BBC- Debinha’s first-half penalty earned Brazil their fourth successive Copa America Femenina title as they beat hosts Colombia 1-0 in Bucaramanga. The forward picked herself up after being brought down by defender Manuela Vanegas to send goalkeeper Catalina Perez the wrong way from the spot. Pia Sundhage is the first female coach to lift the […]

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By Shiona McCallum BBC Brazilian twins who were joined at the head have been successfully separated with the help of virtual reality. Three-year-olds Bernardo and Arthur Lima underwent surgeries in Rio de Janeiro, with direction from Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. The teams spent months trialling techniques using virtual reality projections of the twins, […]

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  CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS, August 1, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — The Nevis Co-operative Credit Union (NCCU) Limited, Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis’ oldest credit union, on Wednesday July 27 held an appreciation cocktail for pioneers and volunteers who laboured during the institution’s infancy to make it the financial giant it is today. “As we reflect on […]

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By Santana Salmon The Organization of American States (OAS) says following an invitation from the government of St. Kitts and Nevis, it will deploy an Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) to observe the general election in the twin-island federation, scheduled for Friday. The OAS said the mission, which began its initial deployment on Saturday and is […]

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Today’s Headlines 1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set off from the port of Odesa on Monday under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey that is expected…Read More Pelosi lands in Singapore to kick off Asia tour KUALA […]

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BySantana Salmon CNW- United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency said it collaborated with US Coast Guard and other law enforcement partners in rescuing 68 Haitian migrants after smugglers dropped them off near the shores of Mona Island, Puerto Rico. CBP said five other Haitian migrants died during the smuggling event. “Transnational criminal organizations […]

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By Jasper Ward NASSAU, July 29 (Reuters) – Prosecutors in The Bahamas on Friday charged four men with manslaughter after their vessel capsized as it attempted to smugle mostly Haitian migrants into the United States, leaving 17 people dead including children and a pregnant woman. The vessel had some 45 people aboard and was on […]

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By Marc Frank   HAVANA, July 30 (Reuters) – The Cuban capital of Havana will begin electricity blackouts in August, has canceled carnival and is taking other measures as the country’s energy crisis worsens, state media reported on Saturday. The capital, home to a fifth of the population of 11.2 million and center of economic […]

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MEXICO CITY, July 30 (Reuters) – Mexico deported 126 Venezuelan migrants who did not have proper permission to be in the country, the National Migration Institute (INM) said on Saturday. The 117 men and nine women were not able to prove their legal entry into Mexico, an INM statement said. The migrants were transported from […]

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GUATEMALA CITY, July 30 (Reuters) – Guatemalan military exchanged fire with the passengers of a car as it approached the location of President Alejandro Giammattei’s entourage on Saturday, though the president was elsewhere and was unharmed, an army spokesman said. Military officials stopped the vehicle as it neared a checkpoint guarding the presidential delegation during […]

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