by Carlos Atwell National Barbados is under siege from two pandemics – COVID-19 and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), says Minister of Health Ian Gooding-Edghill. He was speaking during a service at St George Parish Church to launch National Nutrition Month. The service was attended by members of the Ministry of Education, the Barbados Masters Seniors Athletic […]

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PARIS, May 1 (Reuters) – Two people died and another was missing on Sunday after heavy rainfall caused flooding on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe on Friday night, local authorities said on Twitter. One of the deceased was found trapped in a vehicle in Gosier and the second was found dead in a vehicle […]

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Trending | View in Browser May 02, 2022 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day. Today’s Headlines Trump’s bid to shape GOP faces test with voters in May races NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump ‘s post-presidency enters a new phase this month as […]

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By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta     1/3 Cuba’s President of Parliament Ricardo Alarcon attends a meeting at the convention center in Havana November 30, 2006. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CUBA) Alos see image HAVANA, May 1 (Reuters) – Ricardo Alarcon, one of the most powerful men in Cuba under former President Fidel Castro and a […]

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  A town just outside the Colombian capital Bogotá is battling great blobs of foul-smelling white foam. It is thought that detergents dumped in a local river are generating the froth which drifts through the air, clumping and clinging to buildings in Mosquera. “The smell is terrible, we have had to put up with the […]

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BBC- Ecuador’s president has declared a state of emergency in three western provinces because of rising crime. Guillermo Lasso tweeted that a curfew will be imposed and thousands of soldiers and police officers will be sent to Guayas, Manabí and Esmeraldas to “enforce peace and order”. Ecuador has seen a sharp increase in murders and […]

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has hit back at Leonardo DiCaprio after the Hollywood actor and environmentalist encouraged the country’s youth to vote in the elections later this year. “Brazil is home to the Amazon and other ecosystems critical to climate change,” DiCaprio posted on Twitter on Thursday. “What happens there matters to us all and […]

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Editor’s Note: Covid Updates Will Be On Monday, Wednesday and Friday Investors Lose Vote to Share Covid Vaccine Know-How By Jonathan Josephs Business reporter, BBC News Image source, Getty Images Three of the world’s biggest Covid vaccine makers have seen off attempts to make them share the know-how to make their jabs. A group of […]

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by Adam Durbin BBC News Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Acting premier Natalio Wheatley has said the territory opposes efforts by London to impose direct rule The UK government has sent a minister to the British Virgin Islands after an inquiry called for a return of UK rule. In a turbulent week for the overseas […]

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A Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) source went undercover as a member of the Mexican drug cartel previously run by ‘El Chapo’ to probe Andrew Fahie and the director of British Virgin Islands ports Oleanvine Maynard. Image:Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands. Pic: iStock SKY NEWS– The leader of the […]

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