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‘Doctors Without Borders’ Shuts Hospital in Haiti Over Gang Violence

Medical charity Doctors Without Borders says gang violence in Haiti’s capital has forced the temporary closure of its hospital in Port-au-Prince. It said that patients and staff at its facility in the Cité Soleil district had been put at risk. Haitians looking for treatment had become collateral victims of warfare just metres from the hospital, […]

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Nevis Govt. Thanks Participants in Heritage Village 20th Anniversary Celebrations

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS — The Ministry of Tourism on Nevis is extending its gratitude to all who participated in the 20th anniversary celebratory activities of the Nevisian Heritage Village at Fothergills Estate in Gingerland, on March 03, 2023. Mr. John Hanley, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism in the Nevis Island Administration, was at […]

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Nevis’ Gender Affairs Minister Nisbett Delivers Address to Mark International Women’s Day 2023

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (MARCH 08, 2023) — The following is an address by Hon. Jahnel Nisbett, Minister of Gender Affairs in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2023. International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th annually. This year it is celebrated under the theme: “DigitAll: Innovation and technology for gender […]

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Gift Shop and Café Open at Nevisian Heritage Village

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS — The Ministry of Tourism has embarked on a paradigm shift of its business model at the Nevisian Heritage Village on Fothergills Estate in Gingerland. Mr. John Hanley, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, which is charged with overseeing spoke of the shift at the village’s 20th anniversary celebrations which was […]

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Dr. Louisy Named Director of Nevis Historical & Conservation Society

Veterinarian Dr. Kamara Louisy has joined the Nevis Historical & Conservation Society as its new Director. Dr. Louisy has a diverse education background and holds a Bachelor of Arts in History with special focus on Critical Theory and History of Women in the Caribbean. As a former teacher, she taught Agriculture Science and History at […]

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WORLD VIEW: Caution Over Nordstream Report, China Accuses US, Surviving Kidnapped Yanks Back Home, More

The AP Wire Germany cautious over Nord Stream pipeline attack reports BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense minister voiced caution Wednesday over media reports that a pro-Ukraine group was involved in blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the…Read More FBI tested by attacks, politically explosive investigations WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI finds itself in […]

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Sixty Killed, 50 Kidnapped in Haiti Gang Violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE — At least 60 people were killed and another 50 have been kidnapped, including a police official and his daughter, in a resurgence of gang warfare over the past week around Haiti’s capital, according to a human rights advocate and local media. The slew of shootings and kidnappings in various neighborhoods have forced hundreds […]

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ECCB Governor Suggests Structural Reform to Boost St. Kitts-Nevis Economy

by Eulana Weekes St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): The Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Mr. Timothy N.J. Antoine said the Federation is on a path of economic recovery but highlighted the need for structural reform in the Federation to boost the economy. During “Conversation with the Governor” on Thursday night, March 02, […]

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CTO Reports Promising Outlook for Caribbean in 2023

BARBADOS (March 7, 2023) – Despite global pressures such as high inflation, the war in Ukraine, the ensuing energy crisis, and an impending economic recession, the outlook for Caribbean travel and tourism is favorable, according to the Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). Delivering the region’s 2022 “Tourism Performance and Outlook Report” in Bridgetown today, Neil […]

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Twenty-Five Trailblazing Women Leading the Fight Against Climate Change

By Terry Slavin and Karen Luckhurst March 7 – With so many extraordinary women engaged in the battle against climate change, the biggest task in compiling Reuters Impact’s list of trailblazing women for International Women’s Day was whittling down our long list to only 25. We reluctantly decided not to include the likes of Christiana […]

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