Investopedia / Daniel Fishel The federal poverty level (FPL) is an economic measure used to decide whether the income level of an individual or family qualifies them for certain federal benefits ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) says it is making progress in addressing deplorable roads through its push over the last three weeks to repair major corridors across the island.

A surge in Chinese car brands is transforming Jamaica’s automotive market. While Japanese, European, and American manufacturers have long dominated the market, and still dominate, the emergence ...

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Billionaires’ wealth grew three times faster in 2024 than the year before, a top anti-poverty group reported on Monday as some of the world’s political and ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Billionaires’ wealth grew three times faster in 2024 than the year before, while the number of the world ...

In a nation boasting one of the lowest unemployment rates in recent years, the rise of self-rated poverty to record-breaking levels presents a perplexing paradox. This is the reality the Philippines ...

Davos, Switzerland — Billionaires' wealth grew three times faster in 2024 than the year before, a top anti-poverty group reported on Monday as some of the world's political and financial elite ...

All of us as vital as the one light we move through.” Amanda Gorman was just 22 when her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb”, read for Joe Biden’s presidency in 2021, made her a breakout ...

What the researchers call "plumbing poverty" was once a problem in mostly rural areas, but is increasingly found in U.S. cities such as Portland, Oregon; Phoenix, Houston, and New York, ...

By Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey’s eighth book of poems, “Good Apothecary,” will be published this year. He teaches in the M.F.A. program in creative writing at Boston University, where he ...

MANILA, Philippines — The biggest threats to the Philippines in the next two years are an economic downturn and poverty, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). The Global Risks Report 2025 ...