Daily Archives: Nov 24, 2018
'Married man' Justin Bieber says wants to be more like Jesus
Justin Bieber marked his first Thanksgiving as a married man, saying that “love isn’t always easy” but adding he was trying, like Jesus Christ,...
Prince Harry and Meghan move to Windsor Estate ahead of first baby
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are moving to Frogmore Cottage on the royal family’s Windsor Estate early next year in time for...
Mexico backs Trump's plan to overhaul asylum rules: Washington Post
Mexico’s incoming government has agreed to back the Trump administration’s plan to change U.S. border policy by requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico...
Senior Saudi prince says CIA cannot be trusted on Khashoggi conclusion
A senior Saudi prince cast doubt upon the reported CIA finding that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal...
Clashing with Trump, U.S. government report says climate change will batter economy
Climate change will cost the U.S. economy hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century, hitting everything from health to infrastructure,...
EDITORIAL: End violence against women; end impunity
Violence against women is a pandemic; it’s perhaps the world’s most pervasive atrocity, yet it was receiving little attention, at least until recently, following the highly publicised #MetToo Movement and the shocking allegations against some of the biggest names in Hollywood, media, politics and business. Of course, the lack of attention was caused by survivors’ silence due to cultural taboos, fear, stigmatisation, silence without reason or a lack of information.
Spinners lead West Indies fight-back after batsmen struggle
Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican and off-spinner Roston Chase took two wickets apiece to lead a West Indies fight-back against Bangladesh at the end of day two in the first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Bangladesh on Friday.
Gov’t moves swiftly to institute Disciplinary Committee
The first reading of the bill to amend the Medical Practitioners Act of 2009 to make way for the formation of a Disciplinary Committee to look into the actions of medical professionals, is likely to go before Parliament next Thursday.
TD suggest elite academies to improve quality of players
The standard of play exhibited by locally based football players will not improve until they are exposed to a higher standard on a consistent basis.
EU gives Dominica money for Post Hurricane Maria Reconstruction
The European Union is releasing to Dominica E.C. $24 million (7.7M euros), the first tranche of a total of E.C. $34 million (11M euros), as part of its contribution to the reconstruction of the country following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria last year (2017).