CASTRIES (CMC): Prime Minister Allen Chastanet says his administration is not proposing any form of pay cuts to public servants as it tries to manage the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic in the island. “The government is honouring its collective...
GEORGETOWN (CMC): Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice Claudette Singh, has responded to threats on her life, saying that she is “not afraid” as she presses on with preparations for a recount from the March 2 general...
TORONTO (AP): A young man says his grandparents are missing after their two-storey log cabin was set ablaze during the rampage by a gunman that left at least 18 dead and homes in smoldering ruins in rural communities across Nova Scotia over the...
South Korean officials reported no unusual activity in North Korea yesterday following unconfirmed media reports that leader Kim Jong Un was in fragile health after surgery. But the possibly of high-level instability raised troubling questions...
COLUMBIA, Missouri (AP) — The state of Missouri filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Chinese government over the coronavirus, alleging that nation’s officials are to blame for the global pandemic. The lawsuit, filed in federal...
What kind of tree can you carry in your hand? Which letter of the alphabet has the most water? Sarah Schneider’s grandmother, Estelle Slon, is full of riddles, and she shares them in emails to sick children forced into isolation as they...
LONDON (AP) — Britain marked Queen Elizabeth II’s 94th birthday with silence Tuesday, as the nation in lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic forgoes the usual gun salutes and ringing of bells. With thousands dead amid the outbreak, the...
LONDON (AP) — The CCTV footage from a Dutch business park shows a man in a black cap pouring the contents of a white container at the base of a cellular radio tower. Flames burst out as the man jogs back to his Toyota to flee into...
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament went back to work Tuesday, and the political authorities had a message for lawmakers: Stay away. UK legislators and most parliamentary staff were sent home in late March as part of a nationwide...
This year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee has been cancelled after organisers concluded there is “no clear path to safely set a new date in 2020” because of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision, announced by Scripps on Tuesday...
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil’s chaotic collapse deepened, and stocks around the world dropped on Tuesday as markets remain upside down amid the economic carnage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. A day after oil futures plunged below zero for...
GENEVA (AP): The World Health Organization (WHO) chief warned Monday that “the worst is yet ahead of us” in the coronavirus outbreak, reviving the alarm just as many countries ease restrictive measures that are aimed at reducing its spread. WHO...
TORONTO (AP): CANADIANS, ON Monday, mourned the shocking rampage that left at least 18 dead in rural communities across Nova Scotia, after a gunman disguised as a police officer opened fire on people hunkered down in their homes, setting houses...
BRIDGETOWN (CMC): Minister of Health and Wellness Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic confirmed Sunday that while there is an adequate supply of COVID-19 testing kits on island, there is a shortage of swabs which has affected testing. However, he has sought to...
Jamaicans waiting emigrate to the United States (US) could be in for a long and uncertain future. US President Donald Trump announced late Monday that he intends to sign an executive order temporarily suspending all immigration to America. Trump...
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil futures plunged below zero on Monday, the latest never-before-seen number to come out of the economic coma caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Stocks and Treasury yields also dropped on Wall Street, with the S&P 500...
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing and at least one other US heavy-equipment manufacturer resumed production and some states rolled out aggressive reopening plans Monday, despite nationwide concerns there is not enough testing yet to keep the...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Family members of four of the eight passengers killed in a helicopter crash with Kobe Bryant and his daughter have joined the NBA star’s widow in filing wrongful death lawsuits against the companies that owned and...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A man in South Africa was arrested for trying to smuggle his girlfriend from one province to another in the trunk of his car to evade coronavirus lockdown regulations, authorities said. The woman “consented to be...
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping in afternoon trading on Wall Street, as the price of oil cratered to historic lows Monday, cheaper than bottled water. The S&P 500 was down 0.8%, as of 1:30 p.m. Eastern time, after wavering between...
GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization has warned that “the worst is yet ahead of us” in the coronavirus outbreak, raising new alarm bells about the pandemic just as many countries are beginning to ease restrictive...
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers have sent to Republican Governor Charlie Baker a bill they say would provide a safety net for renters, homeowners, and small businesses grappling with the economic fallout of the coronavirus state or...
LONDON (AP) — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they will no longer cooperate with several British tabloid newspapers because of what they call “distorted, false or invasive” stories. Meghan and Prince Harry have...
TORONTO (AP) — A gunman disguised as a police officer went on a 12-hour rampage in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, shooting people in their homes, setting fires and killing at least 16 people, including a policewoman, in the deadliest...
TORONTO (AP): CANADIAN PRIME Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday the United States (US) and Canada have agreed to keep their border closed to non-essential travel for another 30 days and that will be undoubtedly longer before the restriction is...
