GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Exposure to toxic air both indoors and out kills some 600,000 children under the age of 15 each year, the World Health Organisation warned Monday. Data from the UN health body shows that every day, 93 per cent of children under the age of 15 — a full 1.8 billion youngsters, […]
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves TOKYO, Japan (CMC) — Japan has hinted at the possibility of supporting the bid of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council. “I cannot say all that we are talking between governments, but what I can say is that both […]
(Photo: Shutterstock.com) The peaceful coexistence of the existing superpower, the United States and the recently risen superpower, the People’s Republic of China, has been disrupted by a tit-for-tat tariff war started by the US. The global rivalry for resources, markets and political influence has until recently not involved the Caribbean Basin. That abruptly changed when […]
India players celebrate after the wicket of West Indies batsman Shai Hope during the fourth one day international (ODI) cricket match between India and West Indies at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on October 29, 2018. (Photo: AFP) MUMBAI, India (AFP) — Opening batsman Rohit Sharma slammed a dominant 162 to set up India’s crushing […]