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New Parliament Session In Bahamas Begins During Mourning

NASSAU, The Bahamas — During her Speech from the Throne on October 4, 2023, Governor General Her Excellency the Most Hon. Cynthia Pratt said that the Opening of the New Session of Parliament is occurring during a period of mourning, and great sadness, due to the untimely demise of one of the senior members of […]

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St. Lucia’s Morne Layby Park To Have Soft Opening On Oct. 8

The Morne Layby Scenic Point is sometimes considered a “must-stop viewing point” in St. Lucia, something that has been serving tour operators and vendors over the decades. However, due to structural challenges arising at the Morne layby, the Ministry of Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information has been working collaboratively with the Morne layby […]

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Google On Trial, But Can You Live Without It?

Currently running at a court in Washington, DC, there is a major antitrust case that the US Department of Justice is mounting against Google, marking the government’s first big technology  monopoly trial since the  Microsoft trial twenty years ago, is approaching its final stages. As the Department of Justice and Google lay out their arguments, […]

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Iranian Woman Prisoner Awarded Nobel Peace Prize In Message To Mullahs.

Narges Mohammadi, an imprisoned Iranian women’s rights advocate, has been awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her courageous struggle against the oppression of women in Iran and relentless fight for women’s rights and an end to the death penalty. While behind bars, she was awarded the prestigious prize on Friday for her efforts “to […]

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Drew Highlights ‘Alarming’ Water Shortage, Calls For More Rain, Less Sunshine.

In a discussion at Grenada’s High-Level Climate Change Dialogue in late September,  St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. Terrance Drew underscored the pressing issue of water scarcity as one of the main climate change challenges faced by small islands like St. Kitts and Nevis. During his address, Prime Minister Drew specifically highlighted the alarming […]

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From White House To Dog House, First Dog Charged With 11 Counts Of Biting.

President Biden’s dog Commander is no longer residing at the White House as the first family tries to figure out how to stop the German Shepherd from biting Secret Service officers. His present whereabouts are unknown. The German shepherd has been involved in a series of altercations. The most recent known incident was on Sept. 25, […]

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US-Venezuela Agreement To Take Back Deportees May Point To Slight Thaw In Relations.

The Biden administration announced Thursday that it is going to go back to deporting newly-arriving , but unqualified hopeful migrants back to Venezuela hoping that this will discourage more Venezuelans from, showing up at the  U.S.-Mexico border. On a background call with reporters — a method often used by U.S. authorities to share information with […]

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West Indies Academy players assemble for High Performance camp ahead of CG United Super50 Cup

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Academy players will assemble in Antigua from Monday, 9 October for a High Performance camp ahead of their participation in the upcoming CG United Super50 Cup. The 14 players will be under the guidance of Head Coach Andre Coley and Assistant Coach Rayon Griffith during the week-long camp at the Coolidge Cricket Ground (CCG). Following the camp, they will […]

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Threats to Democracy: The Erosion of Judicial Independence

By Sir Ronald Sanders   From Canada in the North to Argentina in the South, including the nations in the Caribbean, the nature of threats to democracy is undergoing a significant transformation. While traditional overthrow of governments has receded, other more sinister threats have arisen. In Latin America and even now in the United States […]

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