Sammy Harvey, a 14-year-old goalkeeper from the Turks and Caicos Islands, is making waves on the international football stage. His debut in the Concacaf Nations League in September 2024 against Anguilla where he faced an experienced opponent—Anguilla’s 41-year-old goalkeeper, marked the beginning of what promises to be an exciting career. Although it is early days, […]

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Ponce Health Sciences University, a renowned medical institution based in Puerto Rico, is planning to expand its educational reach by building a new medical school in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). The new medical school is expected to attract students from across the Caribbean and beyond, helping to address the regional shortage of healthcare professionals. […]

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Barbados Attorney General Dale Marshall has expressed concern about the recent bomb threats which were sent to schools. Barbados has experienced a wave of bomb threats in early October 2024, targeting both public and private schools. These threats, made anonymously via email, forced the evacuation of several schools including Charles F. Broome Primary, Shirley Chisholm […]

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Martinique is currently experiencing a wave of violent protests, triggered by the rising cost of living, which has severely impacted local communities. Demonstrators have expressed their frustration with inflation, with the cost of some goods reportedly increasing by as much as 40%. Supermarkets have been looted, and a police station was set on fire in […]

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The FBI’s Art Crime Team, along with their New York and New Orleans offices and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, announced they are returning a stolen Claude Monet pastel called “Bord de Mer.” The drawing, whose title means ‘seaside’ may not look like much to the casual eye, but it is a Monet, and where there […]

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St. Lucia – October 11 has been declared as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. The theme for the 2024 International Day of the Girl Child, “Girls’ Vision for the Future” highlights the need to address the challenges girls face and […]

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St. Lucia – The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs is proud to join forces with the Saint Lucia Arthritis and Lupus Association (SLALA) to celebrate Arthritis Awareness Day on October 12, 2024. As part of the global movement, the Ministry is committed to raising awareness about arthritis, a noncommunicable, often chronic disease that […]

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St. Lucia – The Department of Infrastructure, Ports and Transport wishes to inform the public that works will commence at Upper Aux Lyon, near the Flow exchange from Monday, October 14th, 2024. These works will involve the construction of drains. As a result, the road may be closed to the motoring public at various intervals. […]

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The Barbados Ministry of Health and Wellness has confirmed one case of West Nile Virus in Barbados. The Ministry says that given the way the disease is transmitted, there is little risk to the general population. Birds are the main reservoir hosts for West Nile virus. They can carry high levels of the virus in […]

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Texas high school student Darryl George, an 18-year-old senior at the aptly named Barbers Hill High School, has faced disciplinary action all school year because he wears dreadlocks and has refused to cut them. Now he has had a further setback as a judge ruled that the school was doing nothing wrong in suspending him. […]

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