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Basseterre, St. Kitts – In his most recent press conference on November 7, 2023, Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew said that the Department of St. Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Services (SKNFRS) is undergoing restructuring in a number of key areas including human resource development and an audit […]

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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources and Cooperatives in St. Kitts continues to ensure that local farmers are sufficiently equipped with the technologies and equipment to boost agricultural output, particularly in light of the challenges posed by effects climate change such as drought. During a brief ceremony held on Tuesday (November […]

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In developed countries TB is considered to be virtually extinct. Nineteen Eighty-Four author George Orwell was one of the last famous people to die from TB in England in 1950. However globally it is a very different story, particularly in the southern hemisphere. Global cases of tuberculosis — also known as TB — continued to […]

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In a landmark decision on Wednesday, Australia’s high court ruled that indefinite immigration detention is unlawful. This decision overturns an earlier  2004 ruling that held that noncitizens arriving by boat without visas could be locked up indefinitely, so long as the government intended to remove them as soon as “reasonably practicable”–even if there was no way for […]

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Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced that Dominica is creating the world’s first offshore  marine protected area sperm whale nursery. Dominica voted against the continuation of commercial whaling at the International Whaling Commission in 2010 at a time when US President Obama favored allowing Japan, Norway, and Iceland to resume commercial whaling, which had been […]

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The US Army has now overturned the convictions of 110 black soldiers who were arrested after the 1917 Houston Riots. A military review found the soldiers were not given fair trials and were “wrongly treated” because of their race. Records will now be reclassified to characterise their military service as honourable. The riots took place […]

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U.S. President Joe Biden says hospitals in Gaza “must be protected” from bombing as Israeli forces continue to target health care facilities in the Palestinian enclave claiming that Hamas is using them as cover for military operations. The president was reacting to reports of the worsening crisis at Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza City’s main medical […]

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The Government of Saint Lucia has provided the Bordelais Correctional Facility with two new vehicles. The addition of the vehicles is expected to greatly enhance operations at the prisons. According to the Director of the Bordelais Correctional Facility Mr. Verne Garde, the vehicles allow officers to respond in quick time. “Today, we are very happy […]

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NASSAU, The Bahamas – More than 60 employees of the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS) were saluted for long service and good conduct as part of the organization’s 71st anniversary observances. Officers received awards for “faithful” and “dedicated” service in categories of 30, 25 and 18 years. Deputy to the Governor-General Ruby Ann Darling […]

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