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Ball Dropped? SKN to Miss out on Millions for T20 World Cup 

St. Kitts and Nevis was left off of the list of venues for the 2024 T20 World Cup, which will be held in the USA and the Caribbean. This was announced last week by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The seven Caribbean locations for the T20 World Cup 2024 matches will be Antigua & Barbuda, […]

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CARICOM Fires Shot Across Bows Of Venezuela Over Oil Drilling Claims.

CARICOM has issued a statement expressing extreme concern about plan of Venezuela to ask for bids for oil drilling rights in disputed coastal waters close to Guyana. “The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) notes with grave concern the contents of a Communique emanating from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela regarding the announcement made by our sister Member […]

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Ethiopian Woman Smashes Women’s World Record For Marathon.

Ethiopian runner Tigst Assefa set a new women’s world record at the BMW Berlin Marathon on Sunday, outstripping the previous best marathon time by a woman by more than two minutes. Assefa, 26, crossed the finish line at the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany with a time of 2:11:53. This is a massive lowering of the world […]

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Deal And No Deal–Hollywood Settles With Screenwriters, But Not With Actors.

Union leaders and Hollywood studios have finally reached a provisional agreement Sunday to end the screenwriters strike after nearly five months, though no deal has been reached with striking actors who continue refuse to learn their lines. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) said it was “exceptional – with meaningful gains and protections for writers”. […]

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Mexico Makes New 15-Action Deal With USA On Migrant Returns.

Mexico and the United States have come up with a new deal to deport migrants from its border cities to their home countries combining several other actions to discourage migrants as part of a new plan to couteract the ever-increasing number of non-Mexican migrants showing up at Mexico’s northern border to  seek admission to the […]

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Did ‘Five Eyes’ Spot Killer of Sikh Activist In Canada?

Intelligence gained by the “Five Eyes” network of Anglophone countries definitely led to the conclusion that the Indian government instigated the assassination of a Sikh separatist activist on Canadian soil, the United States Ambassador to Canada has claimed. US Ambassador to Canada David Cohen confirmed that “shared intelligence among Five Eyes partners” had informed Mr Trudeau. The Five […]

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Unstoppable Africa Wants Respect, Not Charity, From Global Powers.

African leaders are tired of being considered second tier and want a real seat at the table at the UN and a say in international affairs. That is the message from the latest session of the United Nations. Most of Africa has had independence for around 60 years now, and the continent of more than […]

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10-Year-Old Florida Boy And 11-Year-Old Sister Took Mom’s Car And Set Off For California.

Police in Florida got a shock when the driver they stopped on a major highway near Gainesville turned out to be a 10-year-old boy from Northport, a town several hours drive to the south. The boy and his 11-year-old sister were stopped in Alachua, hundreds of miles from where they were reported missing by their […]

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Caribbean Hosting World T20 Cricket Next Summer, Matches Also In US.

Seven Caribbean countries will host matches at next year’s T20 World Cup, including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Friday, but Jamaica didn’t apply, and some games will be played in the United States. The ICC awarded the hosting of the event, to be held in […]

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