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“There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5,” Prime Minister Andrew Holness said. KINGSTON, Jamaica — Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes … Read more
It is a moment of realpolitik for countries ranging from Venezuela to Dominica. o be a Caribbean leader in the age of Donald Trump is to be a portrait of powerlessness — and a harbinger of the unvarnished might-makes-right global order the U.S. president is shaping. Trump is building up America’s military presence in the … Read more
In a tense hearing, Gregory Bovino faced scrutiny for alleged violations of court orders limiting use of force. CHICAGO — U.S. Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino, the face of “Operation Midway Blitz” cracking down on illegal immigration, must report daily to a federal judge after reports of combative enforcement, including using tear gas. Bovino appeared … Read more
U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said she found some accounts from impacted federal employees “very affecting.” A federal judge has indefinitely extended her order banning the Trump administration from mass firing federal employees during the government shutdown. Following a hearing Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston granted a preliminary injunction blocking reductions in force — … Read more
“The Senate is choosing not to move forward with mid-cycle redistricting,” he writes. The Democratic leader of the Maryland Senate on Tuesday sent a letter to dozens of state lawmakers rejecting the party’s effort to redistrict in the state, bucking Democrats’ national effort to redraw congressional lines. Bill Ferguson, the Maryland Senate president who for … Read more
Commons committee describes successive governments’ failures to manage hotel use, contracts, spending and safeguarding The Home Office has squandered billions of pounds on asylum accommodation due to long-term mismanagement of a “failed, chaotic and expensive” system, according to a report published by a powerful parliamentary committee. The Commons cross-party home affairs committee report, published on … Read more
Experts publish letter as peers prepare to scrutinise draft legislation six months after its second Commons reading More than 1,200 public health leaders have called for the tobacco and vapes bill to be passed swiftly through parliament to “protect future generations”. They said in a cross-party letter that the “gamechanging” measures outlined were “far too … Read more
Key Labour pledge under threat as health service faces costs from redundancies, strikes and rising drug prices NHS bosses are seeking an emergency injection of £3bn to cover unexpected costs and have warned ministers that without it patients will wait longer for treatment and hospitals will start rationing care. Their move presents a fresh problem … Read more
New legal duties follow case of two-year-old Awaab Ishak, who died after exposure to mould in his home The first phase of Awaab’s law, which promises to protect tenants from dangerous social housing conditions, comes into force in England on Monday, in memory of a two-year-old boy who died after exposure to mould in his … Read more
Justice secretary David Lammy to announce series of measures after Hadush Kebatu was wrongly freed Prisons are expected to begin enhanced checks before inmates are released after a man who sexually assaulted a young girl was mistakenly freed from jail. The justice secretary, David Lammy, will set out a series of measures aimed at strengthening … Read more