A major earthquake struck a city in Taiwan during the early morning rush hour on Wednesday, tilting large buildings and setting off tsunami warnings in Japan and the Philippines At least seven people were reported dead, officials said. More than 700 were missing, The Associated Press reported, but the true number of casualties will not […]

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St. Lucia – Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre left the island on Friday, March 29 for a short holiday. He will return on Thursday, April 4. During this period, Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Ernest Hilaire will act as Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Development, and Youth Economy, as well as Minister […]

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Miami, Florida – In recognition of the company’s food waste management leadership, Jan Swartz, executive vice president of strategic operations for Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, joins the powerhouse ranks of Champions 12.3 – the international coalition of nearly 40 leaders across government, business and civil society dedicated to accelerating […]

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Charlestown, Nevis – Inspector Alonzo Carty, Divisional Commander for District C (Nevis) has given the assurance that there will be strong police presence at the Gulf BONI Primary Schools’ Championship to ensure the safety of all persons attending Nevis’ ‘Mini Olympics’. Inspector Carty spoke to the issue of security at the upcoming sports meet during a stakeholder […]

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Charlestown, Nevis – The Resolution passed in the House of National Assembly in February 2024 to increase salaries for members of the Federal House does not apply to sitting parliamentarians in the Nevis Island Assembly, Premier of Nevis the Honourable Mark Brantley has clarified. “The Federal Government has taken a decision to increase salaries for […]

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Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis – The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis wishes to inform, the public, all civil servants and Government Auxilliary workers of the temporary closure of the Human Resource Department offices until further notice. This decision is precautionary and prioritizes the health and well-being of the staff of the Human Resource […]

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, revealed during a statement in Parliament on March 26, 2024, the staggering sale of passports under the prison project, highlighting the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme’s facilitation of citizenship approvals for up to twenty-five thousand (25,000) individuals. “Madam Speaker, up to about twenty-five thousand […]

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – In a landmark move on March 26, 2024, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, introduced the Citizenship by Investment Unit Bill, 2024, for its first reading in the National Assembly as part of the Government’s continued efforts to strengthen the Federation’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme […]

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Table saws are widely considered the most dangerous power tool, and cause about 30,00  injuries require medical treatment each year in the United States out of which about 4,000 result in amputations that can be career-ending for some professional carpenters and contractors. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says that when a person is hospitalized, the cost to society […]

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Although it has been called an ‘open-air prison’, before the Hamas-Israel war started on last year on October 7th, 2023, people who lived in the Gaza strip, even though it has no airport, could relatively easily get visas and move overseas to study or work, even if the system was not very convenient for them. […]

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