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Waves from a 2012 superstorm crash into a seawall and buildings along the coast near Boston Harbor. AP Photo/Steven Senne

Climate change resilience could save trillions in the long run – but finding billions now to pay for it is the hard part

Is your city prepared for climate change? The latest National Climate Assessmentpaints a grim future if U.S. cities and states don’t take serious action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

December 6, 2018
Published in Environment

Marc Lamont Hill whose speech at the UN created a controversy, apologized Saturday. | Photo: Twitter / @Th2shay

CNN TV Host, Fired For Urging a Free Palestine, Apologizes

Marc Lamont Hill, a Temple University professor and former CNN analyst who was fired for calling for a “free Palestine” at the United Nations, issued an apology for hurting the sentiments of his “Jewish brothers and sisters.”

December 3, 2018
Published in World News

The ICE facility in Dilley, Texas, is “unsafe and unsanitary,” the bereaved 21-year-old mother said. | Photo: Reuters

UNITED STATES | Mother Sues US After Child Held in ICE Detention Center Dies

DILLEY, Texas, November 29, 2018 - The U.S. government is being sued for US$60 million by a Guatemalan migrant mother whose toddler died after a contracting a respiratory infection while being held at a detention center in Texas.

November 29, 2018
Published in World News

JAMAICA'S Prime Minister Andrew Holness (left) and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin sign an Energy Framework to foster cooperation on energy and infrastructure investment in Jamaica.

JAMAICA | Holness Signs Energy Cooperation Framework with US Treasury Dep't.

WASHINGTON DC, November 28, 2018 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin today signed an Energy Framework to foster cooperation on energy and infrastructure investment in Jamaica.

November 28, 2018
Published in Energy

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, with responsibility for the Diaspora, Sen. Pearnel Charles, Jr., delivers the keynote address, November 17, at the inaugural Jamaica Diaspora USA leadership summit. It was held at Morrow Convention Center in the city of Morrow, Georgia, USA. | Photo: Derrick Scott

UNITED STATES | Jamaican Diaspora Urged to develop roadmap to stronger collective voice in USA

WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 27, 2018 - Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Pearnel Charles Jr., has called on the leaders of the Jamaican Diaspora in the United States to come together and develop a roadmap to give a stronger collective voice to the Jamaican community in the United States.

November 27, 2018
Published in Diaspora

Israeli settlers guarded by occupation forces are known for orchestrating attacks against Palestinian villagers throughout the West Bank. | Photo: EFE

Israel Turns to US Gov't Over Airbnb Boycott, Seeks Sanctions

Israel announced Tuesday it will consult with the United States government over a decision by home-renting company AirBnB Inc. to remove listings in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

November 20, 2018
Published in World News

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Audley Shaw

JAMAICA | Gov’t Working With US to ‘free-up’ Medicinal Cannabis Money

MONTEGO BAY, November 5, 2018 – Jamaica is to work with the United States Government to craft a special regime to enable legitimate licenced producers of medicinal marijuana products to move money through correspondent banks.

November 7, 2018
Published in local news

U.S. to impose sanctions on Iran. | Photo: Reuters FILE

US to Impose New Sanctions on Iran, 'Will Unite Iranian Nation'

The United States will impose new sanctions against Iran next week, and, according to the Trump administration these would be the toughest ones ever placed on Iran.

November 3, 2018
Published in World News

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