Finance Minister Nigel Clarke displays samples of the new Jamaican banknotes on Tuesday during the sitting of the House of Representatives Budget Debate 2022/2023. (Photo credit: Jamaica Observer) By Micaiah Morgan Jamaica’s Finance and Public Service Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke says the country’s new series of banknotes would be ready to be released to the […]
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By CMC News The region’s Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) negotiators Friday said the new international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction opens a new chapter for equity in the world’s ocean. The agreement was signed on March 4 following what the BBNJ said was a […]
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Article by Kendy CMC CASTRIES – Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has called for help from the Regional Security System (RSS) and has implemented 24-hour police patrols, among measures in response to deadly gun violence in the southern town of Vieux Fort. “The Regional Security System and other assets have been contacted and […]
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE and CARLA BRIDIMarch 11, 2023 SAO PAULO (AP) — When rioters stormed Brazil’s top government buildings in January to dispute the outcome of the presidential election, many soldiers stood by as far-right protesters broke windows, defecated in offices and destroyed valuable art. The images from Brasilia that day still haunt the left-leaning […]
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By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA and DÉBORA REYyesterday BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — When Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina became Pope Francis, much of his home country celebrated as if it had just won a soccer World Cup championship. A decade later, the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church generates divided opinions and much less fervor. […]
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By Philip Pullella] VATICAN CITY, March 12 (Reuters) – Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has ordered the closure of the Vatican Embassy in Managua and that of the Nicaraguan Embassy to the Vatican in Rome, a senior Vatican source said on Sunday. Nicaragua signalled that the move, which came a few days after Pope Francis […]
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By Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, March 12 (Reuters) – U.S. officials stopped hundreds of mostly Venezuelan migrants entering the country from Mexico on Sunday after a large group broke through Mexican lines to demand asylum in the U.S., only to be thwarted by barbed wire, barriers and shields. Frustrated with problems securing […]
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By George Wright BBC News Authorities in the US state of Texas have advised American citizens not travel to Mexico during the spring break holidays for security reasons. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said that drug cartel violence represented a significant threat for anyone crossing into Mexico. It comes after four Americans were […]
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By George Wright BBC News Ukraine and Russia have reported inflicting heavy losses as the battle for Bakhmut rages on. Moscow has been trying to take the eastern Ukrainian city for months in a grinding war of attrition. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces had suffered more than 1,100 deaths in the past […]
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The OscarsImage source, Getty Images Image caption, Daniel Kwan with Daniel Scheinert win best directors for Everything Everywhere All at Once Hollywood royalty gathered to find out who had won a coveted Oscars statuette on Sunday. Here is the list of winners and all the nominees announced at the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. […]
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