PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s legal team suffered yet another defeat in court Friday as a federal appeals court in Philadelphia roundly rejected the campaign’s latest effort to challenge the state’s election results. Trump’s lawyers vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court despite the judges’ assessment that the “campaign’s claims have no merit.” “Free, fair elections are the lifeblood of our democracy. Charges of unfairness are serious. But calling an election unfair does not make it so. Charges require specific allegations and then proof. We have neither here,” 3rd Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas wrote for the three-judge panel. The…
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries have placed a temporary ban on the importation of all poultry from the United Kingdom because of an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N8). The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Immigration said it is in full support of the ban to “protect our nation and by extension our region’s poultry sector. The decision to impose the temporary ban was taken following a meeting of Caricom Chief Veterinary Officers”. According to a statement issued here, H5N8 is a strain…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyana government says it will provide all healthcare workers with a two week bonus next month as part of the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Every health care professional will benefit from a two-week equivalent … bonus pay before the end of the year as part of the response to the pandemic,” President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, said as he addressed the launch of the retrofitting of the Leonora Cottage Hospital to a smart hospital. Ali said that his administration had made some necessary changes to allow for all the healthcare workers to now…
Imran Khan has approved in principle a law allowing the chemical castration of convicted rapists. This was a compromise, as the prime minister of Pakistan had said that he thought rapists should be hanged publicly, but wouldn’t actually implement it as it wouldn’t do much for the nation’s reputation or trading relationship with Europe. The draft bill will also include increasing women’s roles in policing, fast-tracking rape cases, protection of witnesses and victims, and a data bank of rapists. According to Khan, the legislation will be transparent and strictly enforced so that rape survivors will be able to register complaints…
Franka Bernardine, who was elected as Political Leader of the main opposition National Democratic Leader (NDC) on 3 November 2019, resigned from the position as of 25 November 2020. “It is with regret that I have taken the decision to step out of politics for medical reasons. My doctors have indicated that the stress levels are too high, and I run the risk of shortening my life,” Bernardine said in a video statement issued on the party’s Facebook page. “The stress is having a very negative impact on my health and has created a number of factors that will disappear…
The North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) Chatoyer Endurance 10K, which was slated to take place this Sunday from Gordon Yard to the Sharpes Playing Field, in the North Leeward area, has been cancelled. Organised by Team Athletics SVG (TASVG) and funded by NACAC, the event, a staple on the local road racing calendar and dubbed the ‘World’s Most Challenging 10K’, was forced to be shelfed for this year, because of the “lack of funding.” Also weighing heavily in favour of the cancellation was the absence of the international category. Word from TASVG is that it could…
Digicel is taking its promise of ‘Simply More’ simply more right through the festive season this year offering more ways for customers to get more, and be able to share more – if they wish. And according to a Digicel press release, Digicel has an app and an experience for everyone no matter what they’re into all year round. The app BiP is offering a 2-day Spin and Win challenge so customers can win great prizes. D’music is coming with its Stream to Win competition, where listening to specific playlists gets customers chances to win cool prizes. GoLoud’s Christmas Conversations…
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would leave the White House if Joe Biden is officially confirmed the winner of the US election, but he repeated that he may never concede defeat. Trump has made an unprecedented attempt to defy the results of the November 3 vote, spreading wild theories about stolen ballots and launching baseless legal challenges that have been thrown out by courts across the country. Answering his first questions from reporters since the election, the president moved closer to accepting that he would serve only one term in office before…
Fri, Nov 27, 2020 Over the last 20 years of the Unity Labour Party administration, this country has seen an unprecedented number of weather events that have wreaked havoc on the physical infrastructure of this country, caused unspeakable tragedy and disrupted the lives of thousands of Vincentians for extended periods. As a reminder of some of those occurrences, we can go back to: 2010, the year of hurricane Tomas in October, that destroyed a number of homes and downed power-lines, caused Major flooding and landslides throughout the country; the December 2013 floods caused by a trough system that dumped over…
Yet again, an official of the ruling Unity Labour Party has brought into question the secrecy of the ballot. This is the second time in just over a decade that prominent individuals in the ULP government have made the claim that the party’s leadership knows the political choice of citizens. Back in 2008, Julian Francis, the ULP General Secretary and long-standing, successful campaign manager, told a stunned nation that he knew how the Syrians voted. This wild and sinister statement was repeated by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves on November 19, while addressing the nation on the state-owned National Broadcasting Corporation…