FOSTER KLUG, ASSOCIATED PRESS—Belated and beleaguered, the virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night with cascading fireworks and made-for-TV choreography that unfolded in a near-empty stadium, a colorful but strangely subdued ceremony that set a striking tone to match a unique pandemic Games. As their
Fed up with shortages of food and medicine, rising prices, power outages, and the many more problems that have beset Cuba, angry Cuban citizens took to the streets some rare and large-scale demonstrations on July 11, which surprised not only the Cuban government but also the
DÁNICA COTO, ASSOCIATED PRESS—Hundreds of workers fled businesses in northern Haiti on Wednesday after demonstrations near the hometown of assassinated President Jovenel Moïse grew violent ahead of his funeral. Associated Press journalists observed the body of one man who witnesses said was shot in the community
As the world braces itself for another wave of the COVID-19 infections, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has urged local governments to remain vigilant and steadfast in enforcing public health measures and surveillance. A number of countries in Central America, the Caribbean and some South
After facing a series of suspensions due to non-compliance with environmental regulations, the Limetree Bay refinery in St. Croix has announced on Monday that it is seeking bankruptcy. An article on Reuters reported that the "lenders hesitated on putting new cash into a project dogged by
UN NEWS—The variant’s spread, along with increased social mobility and the inconsistent use of proven public health measures, is driving an increase in both case numbers and deaths, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the recent data in
by Dr. Abiola Inniss Ph.D. LLM In recent weeks, and not for the first time, there has been a tremendous clamour over the issue of cultural appropriation. This time it was about the use of the word J’ouvert as the label for a rum product to
Press Release, Embassy of Japan - The Government of Japan decided to extend Emergency Grant Aid of 1.58 million US dollars (approx. 170 million Japanese Yen) to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to support the populations affected by the eruption of La Soufriere Volcano. Since the
Maria Cheng, AP News - After Dr Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they assumed they would be free to travel this summer to a European destination of their choice. They were wrong. The couple — and millions
Release - The University of the West Indies (UWI) Executive Management Team embarks on a planning retreat on Wednesday, July 14 in order to roll out a new operational plan to deal with the financial challenges facing the institution as a result of shortfalls in
