Colombian pop star Shakira has been charged by the Spanish government with tax evasion for the second time. Prosecutors in Spain allege the singer defrauded the state of €6.7m ($7.1m, £5.8m) in 2018. The tax fraud charges stem from the claim that Shakira spent more than half the year in Spain every year during that […]
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Anthony Rota, speaker of Canada’s House of Commons handed in his resignation onTuesday, after accepting personal responsibility for inviting an elderly man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II to Parliament to hear a speech given by the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. To make matters even worse, Canadian lawmakers gave 98-year-old […]
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Donald Trump defrauded banks and insurers for years by repeatedly misrepresenting his wealth by hundreds of millions of dollars, a New York judge has ruled. It is a major blow to Mr Trump that will likely make it impossible for his companies to do business in the state of New York, where major assets like […]
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The BVI Territory’s centenarians were honoured honored for their long lives on National Centenarian Day last Friday. Mrs. Enelle Smith and Mrs. Emogene A. Creque both 104 years old and Mr. Evelyn Hodge age 100 residing on Tortola; Mrs. Betty Yates age 101, Mrs. Floresa George and Mrs. Iris L. Harrigan both age 100 of […]
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Retailers have long complained the so-called “swipe fees” they have to pay for accepting payments with credit cards or “tap to pay” in the U.S. are much higher than those in Europe, where the fees are strictly regulated–often 8 to 9 times higher. The effect has become insidious since the Covid-19 pandemic, as more customers […]
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Outbreaks of mosquito born dengue fever and acute watery diarrhea have “killed hundreds” in war-torn Sudan, the Sudanese doctors’ union has reported, warning of “catastrophic spreads” that could overwhelm that country’s already weakened health system. They said the health situation in the southeastern state of Gedaref, on the border with Ethiopia, “is deteriorating at a […]
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London still has “significantly” fewer firearms officers available than normal after hundreds turned in their guns in protest over the prosecution of a police marksman for murder, even though some have now resumed gun-carrying duties, the head of the Met Police has said. Sir Mark Rowley, Head of the London’t Metropolitan police warned on Tuesday […]
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The rapid spread of the predatory lionfish has become a great concern for fishers in the Caribbean as the Pacific Ocean natives have become the pirates of the Caribbean. The solution? Eat them. Lionfish are native to coral reefs in the tropical waters of the South Pacific and Indian Oceans. But you don’t have to […]
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St. Kitts and Nevis was left off of the list of venues for the 2024 T20 World Cup, which will be held in the USA and the Caribbean. This was announced last week by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The seven Caribbean locations for the T20 World Cup 2024 matches will be Antigua & Barbuda, […]
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CARICOM has issued a statement expressing extreme concern about plan of Venezuela to ask for bids for oil drilling rights in disputed coastal waters close to Guyana. “The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) notes with grave concern the contents of a Communique emanating from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela regarding the announcement made by our sister Member […]
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