International

Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and Diaspora Relations Hon. Kenneth Darroux

Speaking on behalf of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and Diaspora Relations Hon. Kenneth Darroux expressed his disappointment in Cuba and Venezuela not being invited to the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles last week.

Ghana has become the first country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative. A delivery of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Accra on Wednesday. The first recipients are due to be healthcare workers. The Covax scheme aims to reduce the divide between rich countries and poorer nations unable to buy doses. The programme is planning to deliver...

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A timely choice to highlight universal rights, oppose genocide

Now, at a dramatic moment of crisis when the Burmese military has once again halted democracy in its tracks, and other nations evade their responsibilities under the UN Charter, the nomination of Abubacarr Tambadou for the Nobel Peace Prize this year reminds us all that the international justice system still matters.

(Bloomberg) – Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce said its planned $797 million sale of a stake in its Caribbean unit won’t proceed after regulators rejected the deal, leaving the bank stuck with a business that had been declining in value. CIBC announced the sale of the two-thirds stake in CIBC FirstCaribbean to a company run by Colombian billionaire Jaime Gilinski in November 2019. The deal...

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By Sulayman Bah

Sainey Jawo has outlined his season goals after a brilliant start to the new campaign.

Having to pass through the dusty streets of Banjul to Senegal where opportunity popped up for him to ink a deal in Qatar, the ace had a near immaculate run last term scooping all accolades on offer.

Al Sad Sports Club, an outfit in Qatar’s Beach volleyball top tier, have soared in heights of late following the inclusion of Gambian pair Sainey Jawo and Babou Jarra.

Will Home Grown Terrorism Be Nurtured In The USA For Political Power At National Expense?

One of the most popular cryptocurrencies of today’s time is Bitcoin. Earlier when bitcoin was launched, its value was nearly negligible but over time, its value has reached new heights. The bitcoin network has attained unexpected popularity and people across the world are accepting bitcoins as a new payment method. The crypto analysts believed in bitcoin that it will be the currency of future and in today’s time the value of bitcoin is around $34,000. There have been many debates and controversies going on in financial market between the bulls and bears of bitcoin.

Reprint – (Adapted) By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK, and ANDREW TAYLOR Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., read the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November’s presidential election during a joint session of Congress after working through the night, at the Capitol in Washington, […]

Reprint – (Adapted) Jan. 6, 2021, 1:31 p.m. The Presidential Transition liveWatch With AnalysisLatest UpdatesProtesters GatherGarland for Attorney GeneralBiden’s Cabinet Vice President Mike Pence told President Trump that he did not believe he had the power to block certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Congress today. RIGHT NOW Here’s what you need to know: […]

In today’s update of the latest Covid-19 case rates for every local authority area in England, 98% have seen cases rise while three are highlighted as having seen infections more double and even triple By Ian JonesJoseph Wilkes Reporter – 5 JAN 2021 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/three-england-areas-massive-week-… Three areas in England have seen their coronavirus case rates double […]