July 7, 2021
Russia hacking claims pose challenge for President Biden
In Geneva last month, US President Joe Biden tried set some ground rules for his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.He said cyber attacks on critical infrastructure were "off limits". "I looked at him and said how would you feel if ransomware took…
July 7, 2021
PREMIER MISICK APPOINTED CHAIR OF CDB BOARD
The Premier and Minister for Finance, Investment and Trade Honourable Charles Washington Misick was appointed as Chairman of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Board of Governors for the year 2021 – 2022 at the Bank’s 51st Annual Meeting of the…
July 7, 2021
US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson left out of relay team for Tokyo 2020
Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson will not run in the US Olympic 4x100-metre relay team after she accepted a one-month ban for testing positive for cannabis. The 21-year-old won the 100m at the US Olympic trials in Oregon in June and earlier this year…
July 7, 2021
130 countries back deal on global minimum tax for companies
130 countries have agreed on a global minimum tax backed by President Joe Biden as part of a worldwide effort to keep multinational firms from dodging taxes by shifting their profits to countries with low rates. The agreement announced on Thursday…
July 6, 2021
Regional leaders end two days of ‘intense discussions’
Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders Tuesday night ended two days of “intense discussions” that they said they hope will benefit the people of the 15-member grouping as they seek to build a better Caribbean Community. “As you would appreciate, the…
July 6, 2021
U.S. releases confidential Trump report on foreign auto threat
The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday released a confidential Trump administration report that was the basis for the former president's threats in 2019 to impose tariffs on imported automobiles on grounds of national security. Then-U.S. President…
July 5, 2021
Jeff Bezos steps down as Amazon boss
In 2004, Jeff Bezos and his technical adviser Colin Bryar drove together to the city of Tacoma, an hour south of Seattle in Washington State.At that time Amazon was a multi-billion dollar company. However they were headed to Amazon's customer…
July 5, 2021
Tamar Braxton talks life after her suicide attempt: “I chose to change my life”
In a cover story for People, Tamar Braxton opens up about her suicide attempt last year when her then-boyfriend David Adefeso found her unresponsive on the night of July 16. "That time of my life was so dark and so heavy," Braxton says. "I didn't…
July 5, 2021
Manhattan DA charges Trump’s company, CFO with tax fraud
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has charged former President Donald Trump's company, the Trump Organization, and his longtime CFO Allen Weisselberg with tax fraud, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday in New York. The charges are the…
July 5, 2021
Jamaica misses Elsa as she dumps rain on that island
Jamaica was yesterday spared the worst effects of Tropical Storm Elsa with only a few parishes experiencing hours of heavy rains, something of a disappointment for some Jamaicans, and a relief for others, who had braced for severe weather conditions…