Gleaner- Proceeds from lotto scamming, money laundering, cybercrimes and drug and firearms trafficking have reportedly resulted in the annual flow of at least $US1 billion into Jamaica.  The illicit activities are posing a ‘grave risk’ to the stability of the Jamaican State, declared Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang in his contribution to the Sectoral […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday made it easier for Americans to travel to Cuba, lifting flight restrictions that were established during the Trump administration. The restrictions had prevented U.S. airline flights and chartered flights from going to Cuban cities other than Havana. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent a letter to […]

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HAVANA, June 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. Embassy in Havana on Wednesday criticized the trial of two Cuban artist-dissidents as neither “free nor fair” on social media, fueling a growing standoff over human rights just weeks after Washington moved to ease sanctions on the island nation. Activists Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara and Maykel Castillo were […]

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By Matt Spetalnick and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is in talks with Spain and Canada about taking more Western Hemisphere refugees for resettlement, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, signaling possible commitments that could be announced at next week’s Summit of the Americas. Separate proposals are under consideration by […]

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By Matt Spetalnick and Daina Beth Solomon WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s first formal talks with Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro will cover a wide range of issues when they meet at the Summit of the Americas next week, including food insecurity, climate change and pandemic recovery, the White House said on […]

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By Leo Sands BBC News The former head of Colombia’s once-powerful Cali drugs cartel has died in prison in the United States. At one point, Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela controlled the vast majority of the world’s cocaine trade and was an arch-nemesis of Pablo Escobar. The 83-year-old was even nicknamed the Chess Player for his skill […]

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By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Nine people are dead and more than 20 missing after Hurricane Agatha struck Oaxaca state in Mexico, the state’s governor says. Agatha made landfall on Monday as a category two hurricane, the strongest to hit Mexico’s Pacific coast in the month of May since records began in 1949. Heavy rain […]

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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (June 01, 2022) — The following is an address by Hon. Troy Liburd, Junior Minister responsible for Education in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) to declare Child Month 2022 open. Each year the month of June is designated Child Month in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. While we took a […]

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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (June 01, 2022) — The following is a statement by Hon. Alexis Jeffers, Minister responsible for Disaster Management in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) on the start of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season which begins on June 01 and ends on November 30. 1st June annually is recognized as the start of the […]

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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (JUNE 01, 2022) — The following is a public announcement from the Premier’s Ministry in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) regarding the celebration of the 70th year of Her Majesty The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth of Nations, since her accession to the throne. On Thursday, 02 June, 2022, Nevis will join its sister […]

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