Friday, March 29, 2024

Politics

Israel cancels Washington visit after US allows UN Gaza ceasefire resolution to pass

Tensions between the US and Israel were exposed on Monday when Washington stood aside and allowed the UN Security Council to pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire...

New York Attorney General takes initial step to prepare to seize Trump assets

The New York attorney general’s office has filed judgments in Westchester County, the first indication that the state...

HOPE housing ‘shortfall’ under hammer

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley must cut down on travelling and pay attention to what is happening in...

‘It’s a Govt of consultancies’

Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has labelled the Mia Amor Mottley administration as “a Government of consultancies”, arguing that...

Griffith: Project Dawn helping youngsters on the block

Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment Charles Griffith says “boys on the block” are not being left...

Thorne queries QEH CEO pick

Government’s decision to hire a British national as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has concerned Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne. As...

Thorne: Where are the other ministries?

Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne is concerned that some key Government ministries have so far not been scrutinised during debate on the Appropriation Bill, 2024,...

De Peiza: Serious pressure

A lowering of taxes is at the top of labour’s wish list ahead of Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s Budget which is slated to...

Trump clinches Republican nomination for president, secures enough delegates for 2024

WASHINGTON, USA - Former President Donald Trump clinched the 2024 Republican nomination for president on Tuesday, eclipsing the 1,215-delegate threshold after wins in the...

Caricom leaders discuss Haiti crisis

The on-going political and social environment in Haiti came into sharp focus today, with CARICOM leaders meeting on the issue in Kington, Jamaica. Barbadian Prime...

Thorne ‘not backing down’

There will be no backing down by the Leader of the Opposition in his quest for answers and to hold the Government accountable. King’s Counsel...