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NHT focused on affordable, low-income solutions – PM

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the National Housing Trust (NHT) has been restructured to focus on providing increased access to affordable and low-income housing solutions. Holness, who was addressing the handover of a three-bedroom unit under…

GLOBALink | Summit of the Americas “a failure”: ALBA-TCP top official

CARACAS, June 2 (Xinhua) — The upcoming Summit of the Americas “has failed,” Sacha Llorenti, secretary general of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), said Tuesday. The 9th edition of the summit is to open on June 6 in the U.S. city of Los Angeles without the participation of […]

Hurricane Agatha Leaves 11 Dead in Oaxaca, Mexico

Hurricane Agatha, the first named Atlantic storm of the year, has left at least 11 people dead in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Some 40,000 people have been affected by the storm. The storm made landfall Monday as a Category 2, packing winds up to 170 kph. Reports of the missing range from 20 to […]

India to play three ODIs, five T20Is against West Indies in July and August

Bridgetown [Barbados], June 1 (ANI): The Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Wednesday confirmed the schedule for the Men in Maroon who will play 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is against the touring team India starting from July 22. The series is highly awaited as India returns to the Caribbean after three years and will be led […]

Stephen S. Thompson, author of ‘Sitting in Limbo’ dies at 56

Washington [US], June 1 (ANI): On May 26, the writer of the BAFTA-winning drama ‘Sitting In Limbo,’ Stephen S. Thompson died of cancer. He was 56 years old at the time. According to Variety, Thompson, an author of Jamaican heritage, wrote his first novel, ‘Toy Soldiers,’ in 2000. ‘Missing Joe’ (2012) and ‘No More Heroes’ […]

Summit of the Americas “a failure,” says ALBA-TCP top official

CARACAS, May 31 (Xinhua) — The upcoming Summit of the Americas “has failed,” Sacha Llorenti, secretary general of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), said Tuesday. The 9th edition of the summit is to open on June 6 in the U.S. city of Los Angeles without the participation of […]

In Commonwealth, Queen’s Jubilee Draws Protests, Apathy

London – After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But in Britain’s former colonies, many see her as an anchor to an imperial past whose damage still lingers. So while the U.K. is celebrating the queen’s Platinum Jubilee – 70 years […]