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Chinese Highway Bridge Collapses In Torrential Rain–Up To 43 Dead.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged all-out rescue and relief efforts to safeguard people’s lives and property after the collapse of a highway bridge, the Xinhua News Agency reported. Seven vehicles that fell into the river have been found with 12 fatalities confirmed after the partial collapse happened to a bridge of the Danning Expressway […]

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Nepali Army Bringing Down The Bodies From The Himalayas 12 Years Later.

Tshiring Jangbu Sherpa, a Nepali who works as a guide in the world’s highest moutain range ran into what most people would regard as an usual problem, a  body blocking the narrow path up a mountain, which was thought to be Milan Sedlacek, a Czech mountaineer who’d perished just a few days earlier. And indeed […]

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At Least 40 Boat People Dead In Fire Off Coast Of Haiti.

At least 40 people who were attemting to migrate from Haiti by boat have died and several others were injured after a boat they were traveling in caught fire off the northern coast of Haiti, a UN agency said Friday. The cause of the fire is unknown. The boat appeared to be traveling westwards from […]

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Aging Populations and Shrinking Workforces Pose New Challenges for the Caribbean

By Sir Ronald Sanders Mia Mottley, the Prime Minister of Barbados, recently informed her country’s House of Assembly that their nation “is in a crisis with respect to an ageing and declining population.” By making this statement, the Prime Minister highlighted a pressing issue that affects not only Barbados but many other countries in the […]

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US Coast Guard Catches And Releases 101 Boat People To Dominican Republic.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated 101 would-be migrants to the Dominican Republic, Monday, following interceptions of three different boats carrying illegal migrants who were trying to get to US territory during the weekend, near the coast of Puerto Rico. The Coast Guard has to be particularly active in the area […]

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Young St. Kitts Musicians Performing In Antigua Collaboration.

The Commonwealth Resounds (TCR) and the Antigua and Barbuda Youth Symphony Orchestra (ABYSO) have announced a groundbreaking collaboration bringing together talented musicians and singers from Antigua, Montserrat, and St. Kitts. This unique partnership aims to foster musical creativity and cultural exchange among young musicians from theseislands, focusing on four exciting areas: Jazz, Film, Fusion, and […]

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BVI Wants You To ‘Wrap It Up Before You Wuk It Up.’

The BVI  Ministry of Health and Social Development yesterday  launched their Wrap it Up campaign today, to bring awareness of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to the forefront. Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronald Georges said that the campaign is an expansion of what the ministry started last year to catch people’s attention about the consequences […]

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New Steam-Emiting Hydrogen Engine Might Be Better Than Battery-Powered Vehicles–Will Be On Show At Paris Olympics.

A zero-emission fleet of 500 hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai saloons will operate as official transport throughout next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games. This will showcase the hydrogen fuelled low-pollution engine that is poised to take the world by storm. Hydrogen has had a bad reputation in the past as it was used for early twentieth century airships […]

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CARICOM Economic Forum Underway In Guyana: Investment Funds May Be Diverted From Development To Post-Hurricane Recovery.

“This forum’s focus on three critical matters – agriculture and food and nutrition security, green economy transition, and digitalization of business – will inform the ongoing narrative and action plans on how strategic investments can be directed towards development, sustainability, and resilience.  These are matters of great priority in CARICOM.” – Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General […]

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