Pope Francis changed church law Monday to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass, granting them access to the most sacred place on the altar, while continuing to affirm that they cannot be priests. Francis amended the law to formalize and institutionalize what is common practice in many parts of the world: that women can be installed as lectors, to read the Gospel, and serve on the altar as eucharistic ministers. Previously, such roles were officially reserved to men even though exceptions were made. Francis said he was making the change to increase recognition of the “precious contribution”…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday re-designated Cuba as a “state sponsor of terrorism,” in a move that hits the country with new sanctions shortly before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the step, citing in particular Cuba’s continued harbouring of US fugitives as well as its support for Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. The designation is one of the latest in a series of last-minute moves that the Trump administration is making before Biden takes office on January 20. Removing Cuba from the blacklist had been one of former President Barack…
The Roads, Buildings and General Services Authority (BRAGSA) has completed the construction of a new concrete road in Langley Park, North Windward. The project saw the construction of 318 feet of road, along with Slipper drains. In addition, BRAGSA constructed a 108 feet long Swale drain. The project was carried out a cost of $98, 000. It was done over an eight weeks period.
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Despite vaccines against COVID-19 being rolled out in a number of countries, the World Health Organization warned Monday that herd immunity would not be achieved this year. Countries across the globe are looking forward to vaccines finally allowing a return to normality in the months ahead. But the WHO’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan warned that it will take time to produce and administer enough doses to halt the spread of the virus. “We are not going to achieve any levels of population immunity or herd immunity in 2021,” she told a virtual press briefing from WHO’s…
The U.S. is entering the second month of the biggest vaccination effort in history with a major expansion of the campaign, opening football stadiums, major league ballparks, fairgrounds and convention centers to inoculate a larger and more diverse pool of people. After a frustratingly slow rollout involving primarily health care workers and nursing home residents, states are moving on to the next phase before the first one is complete, making shots available to such groups as senior citizens, teachers, bus drivers, police officers, firefighters and people with underlying medical conditions. “Every shot in the arm is a step closer to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Impeachment pressure mounting, the House worked swiftly Monday to try to oust President Donald Trump from office, pushing the vice president and Cabinet to act first in an extraordinary effort to remove Trump in the final days of his presidency. Trump faces a single charge — “incitement of insurrection” – in an impeachment resolution that could go to a vote by mid-week. First, Democrats called on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority under the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office before Jan. 20, when Democrat Joe Biden is to be inaugurated. In all, these…
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Seven mass coronavirus vaccination sites opened across England on Monday as the government raced to dose millions of people while a new strain of the disease runs rampant across the country. The sites include football stadiums and a horse racing course, and are located in cities including Bristol, London, Newcastle and Manchester. They are to vaccinate thousands per week and several more sites are expected to follow, according to the National Health Service (NHS) in England. “I feel very relieved,” said Moira Edwards, 88, after receiving her first vaccination at Epsom Downs Racecourse, south of…
1. Weather conditions did not allow for a reconnaissance flight on Saturday 9th January or Sunday 10th January, 2021, however analysis of footage collected from a drone flight over the volcano on Saturday 9th January indicate that the dome continues to grow. 2. The dome that broke through the crater floor, on December 27, 2020, on the south-west perimeter of the existing dome, continues to grow within the crater of La Soufrière and has an ellipsoid shape with growth expanding in a westerly direction. 3. Alert level remains at Orange. The volcano continues to exude magma on the surface and…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines today confirmed twenty-four (24) new COVID-19 cases. One of the new cases is a nonnational who arrived from the UK on December 26, 2020 with a negative PCR test and tested positive during quarantine. All of the other twenty-three (23) new cases are nationals without a recent travel history. A detailed review of all of the positive cases reported over the last two (2) weeks has led to a minor revision of the total number of cases under investigation. This reconciliation has confirmed that there are one hundred and twenty (120) local cases being investigated.…
“The only protection against INJUSTICE in man is POWER… physical, financial, and scientific.” “The pen is mightier than the sword, but the tongue is mightier than them both put together.” This sentiment of the late Marcus Garvey was quoted by one of the workers of the Glossy Bay Marina and Construction as the individual raised the concerns of injustice that has been taking place for a prolonged period company. It would seem that it took the COVID 19 pandemic to expose the lack of humanitarian culture that has engulfed and affected many of the workers. Many of the workers are…