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In Bolivia, a battle over a receding glacier ‘doomed to disappear’

By Monica Machicao LA PAZ, April 21 (Reuters) – In the Andean mountains of Bolivia’s high western plains where snow lies powdered over dark rocks that rise into a hard gray sky, scientists and climbers are fighting for the future of a dying glacier that has become a controversial lure for tourists. The Charquini glacier, […]

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Caribbean American NY Lieutenant Governor, Indicted, Resigns…Governor Hochul Criticized

By Sheri-Kae McLeod Caribbean American New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has criticized New York Governor Kathy Hochul after she accepted the resignation of her Lieutenant Governor, Caribbean American Brian Benjamin on indictment of bribery and related offenses. Damian Williams, another Caribbean American, who is the United States Attorney for the Southern District of […]

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US and CARICOM Reparation Leaders to Meet Friday, Royals Antigua Visit Features Reparations Request

By Santana Salmon The New York-based National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) says it will hold a special dialogue on Friday with members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Reparations Commission (CRC). “The two commissions will examine the current state of the reparations movements in both the United States and the Caribbean, and will explore a […]

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WORLD VIEW: Putin Claims Mariupol Win, Israel Hits Hamas, Thousands of Missing IS Victims, More

Trending | View in Browser April 21, 2022 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day.  Today’s Headlines Putin tells forces not to storm Ukraine holdout in Mariupol KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces not to storm the last remaining […]

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World Court Rules Colombia Must Cease Activities in Nicaraguan Maritime Zone

THE HAGUE, April 21 (Reuters) – Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ruled that Colombia must “immediately cease” patrolling and trying to control fishing activities and maritime research in parts of the western Caribbean that the court said are part of Nicaragua’s exclusive economic zone in those waters. “The court (…) […]

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Haiti: 6 Killed as Small Plane Crashes onto Busy Street

PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 20 (Reuters) – A small plane crashed onto a busy street in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, killing at least six people including the pilot, officials said. The plane took off from the Port-au-Prince airport at 3:44 p.m. ET (1944 GMT) on route to the Haitian city of Jacmel, the Haitian […]

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Six Colombian Soldiers Killed in Roadside Bomb Attack

BBC- At least six Colombian soldiers have been killed and five injured in an ambush in north-western Antioquia province, the army says. The soldiers where on patrol in a rural area when their vehicle was blown up by a roadside bomb. Officials said they suspected the Gulf Clan criminal gang to be behind the attack. […]

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Nevis Half-Day Holiday Celebrating Primary School Sports Meet

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (April 20, 2022) — The following is an announcement from the Office of the Premier in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) regarding the declaration of a public holiday in honor of the 2022 Gulf Insurance Inter-Primary Schools Championship sports meet. The Deputy Governor-General of Nevis, Her Honour Mrs. Hyleeta Liburd, O.B.E., M.H. […]

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US, World Faces Big Test as Ukraine War Drags On

by Niall Stanage The Hill The war in Ukraine is entering a new phase — and that is bringing new challenges for President Biden and other Western leaders. The question facing the White House is whether the American public will stay emotionally engaged with the war. If they do, they will likely be willing to […]

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