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ACM calls for public apology from Suriname VP

Published:Thursday | December 16, 2021 | 12:09 AM

PARAMARIBO (CMC): The Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) on Wednesday expressed “solidarity” with the Surinamese journalist Jason Pinas, who it said had been assaulted in the course of the performance of his duties outside the National...

Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charge in George Floyd’s death

Published:Thursday | December 16, 2021 | 12:09 AM

ST PAUL, Minneapolis (AP): Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a federal charge of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, admitting for the first time that he kept his knee on Floyd’s neck – even after he...

US COVID death toll hits 800,000, a year into vaccine drive

Published:Thursday | December 16, 2021 | 12:09 AM

The US death toll from COVID-19 topped 800,000 on Tuesday, a once-unimaginable figure seen as doubly tragic, given that more than 200,000 of those lives were lost after the vaccine became available practically for the asking last spring. The number...

Court orders Zuma back to prison

Published:Thursday | December 16, 2021 | 12:09 AM

JOHANNESBURG (AP): A South African court has ordered that former President Jacob Zuma should go back to prison after withdrawing the medical parole given to him earlier this year. Zuma was released from prison in September after serving about two...

On a single Kentucky street, the tornado kills seven children

Published:Thursday | December 16, 2021 | 12:09 AM

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky (AP): The little red wagon was strewn upside down on a heap of rubble – a pile of boards and bricks, a mangled blue bicycle, a baby doll. Behind it, there was little more than a hole in the ground where a house had stood....

Vaccine alliance chief: Omicron could trigger ‘Inequity 2.0’

Published:Wednesday | December 15, 2021 | 1:07 PM

CHAVANNES-DE-BOGIS, Switzerland (AP) — The head of vaccine alliance Gavi, which is leading a World Health Organization-backed push to get COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries, said that he's seen early signs that rich countries are...

Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charge in George Floyd’s death

Published:Wednesday | December 15, 2021 | 12:11 PM

ST. PAUL, Minneapolis (AP) — Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of violating George Floyd's civil rights, averting a trial but likely extending the time he is already spending...

St Andrew South police seek persons of interest

Published:Wednesday | December 15, 2021 | 12:05 PM

Investigators assigned to the St Andrew South Police Division are seeking six persons of interest as they probe incidents in the communities of Riverton and Callaloo Mews. Being sought are: * Lennox Dunkley, a business operator of a Portmore,...

Omicron to be dominant variant in EU by mid-January

Published:Wednesday | December 15, 2021 | 10:23 AM

BRUSSELS (AP) — Omicron is expected to be the dominant coronavirus variant in the European Union's 27 nations by mid-January, the bloc's top official said Wednesday amid concerns that a dramatic rise in infections will leave...

Gov’t to reject vaccine donations with short shelf lives

Published:Wednesday | December 15, 2021 | 12:11 AM

LAGOS (AP): Nigeria will no longer accept COVID-19 vaccines with short shelf lives after one million doses have expired in Africa’s most population nation before the shots could be used, a government official said. While some of the doses given to...

Data indicate omicron is milder, better at evading vaccines

Published:Wednesday | December 15, 2021 | 12:11 AM

JOHANNESBURG (AP): The Omicron variant is offering more hints about what it may have in store as it spreads around the globe: A highly transmissible virus that may cause less severe disease, and one that can be slowed – but not stopped – by today’s...

Fireball from overturned tanker kills dozens

Published:Wednesday | December 15, 2021 | 12:11 AM

CAP-HAITIEN (AP): A gasoline tanker overturned and exploded in northern Haiti, unleashing a fireball that swept through homes and businesses on its way to killing at least 60 people in the latest tragedy to befall the Caribbean nation. The blast...

Probe into death of toddler

Published:Wednesday | December 15, 2021 | 12:11 AM

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC): An investigation has been launched into the death of a year-old child, who died Monday after a cupboard fell on him at the Lewis Punnett Home, a state-run live-in facility for geriatric patients and other persons with...

Man faces maximum jail sentence for sexually assaulting child in Grenada

Published:Wednesday | December 15, 2021 | 12:10 AM

NEW YORK (CMC): A New York man faces a maximum of 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of New York to sexually assaulting a five-year-old child on the Caribbean island of Grenada. According to court documents, during a...

Gov’t announces double salary bonus for public servants

Published:Wednesday | December 15, 2021 | 12:10 AM

BASSETERRE (CMC): Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris Tuesday announced the payment of a double salary to civil servants before the end of the month. Harris announced the package as he delivered his administration’s national budget to Parliament. “Mr...

Omicron spreading so fast it threatens Britain’s hospitals

Published:Tuesday | December 14, 2021 | 4:29 PM

LONDON (AP) — The omicron variant is spreading so rapidly it has the potential to overwhelm Britain's hospitals, highlighting the need to strengthen coronavirus restrictions and speed up the delivery of booster vaccine shots, the country...

Afghan victims saddened US drone strike to go unpunished

Published:Tuesday | December 14, 2021 | 2:51 PM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan survivors of an errant United States drone strike that killed 10 members of their family in August said Tuesday they are frustrated and saddened that American troops involved in the attack will not face...

Pfizer confirms COVID pill’s results, potency versus omicron

Published:Tuesday | December 14, 2021 | 9:55 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer said Tuesday that its experimental pill to treat COVID-19 appears effective against the omicron variant. The company also said full results of its 2,250-person study confirmed the pill's promising early results...

Data indicate omicron is milder, better at evading vaccines

Published:Tuesday | December 14, 2021 | 9:31 AM

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The omicron variant appears to cause less severe disease than previous versions of the coronavirus, and the Pfizer vaccine seems to offer less defence against infection from it but still good protection from...

Ghana to fine airlines US$3,500 for unvaccinated passengers

Published:Tuesday | December 14, 2021 | 12:10 AM

ACCRA (AP): Ghana will fine airlines US$3,500 for each passenger who arrives in the West African country without being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the latest measure taken by the country with some of the strictest restrictions in the region...

Taliban seek ties with US, other ex-foes

Published:Tuesday | December 14, 2021 | 12:10 AM

KABUL (AP): Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers are committed in principle to education and jobs for girls and women, a marked departure from their previous time in power, and they seek the world’s “mercy and compassion” to help millions of Afghans in...

Extortionists target families of crash victims

Published:Tuesday | December 14, 2021 | 12:09 AM

GUATEMALA CITY (AP): Guatemalan families awaiting word on the fate of relatives involved in a deadly migrant smuggling accident in southern Mexico are now also living with the terror of extortionists telling them their loved ones have been...

Police confirm boat with seven dead bodies on board

Published:Tuesday | December 14, 2021 | 12:09 AM

ST GEORGE’S (CMC): Police on Monday confirmed that they were investigating the discovery of a boat on Sunday with seven bodies “in a decomposed state”. In a brief statement, the police said that officers assigned to the Northern Division responded...

Members to National Transitional Council named

Published:Tuesday | December 14, 2021 | 12:07 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE (CMC): The 52 members the National Transitional Council (CNT) tasked with electing a provisional president and a prime minister for Haiti were installed on Sunday. Their nominations formed part of the August 30 agreement allowing for...

Ghana to fine airlines US$3,500 for unvaccinated passengers

Published:Monday | December 13, 2021 | 3:24 PM

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana will fine airlines US$3,500 for each passenger who arrives in the West African country without being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the latest measure taken by the country with some of the strictest restrictions...

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