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United States Slams Cuba Over Jail Sentences For Power Protestors.

The US government has condemned a Cuban court’s decision to hand down long prison sentences to a group of street protesters as “repression”. Thirteen protesters were found guilty of crimes including sedition and sabotage earlier this year after they took to the streets in August 2022 to vent their anger at lengthy power cuts. They […]

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Guiana Shield Needs Protection.

Guyana’s Prime Minister, Brigadier Mark Phillips Monday highlighted the importance of safeguarding the Guiana Shield at the opening ceremony of the third Guiana Shield Strategic Dialogue, at the Marriott Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown. It is a 1.7 billion-year-old geological formation in northeast South America that forms a portion of the northern coast. The higher elevations on […]

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Jamaican Government Says It Will Pay More For Poets To Get Busts.

The Jamaican Government will be allocating additional funds to the Poet Laureate of Jamaica Programme according to an announcement by Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, and relayed to the public in a speech delivered by library chief Joy Douglas, at a recent launch of ‘Last Reel’, a new poetry collection by […]

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Deal Or No Deal, The Killing Must Go On In Rafah Says Israel’s Netanyahu.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that Israel will carry out a military attack on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which borders on Egypt,  regardless of whether there is any agreement with Hamas for a cease-fire and release of hostages held in Gaza. “The idea that we will stop the war before achieving […]

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FATAL NEWTOWN HIT-AND-RUN UNDERPOLICE INVESTIGATION

Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force MEDIA RELEASE-The Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident that occurred on April 28th, 2024, between 4AM and 5AM on the Newtown Bay Road in the vicinity of the SOL fuel facility. Police officers arrived on the scene and observed Emergency Medical Services (EMS) technicians attending to one […]

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Haiti Council To Choose New President Today.

Haiti’s seven-member transitional council will vote for the country’s next president Tuesday, a week after it formally assumed power in the chaotic Caribbean nation. It is presumed that the president will be selected from among the members of the council, all of whom have been preapproved as qualified for the office. The vote is the […]

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Saint Lucia Observes Second Meeting Of PJCPP

St. Lucia – The CARICOM Permanent Joint Council on Public Procurement (PJCPP) convened its second meeting in Saint Lucia to advance discussions on the protocol governing public procurement in the CSME. While Saint Lucia has not yet signed the protocol, it participated as an observer during the meeting, signaling its interest and commitment to the […]

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Construction Of New Traffic Department Proceeding Well

Basseterre, St. Kitts – The construction of a new home for the Traffic Department of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force is proceeding well, with officials noting that the project is running slightly ahead of schedule. Director of the Public Works Department, George Gilbert, visited the Police Training Complex on Monday, April 29 […]

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Delison “Xman” Roper wins the Culturama 50 Jingle Competition

Charlestown, Nevis – Delison “Xman” Roper has won the Culturama 50 Jingle Competition, and we congratulate him on his achievement. The panel chose his jingle from a pool of nine other entries. Delroy Walters of Wes AudioZ produced the winning piece, while top international producer Andrew Denny mixed and mastered it at Drew’s Crib through […]

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