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Twitter (X) Stops Showing News Headlines, Not Checking Posts, Say Critics.

Elon Musk, the owner of X, the online platform that used to be calledTwitter, has made many changes to the way the service works since buying it last year for US$44bn–and not all for the better , say critics. He overhauled the blue-check verification system, reinstated former US President Donald Trump, gutted trust and safety […]

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Antigua And Barbuda PAHO Doc Boss Sworn In, Outlines Plans For Regional “Solidarity”.

Dr. Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, a public health expert from Antigua and Barbuda, was sworn in last week as the new Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr. Sealey-Thomas holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree, as well as a Master […]

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Air Strikes Continue, But Israel Still Preparing To Invade Gaza As Many Residents Flee.

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have now left their homes after Israel instructed those in the northern half of the strip to head south. United Nations schools and other makeshift shelters are packed with displaced people. The Israeli military will attack by land, air and sea, it says in a statement ahead of […]

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British Virgin Islands Wins CTO’s Regional Tourism Youth Congress

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands  – In an inspirational demonstration of passion, preparation and poise, Naomi Onwufuju, Junior Minister of Tourism of the British Virgin Islands, brought home the winner’s plaque at the 19th Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Regional Tourism Youth Congress, held at Beaches Turks & Caicos in Providenciales on Friday. Competing against students […]

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My Country, Right Or Left–Ecuador Votes For Militarization Of Ports This Weekend.

Ecuadoreans go to the polls tomorrow to choose between a banana baron  and a leftist disciple of the former president Rafael Correa, whose followers are known as Correistas, in an election where violent crime and cocaine smuggling are the main issues on the minds of voters. Rather like the Roman census described in the Bible, […]

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Australia Votes For No Votes For Indigenous People In Historic Referendum.

Australia has voted NO overwhelmingly in a referendum to recognise Indigenous people in its constitution which was written in 1901. The proposal, to recognize Indigenous people in the constitution and create an Indigenous body to advise government on policies that affect them, needed a majority nationally and in four of six states to pass. Prime […]

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Six Hours To Get Out Of Gaza.

Israel’s defence forces have  announced a six-hour window for Palestinians to continue evacuating south along certain highways  inside of Gaza, and thousands are leaving, or have already left their homes, although Hamas is telling them not to do son. “Follow our instructions — move south of Wadi Gaza,” said IDF spokesperson Richard Hecht during a […]

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Coach Violet Murray Tries To Revive Netball In St. Kitts And Nevis

Basseterre, St. Kitts – In a spirited attempt to rekindle netball on St. Kitts after a pandemic-induced hiatus, 75 athletes from various high schools across the island recently engaged in a two-day training workshop, gaining insights into advanced netball techniques under the seasoned guidance of English-based Coach Violet Murray. The workshop, which unfolded over October […]

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Jim Jordan Becomes Republican Nominee For US Speaker Of The House

After previous nominee Steve Scalise withdrew his name for contention for the Speaker of the House position, Jim Jordan of Ohio and Austin Scott of Georgia showed their interest in the position.   Jordan won the nomination after House Republicans approved him 124-81 over Scott. It was posted on Scott’s X (formerly Twitter) account on Oct. […]

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Efforts Progressing To Extract Water From Cayon Well

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Work to extract water from the newly discovered well in Cayon and add it to the distribution on system is progressing as the government moves to address the water shortage challenges resulting from climate change. The well was discovered in August 2023 following drilling by the Bedrock Exploration Development Technologies St. […]

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