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Attorney General of Barbados, Wilfred Abrahams.
19 Oct, 2026 0

Attorney general warns of shortages in criminal law, legislative drafting

BRIDGETOWN, CMC – Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams says a shortage of legislative drafters is hampering the government’s legislative programme, while a shortage of criminal defence lawyers is adding…
Pope Leo XIV appears at the window of his study in the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the traditional noon blessing after praying the Angelus.
19 Oct, 2026 0

Pope Leo tells faithful he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery

VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St Peter’s Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalised for an operation to remove a malignant tumour, and said he plans…
Deputy Opposition Leader of Cayman Islands Kennth Bryan
19 Oct, 2026 0

Constitutional change sought to reserve attorney general post for nationals

GEORGE TOWN, CMC – Deputy Opposition Leader Kenneth Bryan has joined forces with government backbencher Julie Hunter in calling for a constitutional amendment requiring that the attorney general be…
18 Oct, 2026 0

Catholic priest killed by falling cross during livestreamed Mass in Ecuador

A Roman Catholic priest celebrating an evening Mass in southwestern Ecuador has died after a crucifix fell on him during the livestreamed service. The Archdiocese of Guayaquil, a coastal city 265…
FILE - The MTA logo is seen on the side of a New York City subway car, April 23, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
18 Oct, 2026 0

Man shot, killed on subway platform in midtown Manhattan

NEW YORK (AP) — An argument on a subway platform in midtown Manhattan turned deadly Saturday, leaving one man fatally shot and train service disrupted. The shooting happened around 12:20 p.m. at the…
Jenniffer González after she was sworn in as governor outside the Capitol in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Januar 2, 2025.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Puerto Rico governor formally requests US statehood

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, CMC – Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González has signed a resolution formally requesting United States President Donald Trump and Congress admit the Caribbean territory as the…
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday in Washington.
17 Oct, 2026 0

Trump’s new press secretary is leaving the post

WASHINGTON (AP): White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is transitioning out of the role after a brief and rough tenure as US President Donald Trump’s chief spokesperson, according to a person…
A helicopter from Brazil’s environmental agency flies over an area of the Amazon rainforest during a wildfire-fighting operation in Autazes, Amazonas state, Brazil, Thursday.
17 Oct, 2026 0

Amazon deforestation hits lowest level since 1988

SAO PAULO (AP): Brazil’s government announced yesterday that annual deforestation in the Amazon fell to its lowest level since records began in 1988. Official satellite data showed the rainforest…
Ukrainian emergency services personnel work in residential neighbourhood following a Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine on Thursday.
17 Oct, 2026 0

New report shows spike in civilian casualties amid Russian strikes

KYIV (AP): Russian attacks on nine regions of Ukraine knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of households and wounded at least 15 people, officials said yesterday, as a new report showed that…