“We have a duty to fulfil. To educate, appreciate and motivate” is one of the inspiring lines youth officers from the Department of Youth in Nevis recited from a handwritten poem during a training session run by the National Youth Agency (NYA) in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat. The four virtual training sessions were arranged […]
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BOGOTA, March 24 (Reuters) – Colombia will receive two loans totalling $830 million from the World Bank to fund COVID-19 pandemic recovery and education efforts, the country’s government and the bank said on Thursday. “Through these two loans, which are greatly relevant to Colombia, the World Bank will contribute to the general national budget and […]
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The first female US secretary of state, Madeleine Albright, died from cancer at the age of 84 on Wednesday. She was a defender of former US President Bill Clinton’s policies, who chose her in 1996 for the post. Prior to that, she had been the US ambassador to the United Nations. Albright supported the expansion […]
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KINGSTON, March 24 (Reuters) – The United States has requested the extradition from Jamaica of a suspect in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, the suspect’s lawyer said on Thursday. Former Haitian Senator John Joel Joseph, whom the Haitian government considers a key suspect in Moise’s murder last July, was arrested in Jamaica after […]
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By Jasper Ward and Brian Ellsworth NASSAU, March 24 (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in The Bahamas on Thursday for the third leg of a Caribbean tour that has been marked by protests over the British Empire’s legacy and signs of waning influence of the monarchical system. The Duke and […]
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BBC- A Nicaraguan ambassador has urged his fellow citizens to “lose fear, not hope”, following an explosive video address in which he described his own government as a dictatorship. Ambassador Arturo McFields had earlier blamed the government of Daniel Ortega for widespread repression. He made the surprise attack in a speech to the council of […]
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WHO: Omicron BA.2 sub variant now prevalent globally By Sarakshi Rai © Associated Press / Eugene Hoshiko The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that Omicron sub variant BA.2 is the predominant COVID-19 variant driving infections around the world. The WHO said in its weekly epidemiological report that “in the last 30 days, BA.2 has […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 24, 2022) — Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis will host his monthly press conference on Thursday March 31, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the Nevis Island Administration’s (NIA) Cabinet Room on the 2nd Floor of the Social Security Building at Pinney’s Estate. During the press conference, Premier Brantley will provide […]
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By Monique Washington A brazen gunman/men sometime before 4 pm today robbed Courts Furniture and Appliances in Nevis for an undisclosed amount of money. The police confirmed the event and noted that more information will be disseminated later. The Observer understands the store was open and several customers were inside when the incident took place. […]
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Caribbean American community activist Brian Cunningham resoundingly won a seat vacated by a Caribbean American legislator in the 43rd Assembly District in Brooklyn, New York on Tuesday. The son of a Jamaican immigrant handsomely beat two other contenders for the seat that became vacant when the former New York State Assembly Member, Diana C. Richardson, […]
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