Seven people were victims of a drive-by shooting as they were leaving a pool hall, marking the latest episode in a string of retaliatory gang-related attacks near the violence-stricken port city of Guayaquil, police reported on Sunday. This attack, the third in a week in the town of Duran, which is connected to Guayaquil by […]

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Kenya’s police chief announced on Saturday that the recently promised 600 extra Kenyan police officers, set to join a U.N.-backed policing mission to curb rampant gang violence in Haiti, should have their boots on the ground by early November. This follows a pledge made by President William Ruto on Friday, after meeting with Haiti’s interim […]

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Jamaica’s Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Daryl Vaz, says the Government is acutely aware of the need to strengthen Jamaica’s cybersecurity infrastructure. “As digital systems evolve, so do the tactics employed by cybercriminals. Their methods are becoming more sophisticated, and our defences must be equally advanced,” he said. Mr. Vaz was addressing SynCon […]

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The Guyana Zoological Park, located in the capital city of Georgetown, is set to undergo significant upgrades aimed at modernizing its facilities and enhancing the visitor experience, the government has announced. Minister Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo admitted that the zoo in Georgetown has been “somewhat neglected” and spoke of plans to convert it into more of […]

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Hamas’ night time attack on Israel on October 7 initially seemed abrupt and shocking to the international community, but recently uncovered documents that Israeli intelligence intercepted and showed to leading western media outlets indicate that planning for the  operation had been in the works for several years. On that day in 2023, Hamas, the Palestinian […]

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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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