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Nearly 20 Migrants from Haiti, Dominican Republic Land Behind House in Pompano Beach

NBC 6- Border Patrol agents are investigating a migrant landing Sunday afternoon in Pompano Beach involving nearly 20 migrants from both Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Agents are investigating the area near the 2900 block of Northeast 23rd Place, where the 19 migrants – 18 from Haiti and one from the Dominican Republic – landed […]

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Trinidad & Tobago Near Awards for Onshore Oil and Gas Exploration

By Curtis Williams May 29 (Reuters) – The Trinidad and Tobago government accepted bid recommendations for six of eight onshore oil and gas exploration blocks, people close to the matter said on Sunday, setting the stage for awards to be disclosed as soon as this week. The Caribbean nation has pushed to expand exploration to […]

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WORLD VIEW: Kyiv Attack, Erdogan Wins, Japan on Alert, Dozens of Babies Die in Sudan Orphanage, More

Russia launches a new attack on Ukraine’s capital, Erdogan triumphs in the Turkish election Japan puts its missile defenses on alert. Plus, a Special Report on a wave of deaths in an orphanage in Sudan Today’s Top News Firefighters work at a site of a building damaged during a Russian air strike. May 29, 2023. […]

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UK: Bristol Celebration Marks Windrush’s 75th Anniversary

Image caption, Hyacinth Burrell arrived in the UK from Jamaica in the 1960s A dinner has been held in Bristol to mark 75 years since the Windrush generation began arriving in the UK. The SS Great Britain hosted the event to celebrate the contributions that the arrival of migrants from the Caribbean have made to […]

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Haiti’s Deadly Vigilante Movement Sees Decline in Gang Violence

Smoke rises between houses in the Debussy neighbourhood during clashes between gangs, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti April 24, 2023. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol PORT-AU-PRINCE, May 28 (Reuters) – Violence by armed gangs has fallen “drastically” since the emergence of a vigilante justice movement that has seen at least 160 suspected criminals killed in the last month, a […]

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UK: Grenada, Barbados, T&T Win Gold at 2023 Chelsea Flower Show

The Caribbean was well represented at the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society 2023 Chelsea Flower Show in the United Kingdom where Grenada, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago were each awarded a gold medal. Grenada’s exhibit in the floral category called ‘Tribute to Grenada’s Greenery Reserves’ captured a gold medal. The High Commission for Grenada in the United […]

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His Excellency Ahmed Agil Al Khateeb Pays Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, May 26, 2023 [Press Secretary, PMO] – Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew received a courtesy call from His Excellency Ahmed Agil Al Khateeb, Minister of Tourism for Saudi Arabia and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), and […]

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Cuba to Accept Russian Currency in Business

By Latin America News Three Russian banks decided to open branches in Cuba and have already submitted the necessary applications to the island’s Central Bank (BCC), said Boris Titov, Russia’s presidential commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights. The opening of banking institutions also includes projects providing payment in rubles in the short term. In March, Cuban ATMs […]

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