Thorne awaiting HOPE report
Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne, who has been on the back of Government about the Home Ownership Providing Energy (HOPE) Inc. housing projects, says as chairman of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee
Canada’s Carney makes statement by choosing Europe, not US, for first foreign trip
Two European politicians, dressed symbolically in red and white, sent a message last week to Canada on social media declaring “we’ve got your back”. Also signalling support was King Charles,
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Sutherland says housing company not facing lawsuit over $64m contract
Minister of Housing and Lands Dwight Sutherland is refuting claims that Home Ownership Providing Energy Inc. (HOPE Inc.) is facing a lawsuit over an unfulfilled $64 million contract. He charged
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Guild wants more financial autonomy
Newly elected president of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Guild of Students, Azzar Williams, is calling for restoration of the Guild’s financial autonomy, noting that excessive
Death toll from North Macedonia nightclub fire rises to 59
At least 59 people have been killed and more than 155 injured in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia, officials say. The blaze broke out around 02:30 (01:30 GMT) at
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Students exposed to creative arts
Several secondary school students with an interest in theatre arts had the opportunity to fuel their passion during an interactive and engaging open day at the Errol Barrow Centre for
US deports hundreds of Venezuelans despite court order
A plane carrying more than 200 Venezuelans deported by the US has landed in El Salvador, hours after a US judge ordered the Trump administration not to do so. El
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Five added to potential list to face travel ban
WASHINGTON – Five Caribbean nations – St Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, and Cuba – have been included in a proposed list of countries facing potential
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Barbados a first for Japan cruise ship
Barbados welcomed the Mitsui Ocean Fuji, Japan’s most luxurious all-suite cruise ship, with a traditional plaque exchange ceremony to mark its inaugural visit to the island last Tuesday. The arrival of
At least 34 dead as tornadoes tear through southern US
At least 34 people have died in the US – including 12 in Missouri alone – after deadly tornadoes tore through several south-eastern states, flipping cars and flattening homes. In
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