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Cheerleader Hit By Lightning, Killed While Hunting With Father.

A teenage girl in Florida has died after being hit by lightning  while hunting with her father  in the northern part of Florida. Baylee Holbrook, 16, and her father were both hit after lightning hit a tree on Tuesday, Putnam County officials said. Baylee, an avid hunter and student at Palatka High School — was […]

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Haiti Crisis: Can Kenyan Cops Really Conquer The Gangs?

Kenya has pledged to lend 1000 police officers lead a multinational security force in Haiti in response to a situation in which Haiti is largely ruled by armed gangs and there is no effective central government worth the name. Haiti has suffered from gang violence for decades but the current wave of brutality escalated after […]

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Teenager Arrested For Chainsawing Historic English Tree Featured In Movie.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested close the border between England and Scotland charged with the “deliberate” felling of a famous sycamore tree that had stood for nearly 200 years next to the famous Roman Hadrian’s Wall, a fortified stone wall that built by the Romans to keep out marauding Scots and Picts. Thousands of […]

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Republic Bank’s Illustrious Return as Title Sponsor for Miss Teen St. Kitts and Nevis

The St. Kitts and Nevis National Carnival Committee (“the SKNNCC”) is delighted to announce the return of Republic Bank as Title Sponsor for the prestigious Miss Teen St. Kitts and Nevis pageant and Platinum partner of Sugar Mas 52. Republic Bank, a staunch supporter of our nation’s culture and youth development, has increased its sponsorship […]

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Guyana-Venezuela: the path to peaceful resolution

Recent intimidatory and aggressive statements issued from Venezuela in the name of President Nicolas Maduro, the Government of Venezuela and the National Assembly concerning Guyana, have raised alarms in the regional, hemispheric and international community. The Commonwealth, the Organization of American States, and CARICOM have objected to Venezuela’s behaviour toward Guyana, particularly as the Venezuelan […]

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SKCA MADE EFFORTS TO SECURE T20 WORLD CUP BID

(SKCA Press Release)-As the public uproar over St. Kitts and Nevis not being a venue for the 2024 T20 World Cup continues, the St. Kitts Cricket Association (SKCA) is adding its voice to the fray—making it clear they were not consulted by the government, more specifically the Ministry of Sports over not tendering a bid […]

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Biden White House Getting Advice From Africans In America.

The White House says a new advisory council composed of prominent Americans of African heritage aims at “enhancing dialogue between U.S. officials and the African diaspora” — and indicates a change of direction in Biden’s Africa policy. The initiative coincides with a steady, two-decade rise in immigration from the continent that will have a significant demographic […]

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Barbados To Join Multinational Haiti Rescue Group.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Kerrie Symmonds, has announced that Barbados is willing to provide support and logistics for the proposed United Nations Security Council-authorised multinational security force for Haiti. The support will come in the form of security personnel despatched in coordination with the Regional Security System. Barbados will also provide additional in-kind support in […]

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Delegation from the Ministry of Education and Information Technology on Nevis visits Estonia and Finland

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (September 26, 2023) –A delegation from the Ministry of Education and Information Technology in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) is presently participating in a ten-day tour in Estonia and Finland aimed at exposing Education and IT professionals to practices in the European countries which allow for the effective integration of technology into […]

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Portuguese Teens Sue 32 Nations–We Are Too Hot, And It Is All Your Fault.

Six young Portuguese youths have  brought a case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday, alleging that 32 nations should have done more to tackle global warming. The Portuguese six, whose ages range from 11 to 24, claim they are suffering from “having to live with a climate that is getting hotter […]

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