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Israel was targeting a senior Hezbollah commander, but failed to kill him, one Israeli official said. Hezbollah officials said none of the group’s leaders were at the attack site. El Pais

The BVI Minister for Communications and Works,  Kye M. Rymer met with Minister for Public Utilities, Marvin Gonzales of Trinidad and Tobago for talks about drinking water in the Caribbean. Trinidad and the British Virgin Islands (BVI) share some similarities in their efforts to provide clean drinking water due to their reliance on specific strategies to address the challenges of freshwater availability. Here’s what they have in common: Limited Natural Freshwater Resources: Both locations face constraints in natural freshwater availability. Trinidad, while having more rainfall than the arid BVI, still struggles with distribution challenges. The BVI, with its smaller landmass and less rainfall, often relies on alternative sources. Use of Desalination: The BVI heavily relies on desalination plants to produce potable water due to its limited freshwater resources. Similarly, desalination is an option in Trinidad for supplementing water supplies, especially during shortages or dry seasons. Rainwater Harvesting: Both regions encourage...

It’s becoming increasingly embarrassing to witness Saint Lucia’s deputy prime minister, with responsibility for the Citizens by Investment Program, as he attempts to disentangle himself from his self-woven web of half-truths and outrageous denials. His attempts to dodge public accountability serve only to reveal of presumptuous some humans can be, and how clueless from top to bottom is the Philip J. Pierre government.   Ernest Hilaire’s hasty address to the nation in June of this year was by popular consensus a complete and utter disaster. The televised debacle barely skimmed the surface of his latest catastrophe. It seemed designed with two objectives: as a placebo to his increasingly apprehensive red army—laughably described as the Labour Party’s “protectors of our victory”—and to cool down the heat generated by Phillippe Martinez’s shocking allegations of impropriety, inept management of the CIU, and suspect arrangements with supposed foreign investor-adventurers, complicit lawyers, and chameleonic sales...

A fire early this morning destroyed several homes in Majestic Gardens, St Andrew. The blaze occurred around 1 o’clock in a section of the community called ‘Board Building’ by residents. It is reported that over 30 individuals have been left homeless by the fire. No injury was reported. The matter is under investigation. Headlines Delivered to Your Inbox Follow The Gleaner on X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram @JamaicaGleaner and on Facebook @GleanerJamaica. Send us a message on WhatsApp at 1-876-499-0169 or email us at [email protected] or [email protected].

Liberty University #7 Isaiah Ihnen dunks the ball in his game against the University of Louisiana in game three of 2024 Paradise Jam. (Source photo by Mark J. Daniel) The 25th rendition of Basketball Travelers Inc’s Paradise Jam started on Friday, with four men’s games at the University of the Virgin Islands Elridge W. Blake Sports and Fitness Center.  Game 1 – Longwood 89 – UAB 81 The Lancers of Longwood University took on the Blazers of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the opening game of the 2024 Paradise Jam men’s division. This game was close most of the way, as the lead changed hands 18 times, and the score was tied 23 times. The game was knotted at 76 with 2:55 left in regulation before the Lancers took control using a 13-5 run to secure the eight-point victory. Longwood was led by graduate student Michael Christmas...

(CNS): The persistent complaint from the development lobby and their political supporters was exposed as a myth in the latest edition of the Compendium of Statistics published by the Economics and Statistics Office. The idea that developers are struggling to get things done because of the National Conservation Act was revealed to be totally false by the statistics. In 2023, 1,323 planning applications were approved across all three islands, which is the most ever recorded since the ESO began compiling these numbers in 2015. Last week, Deputy Premier Kenneth Bryan again criticised the conservation legislation, implying that things had tipped too much in favour of the environment and applicants were struggling to get things done. He is not alone. Local politicians have often erroneously suggested that the law is preventing the development and falsely claimed that it bestows unprecedented power on the director of the Department of the Environment. But...

Two UN soldiers of MINUSTAH standing in front of a UN tank in Port-au-Prince in June 2009. Photo: John Carroll On Wed., Nov. 20, 2024, at 3 p.m., the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) met again to discuss whether to deploy another Chapter 7 UN military mission to Haiti, similar to the UN Mission to Stabilize Haiti (MINUSTAH), which deployed from 2004 to 2017. The session was prompted by a Nov. 13 resolution adopted by the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) which sought “to encourage the UNSC to urgently support Haiti’s request to transition the MSS [Multinational Security Support] mission into a UNPKO [UN Peace-Keeping Operation] under a United Nations mandate, while continuing to support robust coordination between the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) and the MSS mission.” One must realize that “Haiti’s request” came from the current president of the Anthony Blinken-fashioned Transitional...