By Chris Kirkham and David Gauthier-Villar July 1 (Reuters) – As Russia’s military continues to pound Ukraine with missiles and other lethal weapons, Western nations have responded in part by targeting Russia’s defense industry with sanctions. The latest round came on Tuesday, when the United States issued new sanctions on some arms makers and executives […]

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Guadeloupe (CNW/SANA)-  The first Caribbean Games Guadeloupe 2022 kicked off at the René Serge Nabajoth-Abymes stadium with a ceremony that will leave everything ready for the first day of competitions today. Nearly 1,000 athletes will compete in swimming, 3×3 basketball, judo, athletics, netball, futsal and road cycling in 67 events, 32 in each gender and […]

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Trending | View in Browser July 01, 2022 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day.  Today’s Headlines Russian missiles kill at least 18 in Ukraine’s Odesa region KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missile attacks on residential areas in a coastal town near the Ukrainian […]

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Haiti police officers recommended for dismissal as the investigation continues in Moise assassination Gary Desrosiers (Photo: CMC) Jamaica Observer- PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – The National Police of Haiti (PNH) has confirmed that 33 police officers have been recommended for dismissal as the investigations continue into the July 7, 2021 assassination of President Jovenel […]

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Daily Observer- Saint John’s, Antigua – Following the two year postponement of the longest running pageant in the region and the fourth in the world after Miss World, Miss Universe and Miss International, Antigua’s own Jaycees Queen Show returns to the lineup of events for Carnival 2022. Under the theme, “Unleashing the potential within, through […]

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By Sandra Sebastian, Tamara Corro and Sofia Menchu   NAHUALA, Guatemala/ATEXQUILAPAN, Mexico June 30 (Reuters) – Some of the youngest migrants thought to have died in a suffocating trailer in Texas this week set off from poor towns in Guatemala and Mexico, following in the footsteps of relatives seeking a better life in the United […]

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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, June 30, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, which through the St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council of the Ministry of Tourism, first participated in the ‘Plastic Free July’ campaign in 2017, is all geared up for this year’s participation under the theme ‘Be part of the solution – […]

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