July 27, 2021
Dominica launches new electronic passport
Dominica yesterday launched its electronic passport (e-passport) that it says will significantly reduce identify theft and will be an integral component of its border management systems. National Security Minister Rayburn Blackmoore told the…
July 27, 2021
Key moments from the Olympic Games: Day 3
American swimmer Caeleb Dressel led the men's team to a gold medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay on Monday, marking Team USA's second gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Katie Ledecky on the U.S. women's swimming team was bested in the 400-meter…
July 27, 2021
Scorching temperatures and an incoming tropical storm the latest obstacles for Tokyo Olympics
Extreme weather, including Tokyo's infamous summer heat and an incoming tropical storm, is the latest factor concerning athletes and Olympic organizers at the already problem-plagued summer games. Temperatures in Tokyo over the weekend hit a high of…
July 27, 2021
Snoop Dogg provides update following his mother’s health scare: “She still fighting”
Snoop Dogg expressed his gratitude to fans over the weekend, thanking them for their continued prayers for his mother, Beverly Tate, who fell ill last spring. In May, the 49-year-old rapper asked fans to pray for his mother, but didn't specify any…
July 27, 2021
Minister of Sports listens to athletes during a Sporting Session
Hon. Rachel Taylor, Minister of Education, Labour and Employment Services and Member of Parliament, Hon. Kyle Knowles met with TCAAA athletes Tanesia Gardiner, Rayvon Walkin and Antwon Walkin, along with TCI Swimming Federation athletes Tajhari…
July 26, 2021
USA Gymnastics takes silver at Tokyo Games after Simone Biles withdraws
Without the GOAT leading her team for the finals competition, USA Gymnastics took the silver medal at the Tokyo games, following Simone Biles' surprise withdrawal earlier today. The athletes from Russia came out on top, beating the cumulative U.S.…
July 26, 2021
USA Gymnastics takes silver at Tokyo Games after Simone Biles withdraws
Without the GOAT leading her team for the finals competition, USA Gymnastics took the silver medal at the Tokyo games, following Simone Biles' surprise withdrawal earlier today. The athletes from Russia came out on top, beating the cumulative U.S.…
July 25, 2021
With wildfires blazing across the West, more counties are declaring states of emergency
(CNN) As dozens of wildfires burn across the West, officials declared additional states of emergency for counties in California and Nevada while the nation's largest blaze in Oregon continued to swell Friday. The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon has…
July 25, 2021
Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson went to space. What’s next?
New York (CNN Business)Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson each took a spin in their supersonic, suborbital rockets over the past two weeks, kicking off a new era of space travel in which billionaire-backed companies offer the high-flying excursions to…
July 25, 2021
How colonial-era debt helped shape Haiti’s poverty and political unrest
When Haiti won its independence nearly 200 years ago, it came at a hefty price -- an estimated $21 billion today. The country spent the next century paying off the debt to its former slave owners, France. It's a financial conundrum that those…