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Report: Secrecy and SKN’s Money Making CBI Program

By ANDRE HUIE, RACHELLE AGARD and GLEN BART Jamaica Observer THE Citizenship By Investment Programme (CBI) of St Kitts and Nevis seems shrouded in a troubling combination of secrecy, and a lack of transparency and financial accountability. The existing reporting by the Government itself indicates the Commonwealth nation relies on its CBI programme for a […]

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Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: Suspect Admits Shooting Missing Amazon Pair

By Malu Cursino BBC News Brazilian police say a suspect has confessed to shooting missing British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. Detective Eduardo Fontes said the man, Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, took investigators to a site where human remains were dug up. He said police would work with Interpol to confirm […]

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WHO to Convene Panel to Determine If Monkeypox is International Emergency

by Peter Sullivan The Hill FILE – This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. WHO’s top monkeypox expert Dr. Rosamund Lewis said […]

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Bahamas Opposition Legislator Adrian Gibson Arrested On Several Charges

By Santana Salmon CNWaa Bahamian Opposition legislator, Adrian Gibson, has been granted US$150,000 bail after he appeared in court on Monday on charges of abuse of power while he served as executive chairman of the Water and Sewerage Corporation. However, Gibson, 37, an attorney, and six other defendants, were all remanded into custody until their […]

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Reuters World News: Ukraine War Latest, Stocks, US News

The Reuters Daily Briefing Wednesday, June 15, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. The ECB meets to tackle the bond market rout, the Fed is set to deliver the biggest rate hike in decades, and bitcoin tumbles as the crypto sell-off accelerates Today’s biggest stories Ukrainian servicemen ride an infantry […]

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Florida Man Accused Of Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Caught Escaping To Cuba On Jet Ski

by : Claire Reid Florida Man Accused Of Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Caught Escaping To Cuba On Jet Ski (Shutterstock) A man under investigation for a $4.2 million Medicare fraud scheme attempted to flee the US on a jet ski, authorities have said.  Ernesto Cruz Graveran, originally from Cuba but who now lives in Florida, was […]

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Nicaragua Congress Renews Russian Training Exercise Approval

By Ismael Lopez MANAGUA, June 14 (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s Congress renewed on Tuesday a decade-long decree allowing Russian forces to train in the Central American country, a decision criticized by the United States in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The decree allows 230 Russian soldiers to enter Nicaragua between July 1 and Dec. 31 […]

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Costa Rica Beats New Zealand to Qualify for World Cup

Costa Rica became the last team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with victory over New Zealand. In the intercontinental play-off, Costa Rica took a third-minute lead when ex-Arsenal player Joel Campbell shot low into the bottom corner. New Zealand ended the match with 10 men as substitute Kosta Barbarouses was sent […]

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Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: Police Arrest 2nd Suspect in Pair’s Disappearance

BBC- Brazilian police have arrested a second suspect as they probe the disappearance of journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. Oseney da Costa de Oliveira was detained on suspicion he was involved in the case with his brother, Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, local media report. Amarildo earlier denied any wrongdoing. Mr Phillips, […]

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Brick Kiln Community Donates Funds for Medical Assistance

  NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (June 14, 2022) — Two members of the St. James Parish, both dialysis patients, were elated and expressed gratitude for the financial assistance they received on June 11, 2022, from the proceeds of a community exercise on Whit Monday, June 6, 2022 which raised a total of EC$14,897.44 which was shared equally. Mr. Fitzroy Warner […]

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