Daily Archives: May 4, 2017
Box-Office Preview: 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2' Could Supercharge Summer With $150M Bow
Director James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 could rocket to $150 million or more in its North American blast-off this weekend.
The Marvel...
Miley Cyrus' new single 'Malibu' is about Liam Hemsworth
In the publication’s May 13 cover story, the 24-year-old singer, songwriter, and actress revealed the title of the first cut from her upcoming sixth...
JAMAICA-FINANCE-Government moves to improve effectiveness of debt management
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 4, CMC – The Jamaica parliament has started debate on the amendments to the Public Debt Management Act (PDMA) that the...
France's Macron accuses presidential rival Le Pen of spreading lies
French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron accused his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Thursday of spreading lies by suggesting he had an undisclosed offshore...
Mosul offensive gains fresh momentum as army attacks IS from northwest
The U.S.-backed Iraqi offensive to take back Mosul from Islamic State gained fresh momentum on Thursday, with an armored division trying to advance into...
Trump order to ease ban on political activity by churches
President Donald Trump will take executive action on Thursday to ease a ban on political activity by churches and other tax-exempt institutions as part...
UK's Prince Philip to step down from royal duties
Prince Philip, the 95-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, will retire from carrying out royal engagements later this year, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday.
The...
Trump faces major test as vote looms on U.S. healthcare bill
The U.S. House of Representatives was set on Thursday for a cliffhanger vote to repeal Obamacare, as Republican leaders worked to deliver President Donald...
First … rice and sugar … then what?
There were, at least, two bits of news that broke during the past week that really disappointed us. In several ways, they actually saddened us. We cannot deal with both in the space allotted so we will deal with the first which was the fact that Cabinet is considering establishing a monopoly on rice and sugar with a private company through the Central Marketing Corporation (CMC). Note that we used the present tense "is" because when the news broke, the response from officialdom was not that there was a misunderstanding or that there was second thought; no, we were told the decision was "on hold".
Advocate says A&B doing a ‘horrible job’ combating incest
A local advocate for gender rights has accused Antigua & Barbuda of doing a “horrible job” in protecting children from incest.
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