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Historic First: Donald Trump Indicted for Crime, Expected to Surrender Next Week

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER and COLLEEN LONGtoday AP NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, a historic reckoning after years of investigations into his personal, political and business dealings and an abrupt jolt to his bid to retake the White House. The exact nature of the […]

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Nevis Mini-Olympics Set for April 5th at Athletic Stadium

The 2023 Inter-Primary Schools’ Championship (also referred to as the Nevis Mini Olympics) will be held on Wednesday, 5th April, 2023, at the Nevis Athletic Stadium beginning at 12:00p.m. This year, the meet is officially being sponsored by the Gulf Insurance Limited and the Bank of Nevis International Limited (BONI). We are grateful to our […]

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Cost of Visiting US Climbs With Increased Visa Charges

By CMC News The United States Department of State on Tuesday published a Final Rule regarding increases to certain non-immigrant visa application (NIV) processing fees for Caribbean and other visitors. The increases, published Tuesday in the US Federal Register,  will become effective on May 30, 2023. The State Department said the fee for visitor visas […]

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Cuba To Release Real Suarez, a Political Priosner Since 1994

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 29 March 2023 — The political prisoner Humberto Eladio Real Suárez– condemned for disembarking in Cuba in 1994 in an armed anti-government expedition from the United States — will be released this Thursday having served his time in prison, according to family members who spoke with EFE on Wednesday. The authorities […]

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WORLD VIEW: Ukraine by rail: Zelenskyy’s efforts to buoy a nation, Florida ‘war on woke,’ more

March 30, 2023 The AP Morning Wire Ukraine by rail: Inside Zelenskyy’s efforts to buoy a nation The caravan of unmarked vehicles tears across the muddy grass next to the playground. On the merry-go-round, the children stop swinging and spinning. The curious — parents and other residents of this southeastern town — gather around. Read […]

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Trinidad to Host Caricom 50th Anniversary Celebrations

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago will host the 50th-anniversary celebrations of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) that coincide with the annual summit to be held in July this year. Informed sources told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that Dominica was originally scheduled to host the July 3-6 summit, but has asked for Port of […]

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Puerto Rico Governor Unveils Solar Energy Plans During Address

By DÁNICA COTO   SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gov. Pedro Pierluisi announced new solar energy initiatives on Tuesday during his annual state of the territory address, a speech viewed by many as critical as he fights plummeting ratings amid growing discontent over costly electric bills, government corruption and slow-moving hurricane reconstruction. The more […]

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Mexico: Despite “Coup,” Castillo Still Legal  President of Peru

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Wednesday that Peru’s ousted president, Pedro Castillo, remains “the legal and legitimate president” of that country and that he was jailed as part of a “coup.” President Andrés Manuel López Obrador also claimed Peru’s current government is “racist” and had jailed Castillo because he is indigenous. The comments […]

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Honduras’ Castro to Visit China After Cutting Taiwan Ties

TEGUCIGALPA, March 29 (Reuters) – Honduran President Xiomara Castro will travel to China “soon,” the Honduran foreign ministry said on Twitter on Wednesday, without providing a date for the trip. The announcement came days after China established diplomatic ties with Honduras as the Central American country ended its decades-long relationship with Taiwan. Honduras’ foreign minister […]

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Colombian Soldiers Killed in Attack Blamed on ELN Rebels

By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News At least nine Colombian soldiers have been killed in an attack on an army base in Norte de Santander province. The government says rebels from the National Liberation Army (ELN) launched homemade mortar shells at the base in the municipality of El Carmen. The attack comes as the government and […]

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