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July 18, 2026
... revives rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits
MIAMI (AP):
The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others.
The…
July 18, 2026
Trump administration caps how long international students can stay in the US
WASHINGTON (AP):
The Trump administration has finalised a rule that will prevent international students from staying in the US for more than four years unless they obtain the federal government’s…
July 18, 2026
Ronald Sanders | Transparency, sovereignty and challenge of power
Few issues test the sovereignty of small states more severely than requests made by powerful friends. How should a country respond when cooperation is expected, but the proposed terms exceed its…
July 18, 2026
Tony Deyal | Barbados gin and cutters
When I first went to Barbados to work for the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), my wife and I very quickly had two children, the young girl, Jasmine, and our son Zubin. In addition to working…
July 18, 2026
by Adrian Frater
Iberostar backs marine protection
As Jamaica pursues its goal of protecting 30 per cent of its coastal and marine ecosystems by 2030, Iberostar Hotel & Resort is pointing to the Grange Pen Fish Sanctuary in St James as evidence…
July 17, 2026
Trinidad court permanently stops Jack Warner’s extradition case
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A Trinidad and Tobago High Court judge on Friday issued an order that extradition proceedings against former vice president of the International Football Federation…
July 18, 2026
Westmoreland man charged following motorcycle theft
Detectives assigned to the Westmoreland Police Division have charged 32-year-old Davion Bailey, a farmer of Amity District, Westmoreland, with larceny of motor vehicle following an incident on…
July 18, 2026
Lionel Messi once held baby Lamine Yamal in his arms…now the two will battle for the World Cup title
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Almost two decades ago, photographer Joan Monfort didn't think much of his photo shoot of a teenage Lionel Messi bathing a cute baby boy in a plastic bathtub. Not until…
July 17, 2026
Landslide in China's Chongqing kills at least eight and leaves 34 missing
CHONGQING, China (AP) – A landslide Friday on the outskirts of the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing killed at least eight people and left 34 missing, burying residential buildings and forcing…