International

Professor Sir Hilary Beckles calls for multi-donor trust fund for higher education and research in the Caribbean.

October 21, 2020

The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Monday 19 October 2020—The crisis being faced by the higher education sector in the Caribbean brought regional Prime Ministers, [...]

Australia Covid-19 quarantine blood-testing blunder prompts calls for hundreds to take HIV test

October 20, 2020

By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN (CNN)More than 200 former residents of coronavirus quarantine facilities in Australia are being urged to test for blood-transmitted diseases, [...]

CWI blanks Cameron for ICC chairmanship

October 20, 2020

by Vinode Mamchan – Senior Reporter Cricket West Indies (CWI) has not nominated anyone for the upcoming elections of the International Cricket Council (ICC) [...]

Thai PM refuses to resign, police crack down on protesters

October 16, 2020

By JERRY HARMER, Associated Press Thailand’s prime minister is rejecting calls for his resignation, while riot police crack down on thousands of student-led protesters [...]

5 Reason Why Your Vape Device Popping And Spitting Back

October 15, 2020

Almost every vaper has experienced popping and spitting. After using your vaporizer for some time, you will experience these sounds, especially with a rebuildable atomizer or [...]

Cyprus abolishes citizenship through investment programme

October 13, 2020

October 13, 20200 Cyprus has announced it will abolish a controversial passport scheme following an investigation by Al Jazeera that revealed how high-ranking politicians [...]

Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine study paused due to unexplained illness in participant

October 13, 2020

By MATTHEW HERPER @matthewherper OCTOBER 12, 2020 The study of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a [...]

Virgin Atlantic introduces on site pre-flight Covid-19 testing trial for crew

October 8, 2020

The airline is the first in UK to introduce a rapid point of care pre-flight Covid-19 testing trial for cabin crew and pilots, [...]

Up to 150 million could join extreme poor, World Bank says

October 8, 2020

By CARA ANNAyesterday FILE – In this Saturday, March 21, 2020 file photo, people travel by canoe during a coronavirus lockdown in the floating slum of Makoko in Lagos, [...]

Sri Lanka closes key state offices as virus outbreak surges

October 8, 2020

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI2 hours ago Employees of Colombo municipal council crowd around a table to give their swab samples to test for COVID-19 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, [...]