St. Kitts and Nevis SSB continues public consultations as urgent reform efforts move forward
The St. Kitts and Nevis Social Security Board continues to actively engage with residents to solicit input for urgent reforms to the Social Security Fund…
July 2024
Anderson bows out with 704 as Atkinson’s 12 helps England rout WI on day three
England 371 (Crawley 76, Smith 70, Root 68, Pope 57, Brook 50, Seales 4-77) beat West Indies 121 (Atkinson 7-45) and 136 (Atkinson 5-61, Anderson 3-32) by an…
Jasmine Paolini wins Wimbledon’s longest women’s semifinal and faces Barbora Krejcikova next
LONDON (AP) — Jasmine Paolini kept coming back, kept coming back, kept coming back, against Donna Vekic in what would become the longest Wimbledon women’s semifinal on…
2024 could be world’s hottest year as June breaks records
BRUSSELS, July 8 (Reuters) – Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU’s climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak…
Why Nicolás Maduro appears 13 times on the ballot for Venezuela’s presidential election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — His smile is confident, his hair well-combed and his eyes are squinting slightly: The first candidate you’ll likely see on the ballot…
Kenyan president dismisses Cabinet ministers after weeks of protests over taxation, poor governance
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday dismissed almost all of his Cabinet ministers and promised to form a new government that…
In Russia, Biden’s verbal slip over Putin’s name draws mockery and unease
MOSCOW, July 12 (Reuters) – Joe Biden has shown he is “a pro-Russian candidate being controlled by the Kremlin,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman joked on Friday, after…
More than 60 people missing after two buses swept into river in Nepal
Two buses carrying more than 60 people were swept by a landslide into a rain-swollen river in Nepal, with three survivors rescued after swimming to…
Guyana: Senior cop goes on leave as probe continues into cash deposit
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has confirmed that the head of the Special Branch and acting Deputy Commissioner, Calvin Brutus, has been sent on leave…
Cuba ratchets up pressure on private business as economic crisis deepens
HAVANA, July 11 (Reuters) – Cuba is tightening regulations on fledgling private businesses, reining in profits and beefing up oversight as the government wrestles with…