Barbados Migrant Farm Workers Cheated Again

More than 130 migrant agriculture workers from Mexico and the Caribbean have gone home cheated of thousands of dollars after the Ontario farm operation they worked at filed an intention to obtain creditor protection.

Owen Says IMF Hand In (2010)Budget

Opposition Leader, Owen Arthur has described the 2010 Budget as a recipe for personal hardships and economic chaos in Barbados.

Big Drug Arrest On Caribbean Cruise Ship

A suburban body shop owner accused of helping to run one of the largest drug smuggling organizations in the Caribbean was arrested Monday as he took a family vacation on a cruise ship.

The US Economy In 2011

The 2011 seems to usher in some good news after the long economic slump. At least that is what the experts have to say. Though not a major economic punch, but the betterment can be felt in ripples.

Michael Jackson: The Experience (dancing game)

Players can learn Michael Jackson moves, performing the authentic dances for his most popular tracks.

Budget 2010 – Hike In Passports, Immigration Fees & VAT

Government is seeking to rake in an additional $4 million in revenue from the Immigration Department this financial year.

Crisis of Fiat Currencies: US Dollar Surpluses Converted into Gold China, Russia, Iran are Dumping the Dollar

Something is going on that your government does not want you to know about. Very few journalists have written about it and

US To Spend $413bn More On Afghan War

A decision by US President Barack Obama to extend the presence of American troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014

Anti-UN Protests Spread As Haitians Die Without Aid

Protests against United Nations troops spread to the capital of Port-au-Prince Thursday as growing numbers of Haitians were dying of cholera in the absence of significant aid from the UN or other relief agencies.

Ireland Swallows Bitter Pill Asked For Bailout

Debt-crippled Ireland formally applied Sunday for a massive EU-IMF loan to stem the flight of capital from its banks, joining Greece

China Fired Missile Seen In Southern California

China flexed its military muscle Monday evening in the skies west of Los Angeles when a Chinese Navy Jin class ballistic missile nuclear submarine,

Haitians Barricades Streets Continued In Protest Of UN Source Of Cholera Outbreak

Protests are continuing in Haiti over the cholera outbreak that has now killed more than 1,100 people and infected some 17,000.

Jamaica Airport To Be Renamed After James Bond Author

The Boscobel Aerodrome in Jamaica is be renamed the Ian Fleming International Airport in honour of the late James Bond author who lived in the northeastern parish of St Mary where the facility is located.

Digicel Faces Possible Disconnection Millions Owed

The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) is threatening to cut off Digicel, unless it settles millions of dollars in arrears by the beginning of next month.

Lawmakers Move To Eject Nude Scanners From New York Airports

A New York City lawmaker on Thursday introduced legislation to prohibit the TSA from using its advanced body scanners at New York airports, including JFK, the busiest international airport in the country.

Barbados Aims For Civil Aviation Big Leagues

Government’s Civil Aviation Department is working assiduously to attain Category 1 Status for Barbados in accordance with the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Vincentian Welectricity Initiative Wins GE Award

Welectricity, a social network created in St Vincent and that Grenadines, that helps users track and reduce their electricity consumption at home, has been named by General Electric (GE) as one of the 10 award-winners of their global Ecomagination Smart Grid Challenge.

Illness Plagues Gulf Residents In BP’s Aftermath

Increasing numbers of U.S. Gulf Coast residents attribute ongoing sicknesses to BP’s oil disaster and use of toxic dispersants.

Spying Controversy In Trinidad

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says there will be more probes into other agencies following the shocking discovery that the State’s Special Intelligence Agency (SIA) had been spying

Let the Wasteful Spending Begin

 

It’s about that time of the year when stores begin to throw money away in the most indefensible manner. I’m talking about the annual Christmas contests.