BRIDGETOWN (CMC): Mia Mottley was sworn in as prime minister on Thursday afternoon, announcing that until she swears in her Cabinet next week, she will take responsibility for the health portfolio amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Mottley, who...
GEORGETOWN (CMC): Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General (SG) Dr Carla Barnett on Thursday sent congratulations to Prime Minister Mia Mottley on her resounding triumph in Barbados’ general election on Wednesday. “The overwhelming success...
LONDON (AP): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defied calls to resign in a feisty performance Wednesday in Parliament – but it may be too little to prevent a push by his Conservative Party’s lawmakers to oust him over a series of lockdown-...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): More than 1,000 pregnant women in Trinidad and Tobago have contracted the coronavirus (COVID-19) since the first case linked to the pandemic was detected here two years ago, a senior medical official said on Wednesday...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP): The United States and Russia dug in their heels on Wednesday over Russia’s military build-up on Ukraine’s border, with no sign either will relent from entrenched positions that have raised fears of a Russian invasion and a new...
HONG KONG (AP): Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for the coronavirus at a pet store where an employee was also infected. The city will also stop the...
MIAMI (AP): Guatemala has hired for US$900,000 a major supporter of former President Donald Trump to seek influence with US officials in an unusual lobbying contract paid for by its ally Taiwan, foreign lobby records show. Ballard Partners...
WASHINGTON (AP): Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his Russian counterpart in Switzerland this week as tensions between the US and Russia escalate over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, the State Department said on Tuesday. The...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): The Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) Monday said that just over 266,000 people are eligible to cast ballots in today’s general election that Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called 18 months ahead of the...
LONDON (AP): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday denied misleading Parliament about lockdown-breaching parties, and confirmed he has given an account of events to an inquiry probing alleged violations of coronavirus rules by the...
LONDON (AP): A man in northwest England pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to exploiting a vulnerable victim, who was found living in a garden shed that had been his home for 40 years. The victim was rescued in October 2018 when officers from...
LONDON (AP): As he fights for his career, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has one constant refrain: Wait for Sue Gray. Gray is a senior but previously obscure civil servant who may hold Johnson’s political future in her hands. She has the job...
ATHENS (AP): Greece imposed a vaccination mandate on Monday for people 60 and older as a spike in infections has put sustained pressure on Greek hospitals, where most of the seriously ill patients belong to that age group. Older people failing to...
WASHINGTON (CMC): A fellow at a Washington-based think tank says there is a consensus among most of Haiti’s political factions and the international community that rushing towards elections in 2022 is “unrealistic and simply dangerous for both...
WASHINGTON (CMC): The United States Senate has passed the ‘Haiti Development, Accountability and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act’, or HR. 2471, which measures the progress of post-disaster recovery and promotes efforts to address...
GEORGETOWN (CMC): Guyana said on Monday it had received bids from several companies seeking to conduct the feasibility study and preliminary design for the construction of the Corentyne River Bridge linking the country with Suriname. It said that...
NEW YORK (AP) — A dangerous winter storm was bringing significant snowfall, strong thunderstorms and blustery winds to the northeastern U.S. on a holiday Monday. Canada also reported several inches of snow. A foot (30 centimetres) of snow was...
WELLINGTON (AP): New Zealand’s military on Monday morning was able to send a surveillance flight to Tonga to assess the extent of the damage from a huge undersea volcanic eruption. A towering ash cloud had prevented the military from launching any...
KYIV (AP) : Ukraine said on Sunday that Russia was behind a cyberattack that defaced its government websites and alleged that Russia is engaged in an increasing “hybrid war” against its neighbour. The statement from the Ministry of Digital...
BEIJING (AP): The Chinese city of Xi’an has gradually begun lifting restrictions after over three weeks of lockdown as authorities sought to stamp out a local outbreak before the Beijing Winter Olympic Games are due to start. State-owned...
TEL AVIV (AP) : Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is negotiating a plea deal in his corruption case, a person involved in the talks said on Sunday. The deal, which could be signed as early as this week, could usher Netanyahu off the...
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has filed a claim for a judicial review against the British government's decision not to let him personally pay for police protection while in the United Kingdom. The Duke of Sussex's legal representative...
BERLIN (AP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday that the programme of shipping coronavirus vaccines to many poor countries has now delivered one billion doses, but that milestone “is only a reminder of the work that...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is negotiating a plea deal in his corruption case, a person involved in the talks said Sunday. The deal, which could be signed as early as this week, could usher...
