May 2017

Two Chinese Sukhoi Su-30 jets have conducted an "unprofessional" intercept of a US aircraft, the US military said. One of the Chinese jets came as close as 150ft (45m) to the US WC-135 plane and flew upside down above it, according to US…

Range Developments, an international developer focusing on luxury hotel projects in the Caribbean, signed definitive agreements with the government of Saint Lucia on Tuesday to continue the development of the Black Bay Master Development.…

A man who drove a car along three blocks of pavement in New York's Times Square, killing a teenager and injuring 22 people, said he had "heard voices", according to law enforcement sources. Richard Rojas, 26, a US Navy veteran who was…

Yelena Isinbayeva will be removed from a key anti-doping position in Russia as she is a barrier to the country's compliance with the World Anti-Doping Agency code, the body says. The double Olympic pole vault champion, 34, has been…

Sir Ronald Sanders has been accredited by the government of Canada as Antigua and Barbuda’s non-resident high commissioner. The accreditation took place on Monday prior to Sanders' attendance at a diplomatic retreat on Tuesday organised by…

Dr. Chen Shih-chung Minister of Health and Welfare Republic of China (Taiwan) Disease knows no borders. Only by working together, leaving no one out, can we adequately address the challenges of emerging infectious diseases, which have…

(PRESS SEC) – Noted Barbadian political analyst Mr. Peter Wickham and other independent observers give the Government of National Unity “full marks” for its handling of the matter surrounding the two economic citizens who are alleged to…

(SKNIS): The Government has accepted an apology from SKNVibes and a retraction of an article published on its website with the headline “Alternatives to CBI Programme may be imperative” dated 16th May, 2017. Government reaffirms its…

(PRESS SEC) – Noted Barbadian political analyst Mr. Peter Wickham has weighed in on the St. Kitts-Nevis Government’s handling of the matter surrounding the two economic citizens who are alleged to have defrauded state institutions in the…

Vladimir Putin has waded into the growing row surrounding US President Donald Trump and his links to Russia. US media say Mr Trump passed on classified information to Russian officials last week, but Mr Putin says this is not the case.…

Groups of Venezuelans living overseas are sending tons of supplies, including gas masks, safety helmets and first-aid kits, to support the protesters marching in their homeland against the socialist government of President Nicolas Maduro.…

President Macron has unveiled a gender-balanced cabinet in accordance with an earlier pledge, with 11 of 22 new ministerial posts taken by women. Sylvie Goulard is defence minister while Olympic fencing champion Laura Flessel is sports…

Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes has praised Daryl Mitchell's contribution in securing a home semi-final in the One-Day Cup. Former captain Mitchell hit 67 from 71 balls in a five-wicket win over Derbyshire on Tuesday,…

USVI raises minimum wage on par with highest rates in the US The minimum wage in the US Virgin Islands will join the top ten states in having the highest minimum wage in the United States. Beginning on June 1, 2017, the administration…