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Why Gaza’s Tunnel ‘Metro’ Will Make Invasion Difficult.

As the world expects Israel to invade Gaza any day,  one big problem for a potential ground invasion involves a web of underground tunnels designed to conceal and cover Hamas militants, protect them from bombing,  and execute surprise attacks, say military experts. Hamas has previously claimed to have built more than 300 miles of tunnels under […]

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BVI Now Cooperating With International Tax Laws, Bahamas, Antigua, Belize Still Blacklisted By European Union.

The EU this week added Antigua and Barbuda, Belize and Seychelles to its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, while also removing the British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica and the Marshall Islands. This keeps it at 16 countries. “The council regrets that these jurisdictions are not yet cooperative on tax matters, and invites them […]

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Drew Flies To Ottawa, First Foreigner To Meet Canada’s New Speaker, Promote Trade And Tourism.

The Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Terrance Drew recently made a diplomatic visit to the Canadian capital, Ottawa, to cement relations between St. Kitts and Nevis and Canada. Prime Minister Drew was the first foreign dignitary to meet the newly elected Greg Fergus, who has made history as the first black Speaker […]

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United Airlines Brilliant New WILMA Plan–Board Window Seats First, Board Families Together.

United Airlines plans to speed up its boarding process by having passengers in economy class who have purchased window seats get on the plane before people in the middle and aisle seats, which will cut down on the amount of times people already seated have to stand up and block the aisle to let another […]

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Hundreds Dead After Bombing Of Hospital In Gaza, Israel And Hamas Both Point Finger At Other Side.

A deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza sparked protests across the Middle East, with blame from the Arab perspective focused on Israel for conducting a airstrike on the hospital–which Israel denies and blames on militants from an Islamic Jihad group who were trying to fire rockets over the hospital. Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group […]

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Jim Jordan Now Favorite To Secure Key Leadership Position As Speaker Of US Congress.

Jim Jordan’s drive to become Speaker of the US House of Representatives is building momentum ahead of the next round of voting in the House. The Republican has won over some opponents in his own party who didn’t support him in the last round of voting, but a handful of holdouts remain. The Ohio congressman […]

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Carnival Added Private Island In Bahamas Added To 2025-2026 Itineraries

Carnival’s upcoming exclusive destination, which is set to open in the summer of 2025, will be a major feature of many 2025-26 sailings that opened for sale today. Adding 100 more sailings with visits there brings the total number of available itineraries featuring Celebration Key to 500. Now, Celebration Key is set to welcome 18 […]

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Pharmacy Technicians Saluted In St. Lucia

Each year, countries around the world celebrate World Pharmacy Technician Day on the third Tuesday in October. This year, World Pharmacy Technician Day is observed on October 17. The Pharmaceutical Association of Saint Lucia Inc. joined with other associations around the world to recognize technicians for the knowledge and skills they offer to the practice […]

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St. Lucia’s Minister, CMO Attend Ninth Council Of Health Ministers Meeting In BVI

Saint Lucia’s Minister for Health and the Chief Medical Officer have returned from what has been described as a productive four days of discussions. The duo participated in the 36th OECS-PPS Policy Board meeting and the 9th meeting of OECS Council of Health Ministers held from Oct. 9 to 12 in the British Virgin Islands. […]

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Agricultural Officials To Share Plans To Increase Food Production

Basseterre, St. Kitts – The government’s plans to enhance local food production while carefully balancing other demands for land, water and financial resources will be discussed during Wednesday’s (October 18) edition of InFocus. Miguel Flemming, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, along with Director of Agriculture, Jeanelle Kelly, will appear on the programme as part of […]

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