in Strasbourg. Jean-Claude Juncker said the lack of a "permanent structure" resulted in money being wasted on…

New York's attorney general says he is investigating Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's foundation over suspected "impropriety". Eric Schneiderman said his office wanted to ensure the foundation is "complying with the laws…

Travellers to Antigua and Barbuda will have the option of checking into a Best Western Premier Hotel in just about two years. The Best Western Hotels & Resorts has announced that it will expand its brand with the addition of a hotel in…

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has joined aviation authorities and airlines around the world in banning the in-flight use and charging of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smart phones on all flights. This follows reports of the device exploding…

Effectively immediately, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced on Tuesday that it has separated from the head coach Phil Simmons. This decision was taken at a meeting of the board of directors on Saturday, September 10. “In recent…

FIFA has banned its former vice president, Cayman Islander Jeffrey Webb, from football for life and will be issuing a fine in excess of US$1 million to the former president of both CIFA and CONCACAF. In a statement on Friday from the…

Aviation safety crosses national borders. Taiwan is an indispensable part of global aviation responsible for managing large numbers of aircraft in the Taipei Flight Information Region (Taipei FIR). It wants to participate in the meetings,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 14, 2016 (SKNIS): Participants who attended the 3rd National Conference for Service Providers and Developers for the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme on Monday, September 12, stated that the…

San Francisco 49ers player Colin Kaepernick continued his protest about racial inequality by kneeling as the national anthem was played before a 28-0 win over the Los Angeles Rams. Team-mate Eric Reid knelt with Kaepernick, while two…

Maria Sharapova will find out in the first week of October if her two-year doping ban will be overturned, says the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The five-time Grand Slam winner was banned by the International Tennis Federation after…

Haiti’s newest hotel, The Marriott Port-au-Prince, has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for 2015–2016, its first year in operation. The award recognizes outstanding service and hospitality as determined by consumer reviews…

An American man has admitted to multiple offences in connection with a sophisticated global cell phone fraud scheme that involved hijacking cellphone customers’ accounts and “cloning” their phones to make fraudulent calls to Caribbean…

German authorities are investigating whether three Syrians held on suspicion of working for so-called Islamic State had links to the Paris attackers. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said the men, one of them 17, appeared to have been…

One crew member has died and four others have been injured in an accident on the Harmony of the Seas, the world's biggest cruise liner. The 42-year-old Filipino crew member died when a lifeboat, with five crew, became detached from the…