Small island nations in the Caribbean are among the countries in the world most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including rising sea levels, coastal erosion, and stronger and more frequent hurricanes in the Atlantic hurricane corridor, says a recent article published by the Council on Foreign Relations, an “independent” American think tank. The […]
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American tourism-oriented singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, best known for his hit song Margaritaville–an escapist tribute to semi-tropical life– has died at the age of 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,” a statement posted to Buffett’s official website and social media pages said late […]
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Inmates in six Ecuadorian prisons have released 50 guards and seven police officers they had taken hostage, the prison service (SNAI) has said. The 57 freed hostages are “undergoing medical evaluation” but appear to be in good health, according to SNAI. The country’s corrections system, the National Service for Attention to Persons Deprived of Liberty, […]
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Paris on Friday became the first European capital to introduce a city-wide ban on self-service rented electric scooters after a local referendum massively called for the ban. The ban, which went into effect immediately, comes just two days after a 12-year-old girl was reportedly killed on an e-scooter after colliding with a car in Chessy, […]
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More than 50 prison guards and seven police officers have been taken hostage in several jails in Ecuador, according to officials in Ecuador, with a dentention center for juvenile offenders being burned to the ground, and car bombs going off in various parts of the country, often close to law enforcement installations. Two car bombs […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (August 30, 2023)-The Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM)-led Nevis Island Administration (NIA) has announced the launch of a Daycare Assistance Subsidy Programme that will provide vouchers to assist persons with paying for daycare services for their children. The Honourable Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis, made the announcement at his monthly press conference on […]
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Authorities in the Argentine province of Río Negro in Patagonia Thursday closed public access to several beaches on the Atlantic Ocean shore following the appearance of dead and dying sea lions, it was reported. The municipality of Viedma, the province’s capital, decreed the closure for 14 days of vehicular access to the beaches between Balneario […]
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Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Ian Gooding Edghill, has resolutely reiterated that the Grantley Adams International Airport is not for sale and the name will not change under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP). He made the statement at a town hall meeting held last Friday evening at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre that aimed to […]
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Tian Jenssen, the chief of staff to the secretary general of NATO, recently came under heavy criticism when he discussed possible options for a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine that did not envision a complete Russian defeat. This provoked a furious response from Ukrainian officials who are apparently still expecting to win the […]
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