HAVANA (AP) — Eduvirgen Zamora hides her hands out of embarrassment these days. Her nails are down to the quick, except for her thumbs, which feature inch-long talons covered in fancy silver swirls. Unable to afford a new set of nails as Cuba’s...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never...
Confusion deepened yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran attacked three ships near the crucial waterway whose closure has plunged the world into an energy crisis after tankers carrying a fifth of the world’s oil were blocked from using the...
WASHINGTON (AP): US military officials on yesterday called for spending tens of billions of dollars in the next budget year on drones, air defence systems and fighter jets that have been a key part of fighting the Iran war. As part of President...
N’DJAMENA (AP): Chad will deploy 1,500 troops to Haiti as part of the United Nations security force to the Caribbean country to combat gang violence, according to a letter from the president to the legislature. In the letter read out to lawmakers...
The Trump administration took the unusual step this week of sending a government plane to Cuba to return a 10-year-old from Utah who is at the centre of a complicated and contentious custody fight involving the child's gender identity. The child...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the key waterway. The attacks came a day after US President Donald Trump extended...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that the federal government could help keep a struggling Spirit Airlines afloat, while also encouraging a buyer to step in and rescue the budget carrier. “Spirit’s in trouble and I’d love somebody to...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities have charged six people, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector, with terrorism and treason, over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu, according to a charge sheet...
ST THOMAS, United States Virgin Islands, CMC – United States law enforcement officials have arrested three members of a group allegedly running a prostitution ring and harbouring illegal immigrants in St Thomas. A federal judge in the District...
N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad will deploy 1,500 troops to Haiti as part of the United Nations security force to the Caribbean country to combat gang violence , according to a letter from the president to the legislature. In the letter read out to...
PAPHOS (AP): With help from United States taxpayers, Cyprus is upgrading key military installations to strengthen the mission it has carved out for itself as a safe haven in the eastern Mediterranean for evacuees from the conflict-wracked Middle...
HAVANA (AP): Cuba’s government yesterday confirmed that it had recently met with United States officials on the island as tensions between the two sides remain high over the US energy blockade of the Caribbean country. Senior US State Department...
VANCOUVER (AP): Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday that Canada’s strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected. In the 10-minute address, Carney...
Sections of Aenon Town in northern Clarendon are currently inundated, with several areas now impassable due to the widespread flooding. Member of Parliament for Clarendon Northern, Wavel Hinds, told The Gleaner that the situation began yesterday...
WINSTON-SALEM, NC (AP) — A planned fight among young people escalated into a mass shooting at a North Carolina park Monday morning that left two teenage boys dead and five other people injured, authorities said. Winston-Salem police Captain...
Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a nearly 15-year reign that saw the company’s market value soar by more than $3.6 trillion during an iPhone-fuelled era of prosperity. Cook, 65,...
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government on Monday confirmed that it had recently met with United States officials on the island as tensions between the two sides remain high over the US energy blockade of the Caribbean country. Senior US State...
NEW YORK (AP) — A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the United States Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump imposed without the constitutional authority to do so is scheduled to launch Monday. Importers and their brokers...
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A Louisiana father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, in an attack on his family Sunday morning that stretched across two houses in a Shreveport neighbourhood left shaken by one of the nation’s...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Monday said it had detained six people as investigations continue into Sunday’s incident at the San Fernando City Corporation Municipal Police Station that left an...
TORTOLA (CMC) The British Virgin Islands last week welcomed the inaugural Sunrise Airways service with officials saying the new direct route between Santo Domingo and Tortola would improve regional travel, business links and family connections...
BRIDGETOWN (CMC) Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley joined global leaders in Barcelona, Spain, for the IV Meeting in Defence of Democracy, where participants reaffirmed their commitment to democratic governance, human rights and a rules-based...
HAVANA (AP) Havana’s broad avenues are empty at night. Theatres are closed. Bars and cafes have curtains lowered. It’s hard to find lights in the streets or Cubans making money entertaining tourists. Under the weight of an oil embargo imposed by...
PHALABORWA (AP): Two enormous sandlike dunes at an old chemical processing plant in South Africa are at the centre of an exploratory US-backed project to extract highly sought-after rare earth elements from industrial mining waste. The Phalaborwa...
