Justin Trudeau apologizes for not recusing himself from decision

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized Monday for not recusing himself from a Cabinet decision to award a contract to a charity his family did paid work for. Trudeau announced last month a grant for students having trouble finding work due to the pandemic. The almost billion-dollar program came under scrutiny after it was revealed that We Charity, an organization Trudeau’s family has worked for, was chosen to administer it. Trudeau’s wife, brother and mother have been paid a combined $300,000 Canadian (US$221,000) for speaking at a…

More than 200 schools back lawsuit challenging Trump’s foreign student rule

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ More than 200 universities are backing a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s new restrictions on international students, arguing that the policy jeopardizes students’ safety and forces schools to reconsider fall plans they have spent months preparing. The schools have signed court briefs supporting Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as they sue U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in federal court in Boston. The lawsuit challenges a recently announced directive saying international students cannot stay in the U.S. if they take all their classes online…

Butch Stewart elated with Windies win

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Sandals Resorts International (SRI), the Principal Partner of Cricket West Indies (CWI), has offered its heartiest congratulations to the West Indies senior team on its historic victory in the first #raiseyourbat Test match against England at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. In a release sent out yesterday Sandals stated: “SRI wants to join the entire Caribbean in applauding the efforts of captain Jason Holder and his squad and to recognize the outstanding performance of not only Mr. Holder, who captured six wickets for 42 runs in the first innings, but…

MAQ59 makes successful start in Trinidad

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SAN FERNANDO/TRINIDAD: The inaugural Maq Cricket59 tournament made a very successful start in Trinidad on Saturday as cricketers loved the new format. Three teams took part in the tournament Maq/Cricket360 All Stars, MYO, and Vijay Sports. Although the rain took precedent all four matches including the final was conducted much to the delight of the players and fans who showed up for the event. In the first match, Maq Cricket360 All Stars including a number of national youth cricketers, narrowly lost by five runs to MYO. The star of the…