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Cayman Islands Voters Claims and Objections Period Closes 20 February 2017 Elections officials are urging all Caymanians who plan to vote in the General Elections on 24 May 2017 to check the revised voter details, published in the Electors’ List,…
US-Australia refugee deal: Trump in ‘worst call’ with Turnbull
From BBC A phone call between US President Donald Trump and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has called into question a refugee resettlement deal. The Washington Post reported Mr Trump called the conversation “the worst by far” of his calls with…
Quebec mosque shooting: Police arrest a suspect and a witness
BBC News Police say one person is being treated as a suspect in a deadly shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada. Sunday’s attack on the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre left six people dead, five people in a critical…
Women’s March
Women’s March: UK protesters join anti-Donald Trump march From BBC Thousands of protesters have joined a Women’s March in London as part of an international campaign on the first full day of Donald Trump’s presidency. The rally is among events…
David Jessop: Moment for careful reflection
By David Jessop From Trinidad Express The coming year is likely to be among the most strategically challenging that Caribbean leaders and senior ministers responsible for more than domestic policy will have faced since independence or the US intervention/invasion of…
Donald Trump is Time magazine’s Person of the Year
From BBC US President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2016. The property tycoon was awarded the title following his unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in November’s presidential election. Mr Trump told NBC’s Today…
Sir Ronald Sanders: In a crowded field for Trump’s attention, the Caribbean must get into the game
By Sir Ronald Sanders In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States of America, there is genuine concern about what his Presidency will mean for the Caribbean. So far, there have been expressions of both…
Polls predict Clinton win
US election: Is Trump or Clinton going to win? By Anthony Zurcher North America reporter From BBC On the eve of the presidential election, Hillary Clinton appears to be opening up some daylight between her and Donald Trump in the…
US election: Is Trump or Clinton going to win?
By Anthony Zurcher North America reporter BBC News There are two days to go, so what is the state of the race now? Another day, another mixed bag of poll results for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The Democrat’s lead…
The good, the bad and the ugly – Mr Trump and the Caribbean
By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor From Dominican Today Globalisation touches us all. Its reach extends far beyond economic issues. It has in just a few decades made industries, markets, cultures, policy-making and criminality interconnected in ways previously…