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Gov’t urges foreigners without jobs to leave the island

Published:Monday | July 13, 2020 | 12:10 AM

TORTOLA (CMC): The British Virgin islands (BVI) government has informed non-nationals that they should leave the British Overseas Territory (BOT) if they have been terminated from their jobs and are unable to find alternative work as a result of...

Trump rips private Texas border wall built by his supporters

Published:Monday | July 13, 2020 | 12:10 AM

HOUSTON (AP): President Donald Trump on Sunday criticised a privately built border wall in South Texas that’s showing signs of erosion months after going up, saying it was “only done to make me look bad”, even though the wall was built after a...

Cabinet ministers quit over breach of COVID-19 rules

Published:Wednesday | July 8, 2020 | 12:18 AM

HAMILTON (CMC): Two of Bermuda’s leading cabinet ministers resigned on Monday night after sparking a furore by attending a party at a plush restaurant, where COVID-19 regulations were breached. National Security Minister Wayne Caines and Tourism...

Puerto Rico faces political turmoil as governor investigated

Published:Wednesday | July 8, 2020 | 12:16 AM

SAN JUAN (AP): Puerto Rico faced the possibility of political turmoil Tuesday as the US territory’s governor welcomed an investigation into allegations that she obstructed justice amid calls from the main opposition party for a legislative probe...

Police uncover makeshift torture chamber

Published:Wednesday | July 8, 2020 | 12:13 AM

The Hague (AP): Dutch police arrested six men after discovering sea containers that had been converted into a makeshift prison and sound-proofed ‘torture chamber’, complete with a dentist’s chair, tools, including pliers and scalpels, and handcuffs...

ERC calls for peace as country awaits official results of elections

Published:Tuesday | July 7, 2020 | 12:23 AM

GEORGETOWN (CMC): The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) on Monday called for “peace and responsible behaviour” as the people of Guyana await the final declaration of the disputed March 2 regional and general elections. The Trinidad-based Caribbean...

Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge virus can spread in air

Published:Tuesday | July 7, 2020 | 12:22 AM

LONDON (AP): More than 200 scientists have called for the World Health Organization (WHO) and others to acknowledge that the coronavirus can spread in the air – a change that could alter some of the current measures being taken to stop the...

Burundi finally starts taking COVID-19 seriously

Published:Tuesday | July 7, 2020 | 12:21 AM

NAIROBI (AP): Burundi launched a campaign of mass screening for COVID-19 on Monday in the country’s largest city, Bujumbura, indicating that the new president is changing policies to combat the spread of the disease. Named ‘I won’t get infected and...

Bachelor party ends with snake-bitten tongue

Published:Tuesday | July 7, 2020 | 12:21 AM

BERLIN (AP): A German man’s bachelor party in the Austrian Alps ended with a snake bite on the tongue and a trip to the hospital. The Austria Press Agency reported Monday that the local Red Cross said the 38-year-old was dared to touch with his...

Businessman wins presidency in virus-marked vote

Published:Tuesday | July 7, 2020 | 12:20 AM

SANTO DOMINGO (AP): A businessman who has never held elected office has won the presidency of the Dominican Republic, according to results Monday, ending a 16-year run in power by a centre-left party. Luis Rodolfo Abinader had won about 53 per...

Trudeau turns down White House invitation

Published:Tuesday | July 7, 2020 | 12:20 AM

TORONTO (AP): Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has turned down a White House invitation to celebrate the new regional free trade agreement in Washington with United States President Donald Trump and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador....

Coronavirus cases shoot up as WHO cautions on vaccine plan

Published:Monday | July 6, 2020 | 12:09 AM

NEW DELHI (AP): India has reported another record 24-hour jump in coronavirus cases as the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned against the country’s plans to release a vaccine by August. The Health Ministry added 24,850 confirmed cases on...

Floods and mudslides leave 34 dead

Published:Monday | July 6, 2020 | 12:06 AM

TOKYO (AP): Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that left at least 34 people confirmed or presumed dead hampered search and rescue operations Sunday in southern Japan, including at elderly home facilities where more than a dozen died...

Key changes announced in the government as virus erodes economic gains

Published:Monday | July 6, 2020 | 12:06 AM

DUBAI (AP): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced a wide-ranging government shake-up on Sunday aimed at creating a more flexible and modern bureaucracy to tackle challenges as the coronavirus and lower oil prices erode what was already sluggish...

Africa’s locust outbreak is far from over

Published:Monday | July 6, 2020 | 12:05 AM

NAIROBI (AP): The crunch of young locusts comes with nearly every step. The worst outbreak of the voracious insects in Kenya in 70 years is far from over, and their newest generation is now finding its wings for proper flight. The livelihoods of...

Ex-cop charged in George Floyd’s death posts $750K bond

Published:Sunday | July 5, 2020 | 5:10 PM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer charged in the killing of George Floyd has been released from jail, according to Hennepin County jail records. Tou Thao, age 34, is the third former officer accused in Floyd’s death...

Florida reaches grim coronavirus milestone with more than 200,000 cases

Published:Sunday | July 5, 2020 | 4:34 PM

ST PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) — Florida health officials say the state has reached a grim milestone: more than 200,000 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since the start of the outbreak. State statistics released...

Debates turn emotional in US as schools decide how and if to open

Published:Sunday | July 5, 2020 | 1:12 PM

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — School districts across America are in the midst of making wrenching decisions over how to resume classes in settings radically altered by the coronavirus pandemic, with school buses running below capacity, virtual...

Bill Cosby citing systemic racism as he fights assault conviction

Published:Sunday | July 5, 2020 | 12:08 PM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In a nearly empty Philadelphia courtroom in June 2015, a lawyer for Bill Cosby implored a federal judge to keep the comedian’s testimony in an old sexual battery lawsuit under wraps. It was sensitive. Embarrassing....

US holiday fuels worries about skyrocketing virus cases

Published:Sunday | July 5, 2020 | 10:21 AM

ST PETE BEACH, Florida (AP) — The United States has dipped under 50,000 new daily infections for the first time in four days, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, but experts fear celebrations for the July 4th weekend...

Rocket fired toward US Embassy in Iraq injures child

Published:Sunday | July 5, 2020 | 9:26 AM

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi military said Sunday that a rocket aimed at Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, home of the US Embassy, struck a residential house and injured a child. Iraqi officials said the embassy’s recently...

Ghana minister resigns for flouting coronavirus quarantine

Published:Saturday | July 4, 2020 | 2:49 PM

Ghana's deputy trade and industry minister has been forced to resign for breaking coronavirus self-isolation restrictions after testing positive for COVID-19. Carlos Ahenkorah, who is also a member of parliament, had visited a voter...

Florida has record number of new virus cases

Published:Saturday | July 4, 2020 | 2:03 PM

ST PETERSBURG, Florida — The Fourth of July holiday weekend began Saturday with some sobering numbers in the Sunshine State: Florida logged a record number of people testing positive for the coronavirus. State health officials reported...

Trump signs extension of COVID relief fund for businesses

Published:Saturday | July 4, 2020 | 11:35 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday signed into law a temporary extension of a subsidy program for small businesses battered by the coronavirus, The legislation extends the June 30 deadline for applying...

Much of US scales back on holiday, but Trump plans to go big

Published:Saturday | July 4, 2020 | 9:59 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — As coronavirus cases spike, public health officials are pleading with Americans to avoid large crowds and hold more muted Independence Day celebrations, but subdued is not President Donald Trump’s style, and he aimed...

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