By Santana Salmon Caribbean health ministers will join their counterparts from the Commonwealth to discuss the lessons learned from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and recovery efforts The ministers will meet virtually on Tuesday for a three-day annual Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting (CHMM) that will be held under the theme “The Road to COVID-19 Recovery: Lessons […]

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Daily Observer- After two years, residents and tourists alike will have the opportunity to enjoy all the splendor of the sister isle Barbuda with next month’s Caribana celebrations on the cards. Caribana which will be held from June 3-6 under the theme ‘Reviving our culture needs me and you, Barbuda’s Caribana 2022’, was officially launched […]

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Trending | View in Browser May 17, 2022 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day.  Today’s Headlines Ukraine mounts effort to rescue last fighters at steel mill KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Efforts were underway Tuesday to rescue the last of the defenders inside the […]

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Analysis by Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Bogota, Colombia (CNN)The prospect of the United States overturning decades of abortion rights, which materialized this week in a leaked draft opinion by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, triggered shock waves in many countries in Latin America, where many feminist organizations have often looked at the US as a model […]

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TIJUANA, May 16 (Reuters) – A large Mexican family crossed into the United States on Sunday seeking asylum after threats from suspected criminals forced them to flee their avocado farm, a migrants group said on Monday, underscoring how lawlessness in Mexico pushes many to leave. Migrant advocacy group Al Otro Lado reported that 32 members […]

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By Marcelo Teixeira   Port workers watch as a crane lifts sugar sacks on the docks at Brazil’s main ocean port, in Santos, in this picture taken on September 3, 2004. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker REUTERS May 17 (Reuters) – Brazilian sugar cane mills are cancelling some sugar export contracts and diverting production to ethanol to cash […]

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By Nelson Renteria   Juan Carlos Galeas walks at the funeral procession for his brother William, who was detained mid-April and sent to La Esperanza prison until authorities handed over William’s dead body to the family in mid-May, in San Salvador, El Salvador, May 13, 2022. Picture taken May 13, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas SAN SALVADOR, […]

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By Dominic Casciani Home and legal correspondent BBC Nine of the UK’s most senior judges have refused to ban the mandatory death penalty in Trinidad and Tobago. The law dates back to when the country was a British colony. The judges expressed concerns but said the nation’s constitution meant they could not intervene. A death […]

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By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News   Police in Honduras have captured a woman accused of leading a drug trafficking clan with four of her sons. Herlinda Bobadilla, 61, was arrested in the mountains of Honduras after a shoot-out in which her 32-year-old son, Tito Montes, was killed. US authorities had requested that she and her […]

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US officials have announced plans to ease tough sanctions imposed on Cuba by former President Donald Trump. Under new measures approved by the Biden administration, restrictions on family remittances and travel to the island will be eased. The processing of US visas for Cubans will also be speeded up. State Department spokesman Ned Price said […]

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