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Police Probe Two Homicides in Separate Shootings

Two separate shooting incidents on St. Kitts have left two males dead and one injured, and authorities are presently looking into both of them. The first incident happened at the Basseterre Bus and Ferry Terminal on April 6, 2024, between 11:30 PM and 12 AM. On April 7, 2024. When police arrived at the scene […]

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Ecuador Lashes Back At Mexico Over Embassy Invasion: Accuses Mexico Of Harbouring Drug Gangs, Exporting Violence.

Despite international condemnation, Ecuador’s government is fiercely defending its decision to raid the Mexican embassy and arrest former vice president Jorge Glas who had taken refuge in the Quito embassy in December after an Ecuadorian court ordered his return to prison. Mexico granted him political asylum on Friday. Mexico claimed that it had thoroughly investigated […]

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“Nothing Short Of Genocide”: Says Guyana’s President Ali, As He Calls For Ceasefire In Gaza.

Guyana’s President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has once again sternly called for a ceasefire in Gaza, stressing that violence and genocide have no place in a modern society. The head of state made these remarks Saturday evening, as he addressed those gathered at the Muslim Youth Organisation, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown, where the National Ramadan Village […]

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Twitter May Be X-ed Out In Brazil After Musk Defies Judges.

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has opened an inquiry into Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly known as Twitter) after the multi-billionaire said he was going to  reactivate accounts on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that the judge had previously ordered to be blocked. Mr Musk posted on the platform that the […]

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Is 75 The New 65 When It Comes To Retirement?

People are living longer, and daily life is getting more expensive. In some countries people are asking whether it may be time to start rethinking retirement age and the point at which pensions kick in. Turning in your work keys for the last time during your sixties has been the goal for many workers around […]

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Nevisian Harry Yearwood sails closer to his ultimate goal

By Staff Writer When the Royal Caribbean Cruise line ship, ‘Jewel Of The Seas’, docked in Port Zante in Basseterre, St. Kitts for the first time on April 2, the man at the helm was Nevis’ own Harry Yearwood, who proudly described it as his most memorable moment to date. And it is indeed significant, […]

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Signs Of Dangerous Beaches.

Jamaica’s Tourism Product Development Company Limited recently put up 18 warning signs along the Treasure Beach coastline in St. Elizabeth to warn tourists of the possible dangers of bathing when there is no lifeguard present. These 11 ‘Caution’ and seven ‘No Swimming’ signs span the Great Bay to Fort Charles area, warning beachgoers of some […]

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Biden Tells Both Sides In Mideast War To Cut A Deal–Right Now.

Negotiators including representatives from both Israel and Hamas began arriving in Cairo on Saturday for renewed negotiations for a cease-fire and the release and/or exchange of hostages as the war in Gaza reaches the six-month mark with no sign of an end in sight. U.S. CIA Director Bill Burns arrived Saturday. Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh […]

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What Happens When A Once Well-Kept Secret Now Has Too Many Tourists To Handle?

Puerto Escondido, which means Hidden Port in English is a small port and tourist center in the Mexican state of Oxaca. Prior to the 1930s, there was no town there. The bay had sometimes been used as a port to ship coffee, but there was no permanent settlement due to no handy source of drinking […]

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Royal Navy And US Coastguard Stepping Up War On Cocaine Pirates Of The Caribbean.

The British Royal Navy has seized nearly US $18 million worth of drugs after it intercepted smuggling speedboats in the Caribbean Sea in operations some of which were in collaboration with the US Coastguard. Across two operations, HMS Trent seized 200kg of cocaine and other drugs with an estimated street value of approximately US $18 […]

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