Forty-eight-year-old Allister Christie of Above Rocks, St Andrew and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada has been arrested and charged in connection with the seizure of cocaine valued at $12 million at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Tuesday. Christie is charged with possession of cocaine, dealing in cocaine, taking steps to export cocaine, and conspiracy […]

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Photo credit: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images By CNW Contributor CNN- American sprinter and long jumper Tori Bowie – a three-time Olympic medalist and a two-time world champion in track and field – has died, according to her agent, Kimberly Holland. Bowie was 32 years old. Holland told CNN on Wednesday that Bowie was found dead at home in […]

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Loop News- The Grenadian and Caribbean media fraternity was sent into mourning following news that veteran journalist Odette Campbell has died. Reports said Campbell passed away in New York last night after a period of prolonged illness. The Government Information Service of Grenada (GIS) paid tribute to Campbell, who was the Managing Director of the […]

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by Sarah Jackson Yahoo News Two private islands in the Caribbean, called Little St. James and Great St. James, that once belonged to Jeffrey Epstein first hit the market last March with an asking price of $125 million.Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images; REUTERS/Marco Bello Jeffrey Epstein’s two private islands in the Caribbean have sold […]

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LIMA, May 3 (Reuters) – Peru’s security forces committed alarming human rights violations during anti-government protests last December, a regional human rights body said on Wednesday, adding that the response to demonstrators could be classified as a massacre. More than 60 people died in clashes with police and soldiers in protests that broke out following […]

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By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News A mother who was searching for her missing son has been killed in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. Teresa Magueyal was shot dead by two men on a motorbike while she was cycling through the streets of her home town, Celaya. Ms Magueyal was part of the group “A Promise […]

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By Vanessa Buschschlüter         BBC News Police have searched the home of former President Jair Bolsonaro in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia, as part of an investigation into his Covid vaccination records. Police suspect the ex-leader’s vaccination record was forged so he could gain entry to the US. Officers seized the mobile phone of the former […]

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by Nathaniel Weixel THE HILL Madeline Monroe/iStock/CDC via AP Federal regulators gave the green light to the first-ever vaccine to prevent the respiratory disease RSV on Wednesday, a major breakthrough that’s been decades in the making. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Arexvy, a shot developed by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to prevent lower […]

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Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the International Labour Organization   May 1st is widely known as Labour Day, a day when we celebrate the contribution of workers worldwide. It is a moment for pride, celebration and hope. After three years of the COVID-19 crisis, followed by inflation, conflict, and food and fuel supply shocks, we […]

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The AP Wire Texas suspect accused of killing 5 neighbors found hiding in laundry pile A four-day manhunt in Texas for a gunman accused of killing five neighbors ended Tuesday when authorities, acting on a tip, said they found the suspect hiding underneath a pile of laundry in the closet of a house.Read More. US, […]

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