ATLANTA (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is drawing from the senior ranks of his campaign to fill out an increasingly diverse White House leadership team. Sources familiar with Biden’s initial decisions confirmed Monday that former campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon will serve as a deputy chief of staff, while campaign co-chair Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond and campaign adviser Steve Ricchetti will play senior roles in the new administration. Richmond will leave his Louisiana congressional seat to fill the White House job. The sources were not authorized to disclose internal discussions ahead of a formal staffing announcement expected for Tuesday. The…
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The New Democratic Party (NDP) has recommended first-time candidates Shevern John who contested the North Windward constituency and Israel Bruce who contested the South Central constituency, to be appointed as senators by Governor General Dame Susan Dougan, according to a reliable source. John, who resigned her post as a teacher ahead of the November 5th general elections, came close to defeating her Unity Labour Party (ULP) opponent Montgomery Daniel who won by 69 votes. The incumbent Daniel received 2,625 votes and John, performing better than former NDP candidate Lauron “Sharer” Baptiste who had lost by 323 votes in 2015, received…
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Hurricane Iota battered Nicaragua with screeching winds and pounding surf Tuesday, chasing tens of thousands of people from their homes along the same stretch of the Caribbean coast that was devastated by an equally powerful hurricane just two weeks ago. The extent of the damage was unclear because much of the affected region was without electricity and phone and internet service, and strong winds hampered radio transmissions. Preliminary reports from the coast included toppled trees and electric poles and roofs stripped from homes and businesses, said Guillermo González, director of Nicaragua’s emergency management agency. More than…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller said Tuesday the U.S. will reduce troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan by mid-January, asserting that the decision fulfills President Donald Trump’s pledge to bring forces home from America’s long wars even as Republicans and U.S. allies warn of the dangers of withdrawing before conditions are right. The plan will accelerate troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan in Trump’s final days in office, despite arguments from senior military officials in favor of a slower, more methodical pullout to preserve hard-fought gains. Trump has refused to concede his election loss to Democrat Joe…
Washington, D.C. (PAHO)– The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is responding to the passage of Tropical Storm Eta and getting ready for Hurricane Iota in Central America, supporting the countries’ health response and operation of Mobile and Fixed Emergency Medical Teams, to ensure that people in affected areas receive medical care and to promote disease prevention. PAHO’s country offices are working under Special Emergency Procedures and have been responding since the ETA storm was formed and alerts went out that it, along with the new storm named Iota, would affect Central America. Iota has become a Category 5 hurricane and is…
NEW YORK (AP) — Now at Amazon.com: insulin and inhalers. The retail colossus opened an online pharmacy Tuesday that allows customers to order medication or prescription refills, and have them delivered to their front door in a couple of days. The potential impact of Amazon’s arrival in the pharmaceutical space rippled through that sector immediately. The stocks of CVS Health Corp., Walgreens and Rite Aid all tumbled Tuesday. The big chains rely on their pharmacies for a steady flow of shoppers who may also grab a snack or shampoo or groceries on the way out. All have upped online services…
On Tuesday November 17, 2020, Commissioner of Police, Mr. Colin John held a meeting with senior officers of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), its auxiliary, SVG Cadet Force, and other rank and file officers of the aforementioned organizations at the Old Montrose Lecture Hall. The purpose of the meeting was to review the security operations that were executed on Election Day 2020 among other matters. In delivering brief remarks, Commissioner John told the audience that the General Elections were held in a very peaceful and tranquil atmosphere. This he attributed largely to the hard work…
Mrs. Safiya Horne-Bique, a Vincentian National, assumed her duties as Director of Trade and Sustainable Development at the Secretariat of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) on Monday November 2, 2020. The ACS is a regional organization established in 1994 with its headquarters located in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The ACS aims to develop trade, enhance transportation, develop sustainable tourism, and facilitate greater and more effective responses to natural disasters between the nations of the Greater Caribbean. Prior to assuming this senior post, Mrs. Horne-Biquewas employed at the ACS as an Advisor within the Directorate of Trade and…
Trinidad Express – Whatever became of the State’s plan to release low-risk prisons to avert the spread of Covid-19 in prisons? The question has been asked by the Caribbean Centre for Human Rights (CCHR), which expressed concern that since November 6, 132 prisoners have tested positive for Covid-19. In April 2020, a total of 121 low-risk prisoners were released, the Express reported. According to the CCHR, the Covid-19 outbreak at this country’s prisons is a threat to the prison and to public health. The human rights group in a news release yesterday said it continues to monitor the developments in…
The Hill – Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday that Republican leaders such as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) have been putting pressure on him to exclude legal ballots in order for President Trump to be declared the winner and earn the state’s 16 electoral votes. In an interview with The Washington Post, Raffensperger said Graham asked him on Friday if he had the authority to toss out ballots in counties with high rates of nonmatching signatures. Graham also questioned if poll workers had accepted ballots with nonmatching signatures due to political bias, according to Raffensperger. Graham denied he…