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After Receiving Nomination, Steve Scalise Withdraws From House Speaker Chase

After winning the Republican nomination for Speaker Of The House, Steve Scalise of Louisiana has officially withdrawn his name from the running.  In a vote yesterday, House Republicans preferred him 113-99 over Jim Jordan of Ohio. Even though Jordan indicated that he would support Scalise for the job in a vote of the full House, […]

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Former US Vice President Mike Pence To Skip Nevada Caucus In 2024 Presidential Bid

Former US Vice President Mike Pence has filed to run in the Nevada primary election. This move is significant because the Republican party is also running a caucus in the state, and candidates are not permitted to participate in both the caucus and the primary election.  At a caucus, people registered as a Republican will […]

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Saint Kitts And Nevis Celebrates 40 Years Of Friendship With Taiwan

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis – Ministers of the Federal Government and the Nevis Island Administration, including Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, gathered to join the Embassy of China (Taiwan) and its people in a celebratory dinner, marking the 112th anniversary of Taiwan and 40 years of friendship between […]

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Jamaica’s Prime Minister Announces Dengue Prevention Plan

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has outlined a series of measures and a comprehensive plan to combat the outbreak of dengue fever and protect the health and well-being of the Jamaican people. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday (October 10, 2023), Prime Minister Holness announced that an additional 331 million dollars would be allocated to assist in […]

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Bahamas National Breastfeeding Association Honours Mothers, Advocates, And Educators

NASSAU, The Bahamas – The Bahamas National Breastfeeding Association held its Fourth Awards Banquet honouring mothers, advocates and educators of that natural form of feeding babies. The event was held Sunday, October 8, 2023, at SuperClubs Breezes resort on Cable Beach.  Among the honourees was the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin, the Minister of Education and Technical […]

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The Bahamas Hosts JMEA Companies with a Goal to Increase Trade in the Caribbean

NASSAU, The Bahamas — The Bahamas is hosting several Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) companies following a trade and business fact-finding mission by representatives from the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC), The Bahamas Trade Commission and The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce in March 2023 to that country with a goal to increasing trade throughout […]

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St. Lucia To Seek Funding For Climate Resilience

Saint Lucia has completed its Health National Adaptation Plan (H-NAP) and has moved to the development of a concept note for submission to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to secure funding to strengthen climate resilience in the health sector. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center (CCCCC) recently convened […]

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Nearly 100 People Receive National Honours In The Bahamas

NASSAU, The Bahamas – Former employees of the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas and residents of West Grand Bahama and Bimini (some posthumously) comprised the list of recipients awarded the Order of Merit at the Investiture of National Honours 2023. Six men, some retired and some posthumously, who have or continue to serve the Royal […]

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Actors And Studios Break Off Talks In Hollywood Strike Deadlock.

Negotiations between Hollywood studios and the SAG-AFTRA actors’ union were put on hiatus yesterday as the two sides continued to fail to reach an agreement over  streaming revenue, the use of artificial intelligence (known as AI)  and other issues which have been at the center of the strike that has started 92 days ago in […]

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