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Grenada PM Invites UK’s Rishi Sunak to Discuss Reparations

THE VOICE- GRENADA’S PRIME Minister has invited the British Prime Minister to attend discussions with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) about reparations for slavery. Dickon Mitchell extended the invitation to Rishi Sunak at a reparation forum last week, which was hosted by the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the Grenada National Reparations Committee (GNRC).Mr […]

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Fifteen SKN Nationals Recognized by the University of the Virgin Islands

by Eulana Weekes St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Fifteen nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis made it to the Dean’s List in recognition of their outstanding academic performances at the University of the Virgin Islands. The University of the Virgin Islands held its Dean List Award Ceremony on Sunday, March 5 2023 at the Eldridge […]

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Six Soldiers Dead in Peru After Seeking to Cross River While Fleeing Unrest

March 6 (Reuters) – Six members of Peru’s Army died after they tried to cross a river last weekend, officials said on Monday, as they tried to escape the latest in a series of anti-government protests that has rocked the country over the past three months. The soldiers disappeared last Sunday after attempting to cross […]

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Tesla Could Begin Producing Autos in Mexico Next Year -Mexican Official

  MEXICO CITY, March 6 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) could begin producing its first cars in Mexico next year, with the electric vehicle maker close to receiving its final permits allowing factory construction to begin in Nuevo Leon near the U.S.-Mexico border, the state’s governor said on Monday. “They are waiting for the final […]

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Search Launched for Americans Seized in Mexico

By Madeline Halpert & Will Grant, Mexico correspondent BBC News A search is under way for four US citizens kidnapped in north-eastern Mexico last week after apparently getting caught up in a shootout which left one Mexican dead. They were driving through Matamoros in a white minivan when unidentified gunmen opened fire. Video shows them […]

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Cameroonian Migrants Stranded on an Island They Had Not Heard Of-Antigua

BBC- How did more than 600 Cameroonians come to find themselves stranded on a Caribbean island that many of them had never heard of? Journalist Gemma Handy reports from St John’s in Antigua. Daniel fights to hold back the tears as he recounts the day his two younger brothers were shot dead by militia during […]

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Mexico: More Than 340 Migrants Found in Abandoned Truck Trailer

Mexican officials have found more than 340 people in an abandoned truck trailer in the state of Veracruz, including 103 unaccompanied minors.   The migrants were from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Ecuador. It is one of the biggest recent discoveries of migrant children traveling through Mexico. All appeared unharmed and the trailer had fans […]

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NIA Partners with Nevis Cricket Assn. to Honour Elquemedo Tonito Willett with $50,000 Grant

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS  — The Ministry of Sports in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) handed over a check in the amount of $50,000 to the Nevis Cricket Association following a request to assist the association in hosting a gala in honour of the island’s history making cricketer Mr. Elquemedo Tonito Willett. In presenting the cheque […]

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Entrepreneurs Encouraged to Take Advantage of Opportunities in Reshaped Global Supply Chains

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, March 6, 2023 (MMS-SKN) — The Department of Industry and Commerce, in the Federal Ministry of International Trade, Industry, Commerce, and Consumer Affairs, has stepped up efforts in empowering local entrepreneurs to take advantage of realignment in global supply chain management that has been occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic among others. “So […]

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SKN National Assembly Sitting March 7, Three Bills Seek First Reading

St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN):  A sitting of the National Assembly will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at 10:00 am. St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew will seek to introduce three bills for their first reading. The Bills – the Banking (Amendment) Bill, 2023; Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (Amendment) Bill, […]

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