HAVANA, May 25 (Reuters) – Cuba’s emblematic sugar harvest topped out at just over half of the communist-run government’s target this year, according state-run newspaper Granma, representing another major blow to the country’s already crisis-racked economy. That 2021-2022 harvest hit just 52% of the goal for the season, Granma said, or approximately 474,000 tons. […]

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By Nelson Bocanegra, Oliver Griffin and Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA, May 25 (Reuters) – Miguel Botache Santillana, better known as Gentil Duarte, who leads one faction of former FARC rebels who remained armed after a peace deal with Colombia’s government, is presumed killed in Venezuela, Colombia’s Defense Minister Diego Molano told journalists on Wednesday. Though […]

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By Allison Lampert   MONTREAL, May 25 (Reuters) – A sweeping law adopted by Quebec on Tuesday to promote French language usage is elevating already simmering tensions with indigenous groups, who see the move as an imposition and have vowed to fight it. Bill 96, passed by a majority of Quebec legislators, sets stricter rules […]

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HAVANA, May 25 (Reuters) – A boat carrying 842 Haitian migrants bound for the United States strayed off course and washed ashore along the north coast of Cuba instead, according to Cuban state media reports on Wednesday, leaving island authorities scrambling to provide the group with humanitarian aid. State broadcaster Telecubanacan showed images of a […]

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By Leo Sands BBC News Fossilized remains from a giant flying reptile the size of a bus have been discovered in Argentina. The Dragon of Death, as scientists have dubbed the new species, hunted prey from Earth’s skies around 86 million years ago. When fully extended, its wings measured a massive nine metres (30 ft) […]

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By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Online Latin America editor Two indigenous activists from Ecuador who successfully fought against mining on their ancestral lands have won an international environmental prize. Alex Lucitante and Alexandra Narváez were awarded the Goldman Prize, which recognises grassroots activism. They used drones and camera traps to document mining on their land. […]

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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS  — Mr. Jamir Claxton, Director of the Department of Sports, in the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Nevis, says he plans to use his recent appointment to the newly-established Advisory Board for the Boys’ Mentorship Programme to spur primary schoolers on Nevis to keep their interest in sports. The Sports Director who […]

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More than 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is finally seeing a glimpse of daylight at the end of the tunnel. As countries are preparing for global postpandemic recovery, there is one country that has been battling against the pandemic without the help of the World Health Organization (WHO), the most important organization […]

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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (May 24, 2022) — Nevis now has an advisory board for the Boys’ Mentorship Programme, after eight persons were installed as members by Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Junior Minister of Health and Gender Affairs, at the Department of Gender Affairs conference room on May 19, 2022. While presenting them with their instruments of appointment, the minister […]

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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (May 25, 2022) — The following is an announcement from the Nevis Water Department regarding water rationing schedule effective May 25, 2022. The Nevis Water Department is kindly asking customers on the island to practice water conservation methods as we are experiencing water supply issues due to prolonged dry spell.    As of today, May 25, 2022, the water supply will be […]

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