May 4, 2017
Kenya Election Plans Include Dispute Resolution
Logistical challenges and disputes during Kenya's primaries last month have raised concerns about the nationwide polls in August and how best to avoid a repeat of the deadly post-election violence in 2007. When poll results are contested, the final…
May 4, 2017
Venezuelans Takes to the Streets as Death Toll Jumps to 36
Students held demonstrations across Caracas Thursday as a two-month-old protest movement that shows no signs of letting up claimed more lives. At the Central University of Venezuela, soldiers bathed hundreds of student protesters in tear gas. Many…
April 19, 2017
Haiti to rebuild National Palace toppled in 2010 quake
President Jovenel Moise launched Wednesday a project to rebuild Haiti's National Palace, a symbol of national pride destroyed by the cataclysmic 2010 earthquake that killed more than 220,000 people. "My administration wants to offer the young…
April 19, 2017
Morgan Stanley profit jumps
Morgan Stanley profits rose sharply in the first quarter as the Wall Street giant became the latest bank to see growth in the period. The US firm reported profits up 74% to $1.84bn (£1.4bn) for the three months against the same quarter last year.…
April 19, 2017
Facebook shares brain-control ideas
Facebook says it is working on technology to allow us to control computers directly with our brains. It is developing “silent speech” software to allow people to type at a rate of 100 words per minute, it says. The project, in its early stages, will…
April 19, 2017
World number two’s pregnancy is confirmed
World number two Serena Williams is pregnant and due in the autumn, her representative has confirmed. The 35-year-old earlier posted a picture of herself on Snapchat posing in a mirror with the message: "20 weeks" before deleting the post. The…
April 19, 2017
General election campaigning begins in UK
Campaigning is under way after the House of Commons backed Theresa May's call for a general election on 8 June. MPs voted by 522 votes to 13 - with Labour and Lib Dem helping secure the two-thirds majority needed to bring forward the election from…
April 19, 2017
Fox Ends Ties with Bill O’Reilly
Twenty-First Century Fox has decided to part ways with star cable news host Bill O'Reilly following allegations of sexual harassment, the company said Wednesday. "After a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the company and Bill O'Reilly…
April 19, 2017
Colombia Landslide, 20 Missing
At least 11 people were killed and 20 are missing after a landslide hit several neighborhoods in Manizales, Colombia, the government said on Wednesday, the second deadly landslide in the country this month. Recent heavy rains have endangered…
April 18, 2017
interCaribbean Airways introduces new Providenciales -Tortola Flights.
interCaribbean Airways is pleased to introduce a new way to Tortola every Wednesday and Saturday, Tortola from Providenciales. Beginning May 3, these new same plane flights will fly to Tortola via Santo Domingo. (no deplaning required). This new…