GENEVA, May 18, CMC- The United Nations human rights chief, Volker Türk, has pointed to the Caribbean island of St. Lucia which has now decriminalized consensual same-sex relations, as he urges the international community to do much more to deal with the violence and discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people. Consensual same-sex relations became legal in St. […]
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Trinidad: British national nabbed in multi-million dollar drug bust
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 18, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Customs and Excise Division says it has apprehended a 22-year-old British national intercepting nearly six million dollars (One TT dollar=US$0.16 cents) worth of marijuana at the Piarco International Airport on Sunday. In a statement, the Division said that the passenger was stopped during […]
St. Lucia: Regional countries urged to quickly develop migration policies
CASTRIES, ST. Lucia, May 18, CMC – A senior official of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Patrice Quesada, Monday said that Caribbean countries need to develop policies that will assist them deal with a decline in their populations. Addressing the launch of the St. Lucia Draft National Gender-Sensitive Migration Policy, the coordinator for the IOM Caribbean […]
CARICOM countries concerned over escalating Middle East crisis
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 18, CMC – The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping Monday expressed “serious concern” at the continued hostilities in the Middle East, marked by military action in the Strait of Hormuz. “CARICOM is alarmed by the severe loss of life, threats to civil infrastructure, and the instability in global markets that have resulted […]
IMF says Trinidad and Tobago’s economy will remain at under one per cent next year
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Bermuda: Government to establish consolidated framework for licencing earth stations
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Woman dies after being hit by ute in horror Queensland crash
A woman has died after being hit by a ute on the side of the M1 Pacific Motorway south of Brisbane, while exchanging details over a minor crash.
The woman had pulled over her white Audi beside the northbound lanes prior to exit 30 at Logan and was returning to her car after speaking with the driver of a black MG station wagon about 3.40pm.
The woman was then struck by a beige Holden Rodeo utility and died.
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Two separate nose-to-tail crashes happened shortly afterwards, forcing the road to be closed until after 8.30pm.
The driver of the ute, an 18-year-old Boronia Heights man, is speaking with police.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has dashcam footage is urged to contact police.
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U.S. prosecutors drop fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman
The Justice Department said it would drop its criminal fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman Gautam Adani, a significant reversal in a high-profile case.
Two Americans arrested after costumed man entered enclosure of viral Japanese monkey
Japanese police have arrested two American men after a costumed intruder entered the enclosure of viral internet sensation Punch the monkey.
Footage shows a person in a costume of a bright yellow smiling face wearing a suit scaling the fence of the popular enclosure at Ichikawa City Zoo before dropping into the dry moat that borders the exhibit.
The person is then seen putting the headpiece back on before walking around the enclosure, causing the monkeys to scatter and hide.
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Ichikawa Police said that the men were apprehended by zookeepers shortly after the incident unfolded.
One of the men, a 24-year-old university student, was arrested for allegedly climbing the fence and dropping into the exhibit.
Another man who identified himself as a 27-year-old singer was arrested after he allegedly filmed the ordeal.
Ichikawa Police arrested the pair on suspicion of forcible obstruction of business.
The US pair denied the allegations, and no monkeys were injured during the incident.
In a statement posted to X, Ichikawa Zoo apologised for the incident and said "no abnormalities" were observed from the monkeys in the attraction.
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https://x.com/ichikawa_zoo/status/2056298907978657931
"Last night, we filed a damage report with the Ichikawa Police Station."
The zoo just outside of Tokyo became a tourist hotspot earlier this year after videos surfaced of a baby Japanese macaque named Punch.
He went viral when he was spotted hugging a stuffed Orangutan given to him by zookeepers after being rejected by his mother.
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