NEWS
FISH SAFE TO EAT
That was the cry of fishermen at the Claxton Bay Fishing Depot and King’s Wharf, San Fernando, yesterday following reports that fish caught in the Gulf of Paria were poisoned.Thousands of dead fish, including herring and mullet, were last week discovered floating along the coastline near Mosquito Creek, South Oropouche. Read more...
CHURCH METAL SCANNERS
A WEDNESDAY JULY 27, 2016 PAGE 3 ANDRE BAGOO AS ROMAN CATHOLICS all over the world were plunged into shock and horror by the gruesome murder of a priest, whose throat was slit as he was celebrating Mass in a church in France, head of the local church Archbishop of Portof- Spain Joseph Harris yesterday said the question of installation of metal scanners at all churches will likely be considered in the near future. Read more...
Woman wins $.1m discrimination case
A Muslim woman yesterday won a landmark judgment against a security firm for discrimination on the basis of her religious beliefs. Read more...
POLITICS
Angry Sando Mayor blasts WASA over road repairs
AN ANGRY San Fernando Mayor Kazim Hosein yesterday blasted State utility the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) over its failure to effect road repairs after fixing leaks on underground pipelines in the Southern city. Read more...
BUSINESS
NIB rates rise Sept 5
NCREASES to National Insurance contributions will take effect on September 5, the National Insurance Board (NIB) advised yesterday.The law introducing the change was assented to by President Anthony Carmona last week Wednesday, after being passed in the Senate in early July. Read more...
REGIONAL
Antigua-Barbuda to revive online gaming dispute negotiations with US
In a national broadcast on Monday night, the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, announced that negotiations will be recommenced as soon as possible with relevant US agencies in an attempt to resolve the dispute with the United States over online gaming. Read more...
It’s Up To Investment to Put Caribbean Back on Growth Path
Recovery of growth in Latin America and the Caribbean depends on invigorating public and private investment, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Read more...
INTERNATIONAL
French church attack: Faith leaders call for more security
French religious leaders have called for more security at places of worship following the murder of an elderly priest in Normandy on Tuesday.Representatives of Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist faiths spoke after meeting President Hollande. Read more...
Suicide bombing kills dozens in Syria
A suicide bombing killed 48 people, including women and children, Wednesday in northern Syria, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.At least one huge explosion carried out by a suicide vehicle hit buildings belonging to a Kurdish security agency and other administration buildings in the city of Qamishli, the monitoring group said, injuring 140 others. Read more...
27th July 2016