Prime Minister Gaston Browne says C.O. Williams must correct defective roadworks at its own expense after the Public Works Department identified problems with sections of recently paved roads. Browne addressed the issue Saturday during the Browne and Browne Show. He responded to complaints about roads that have developed defects or required additional work soon after […]
French authorities have detained a 15-year-old boy suspected of starting a forest fire that killed two firefighters near Bordeaux airport on July 21. The teenager now faces an investigation over the deadly blaze in western France. Authorities have placed him in juvenile detention while they continue to examine the cause of the fire. The two […]
Caribbean Citizenship by Investment programmes are moving toward stricter rules. The changes place more focus on physical presence and stronger ties to the country granting citizenship. For years, investors could obtain Caribbean citizenship without moving to the country. Some programmes had little or no physical-presence requirement. That approach is now changing. Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, […]
UK police and emergency crews responded Thursday after a passenger train derailed near Lewes railway station in East Sussex. The train carried about 150 people when it derailed around 3:54 p.m. local time. Two people suffered serious injuries, while nine others suffered less serious injuries. Emergency crews treated passengers at the scene. They also took […]
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has accused Colombia of blocking a Mexican rescue team from entering the country after Monday’s devastating earthquake. Sheinbaum said Colombia stopped the team because its members lacked the required certification. Mexico then provided the documents requested by Colombian authorities. She said Colombia later asked for another certification. The dispute comes as […]
Parts of eastern Indiana are facing “catastrophic” flooding as more dangerous thunderstorms move across the storm-weary Midwest. Nearly 10 inches of rain has fallen in some areas since Tuesday, with more rain expected. Cambridge City officials described the situation as catastrophic as floodwaters continued to rise. Tuesday’s storms also caused widespread damage across the Midwest. […]
Jamaica is helping drive strong performance in Cemex’s South, Central America, and Caribbean division, which recorded US$66 million in operating EBITDA during the second quarter. That represents a 34 per cent increase compared with the same period last year. The division also reported US$307 million in sales for the quarter, a 7 per cent increase […]
The United States is looking to strengthen its relationship with the Caribbean. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said Washington wants closer ties with countries across the region. Landau made the comments Monday during the reopening of the Ibis Steel Company in Trinidad and Tobago. He said the United States and Caribbean countries share […]
More Than 3,000 Missing After Colombia Quake More than 3,000 people are missing after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia. Rescue teams are searching damaged areas for survivors as authorities work to assess the full impact. The earthquake struck Monday and centered near San José del Palmar in the western Chocó region. The U.S. Geological […]
A tropical depression could form over the Atlantic later this week as forecasters monitor a tropical wave emerging from Africa. As of 8 a.m. EDT on Sunday, August 9, the system had a 40% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone within seven days. The latest Tropical Weather Outlook provided the update. The tropical wave is […]
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