MAYFIELD, Kentucky (AP) — Residents of a Kentucky town devastated by a tornado could be without heat, water and electricity in chilly temperatures for a long time, the mayor warned Monday, as officials struggled to restore services...
LONDON (AP) — Long lines formed Monday at vaccination centres across England as people heeded the government's call for all adults to get booster shots to protect themselves against the omicron variant, as the United Kingdom recorded...
LIVERPOOL (AP): The Group of Seven (G-7) economic powers told Russia on Sunday to “de-escalate” its military build-up near the Ukrainian border, warning that an invasion would have “massive consequences” and inflict severe economic pain on Moscow....
MAYFIELD (AP): Rescuers in an increasingly bleak search picked through the tornado-splintered ruins of Kentucky homes and businesses Sunday, including a candle factory that was bustling with night-shift employees when it was flattened, as the...
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): A spike in violence has deepened hunger and poverty in Haiti while hindering the very aid organisations combating those problems in a country whose government struggles to provide basic services. Few relief workers are willing...
MAYFIELD, Kentucky — Rescuers in an increasingly bleak search picked through the tornado-splintered ruins of homes and businesses Sunday, including a candle factory that was bustling with night-shift employees when it was flattened....
WASHINGTON (CMC): The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says the role of national regulatory authorities (NRA) will be crucial in supporting access to vaccines and other vital medical products in Latin America and the Caribbean in the post-...
WASHINGTON (AP): A special Customs and Border Protection unit used sensitive government databases intended to track terrorists to investigate as many as 20 US-based journalists, including a Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press reporter,...
St Vincent and the Grenadines (CMC): The St Vincent and the Grenadines government says it will make payments totalling EC$10 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) to more than 13,000 farmers, workers and vulnerable persons. A release from the...
Trinidad and Tobago (CMC): Trinidad and Tobago Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh says that, starting tomorrow, COVID-19 booster vaccines will be available across the twin island republic. Deyalsingh made the announcement at the Ministry of Health...
CMC: I started my new job as World Bank Director for the Caribbean this summer, and I must say, it was baptism by fire. Although, luckily, the 2021 hurricane season in the Caribbean was not that bad, the region saw quite a few serious calamities...
A special Customs and Border Protection unit used sensitive government databases intended to track terrorists to investigate as many as 20 U.S.-based journalists, including a Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press reporter, according to a federal...
MAYFIELD, Kentucky (AP) — At least 70 people are feared dead in Kentucky, United States after tornadoes and severe weather tore through multiple states and caused catastrophic damage. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said at a news...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP): Mosiyah Tafari banged on drums and chanted psalms with other Rastafari in a ballroom where the smoke of frankincense is mixed with the fragrant smell of marijuana – which his faith deems sacred. The ceremony in Columbus, Ohio,...
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ (AP): Rescue workers arriving at a road accident in southern Mexico found a horrific scene: A tractor trailer jammed with as many as 200 migrants crashed into the base of a steel pedestrian bridge, killing 54 and injuring dozens....
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP): Gunmen attacked a rural village in northern Nigeria, killing 16 worshippers at a mosque and kidnapping others, said a local official. The assault on Ba’are village in the Mashegu area of Niger state lasted for hours on Thursday...
JERUSALEM (AP): Former President Donald Trump earlier this year lashed out with profanity at Benjamin Netanyahu for congratulating President Joe Biden on his victory in the US election, an Israeli newspaper reported Friday. Trump accused the former...
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico (AP) — Rescue workers arriving at a road accident in southern Mexico found a horrific scene: A tractor trailer jammed with as many as 200 migrants crashed into the base of a steel pedestrian bridge, killing 54 and...
LONDON (AP) — A British appellate court opened the door Friday for Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States by overturning a lower court's decision that the WikiLeaks founder's mental health was too fragile to withstand...
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is reporting that 55 per cent of residents in Latin America and the Caribbean are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). It is anticipated that this figure could increase with the arrival of...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP): New Zealand’s government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking – a lifetime ban for those aged 14 or younger. Under a new law the government announced Thursday and plans to pass next year,...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Guyana is predicted to become the highest per capita oil producer in the world by 2035, according to Latin American strategic market research firm, Americas Market Intelligence (AMI). The company’s energy practice co-...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba observed the 49th anniversary of diplomatic relations on Wednesday with the regional integration grouping reiterating its “unwavering commitment to the further strengthening and...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Thursday against an effort by former President Donald Trump to shield documents from the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. In a 68-page ruling, the three-...
United States health authorities said Thursday that 16- and 17-year-olds should get a booster dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine once they're six months past their last shot. The US and many other nations already were urging adults to...
