David Malpass has been a longtime critic of the World Bank and its sister lending organization, the International Monetary Fund.
April 2019
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Pence says on Texas visit Venezuelan president ‘must go’
The U.S. adds two oil-sector companies and 34 vessels to a sanctions list aimed at forcing Maduro to step down.
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Posted inBusiness
Jobs rebound drives U.S. stocks higher for another weekly gain
The stock market hit its longest winning streak in a year and a half.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Proposed ban on offshore oil and gas drilling endorsed by Maine committee
But some question the value of a bill to prohibit oil and gas exploration in state-owned waters that are devoid of oil and gas reserves.
Posted inSports
Get into the ring: Professional wrestling beckons KJ writer
Kennebec Journal staff writer Dave Dyer is living the dream with a new hobby in the wrestling ring.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Strict right whale protection goal raises concerns among lobstermen
Federal regulators say the lobster industry faces a daunting task to reducing fishing gear-related whale deaths by at least 60%.
Posted inCommunity
Rangeley Friends of the Arts seeks artists
Three different juried shows scheduled for this year.
Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
Pope names a moderate as archbishop of Washington, D.C.
Archbishop Wilton Gregory promises Catholics he will ‘rebuild your trust’ after Pope Francis named him to lead the archdiocese that has become the epicenter of the clergy sex abuse crisis in the U.S.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Augusta man arrested on a charge of gross sexual assault
Timothy Boothby was arrested after an investigation into a sexual assault that was alleged to have taken place in September 2018.
Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
Vatican meets lawyers opposed to the criminalization of gays
The group urges the Holy See to publicly oppose such laws and ‘conversion’ therapies.