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Problem Of Poaching Health Care Professionals Creates “Robust Discussion” At OECS Ministers’ Meeting.

Migration of health care practitioners came up as a contentious issue at recent meeting of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States health minsters in the BVI. According to the Health Minister Dr. Wheatley , one of the key points discussed “robustly” during the sessions was the migration and recruitment of health practitioners from OECS countries. […]

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Aruba 2005 Murder Suspect Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud And Extortion.

Joran van der Sloot, the now 36-year-old man from Aruba long believed to be responsible for the death of  tourist Natalee Holloway in 2005 pleaded guilty Wednesday in a Birmingham, Alabama federal courtroom to wire fraud and extortion charges. He had tried to get money from the missing girl’s parents in exchange for information about […]

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Biden Makes US Immigration A Bit Easier For Some Ecuadorians, Can Work While Waiting For Visa.

The Biden administration this week announced that Ecuador will be added to  family reunification program, allowing Ecuadorians who are living legally in the US to sponsor immediate family members who are living in Ecuador to legally immigrate to the United States. Family reunification parole (FRP), as the program is formally known, allows beneficiaries to fly to  the […]

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Biden Does Gaza Aid Deal For Just 20 Trucks, With $100 Million Promised In Aid To Come, But Blames Terrorists For Hospital Rocket.

President Biden, who visited the Israeli capital of Tel Aviv on Wednesday, said a strike at a Gaza hospital that caused a lethal fire looked like it came from an “errant rocket fired by a terrorist group in Gaza,” which is what the Israeli Defense Forces’ have been saying about the matter. Palestinian authorities blamed the strike […]

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WhatsApp Will Allow Users To Log Into Two Accounts On Same Phone.

WhatsApp announced today that ir will very soon be  rolling out the ability for users to use two accounts simultaneously. That means you can switch between two WhatsApp accounts on the same phone. Before this, if Whatsapp users wanted more than one account, for example one personal account and another for business, then they needed […]

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Philip Mondor To Deliver Keynote Address At CTO Tourism HR Conference In Nevis

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis – Philip Mondor, President and CEO of Tourism HR Canada, will keynote the 10th Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Tourism Human Resources Conference, set for Nevis from October 30 to November 1, 2023. The signature CTO event, to be held at Four Seasons Resort Nevis, unites industry professionals, HR leaders, and stakeholders from across […]

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Nassau Cruise Port Surpasses 2022 Passenger Total By September 2023

Nassau, Bahamas – Nassau Cruise Port is proud to announce that, after comparing its total passenger numbers year over year, the total number of passengers that visited the port this year (as of September 2023) was over 11,000 passengers higher than the overall passenger count for 2022. By September 24, 2023, the port team had welcomed […]

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Bahamas Customs & Excise Department Welcomes New Trainees

NASSAU, The Bahamas — Bahamas Customs & Excise Department welcomed new trainees in an Opening Ceremony for Induction Class #1 of 2023 on Monday, October 16, 2023 at Customs Headquarters.  Speakers were Acting Comptroller of Customs Ralph Munroe and Financial Secretary Simon Wilson. Mr. Munroe welcomed 55 new trainee Customs Officers in New Providence and […]

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Bahamas Ministry Of Agriculture Held ‘A Regional Conversation On Cannabis’

NASSAU, The Bahamas — The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources hosted ‘A Regional Conversation on Cannabis,’ October 12, 2023 at SuperClubs Breezes during the ‘Caribbean Week of Agriculture’ conference held recently at the resort. Pictured is Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources the Hon. Jomo Campbell at the forum, and also speakers — the […]

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Hon. Samal Duggins Advocates For Proper Utilization Of Water

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The Ministry of Agriculture in St. Kitts is taking the necessary steps to promote sustainable agricultural practices, particularly as it relates to the proper utilization of water on farms. The 2023 observance of World Food Day on October 16 was celebrated under the theme, “Water is Life, Water is Food. Leave No […]

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