SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A transgender woman has for the first time been selected to participate in the Puerto Rico Miss Universe contest held in the largely conservative U.S. territory. Daniela Arroyo González, who is best known for winning a federal lawsuit against Puerto Rico’s government that allows people to change their gender […]
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BOGOTA, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Colombia’s leftist government on Thursday blasted Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s expulsion of hundreds of prominent critics earlier this month and called for international monitoring and a criminal inquiry, according to a statement by the Colombian foreign ministry. The criticism by the government of Colombian President Gustavo Petro is the latest […]
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SAO PAULO, Feb 23 (Reuters) – A Brazilian Navy ship arrived in the coastal city of Sao Sebastiao on Thursday to help rescue victims of the heavy rains afflicting southeast Brazil, which have killed at least 50 people and displaced thousands. The Navy’s multipurpose aircraft ship, its largest vessel, will serve as an emergency field […]
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By Curtis Williams PORT OF SPAIN, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Trinidad and Tobago next month expects to formally begin negotiations with Venezuela on a promising offshore natural gas project, the Caribbean nation’s energy minister said on Thursday. A deal would help revive the nation’s gas production, which contributes a large part of its export revenue […]
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Rio’s hotly contested carnival parade has been won by the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school with its tribute to a Brazilian outlaw from the early 20th Century which many compare to Robin Hood. Captain Virgulino Ferreira, better known as Lampião, is a controversial figure. Considered a folk hero by some, others say he was a mere […]
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Image source, Getty Images There have already been demonstrations against the reform By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Mexican lawmakers have approved a reform of the body which oversees elections, a move which critics say will weaken and undermine it. The overhaul of the National Electoral Institute (INE) has been driven by President Andrés Manuel López […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (February 22, 2023) — The Nevis Evangelical Association will join will join hands with the Federal Ministry of Ecclesiastical and Faith-based Affairs for a National Day of Prayer planned for Tuesday February 28, 2023. Rev. Ron Daniel, Chairman of the Nevis Evangelical Association says the event, a new initiative by the […]
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Centuries from Larry Audain and Akeem Saunders powered the St Kitts national team to a thrashing over St Maarten by an inning and 181 runs in a 3-day Leeward Islands encounter at Warner Park. Audain slammed 129 while Saunders hit 154 as they led the St Kitts side to a massive 483-5 first innings to […]
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by Eulana Weekes St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN) – “The prospects relating to the Tourism Sector in St. Kitts and Nevis are promising,” said SKN Tourism Minister Marsha Henderson as she delivered a statement on the partnership between the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and Intercaribbean Airways to provide adequate airlift opportunities throughout the […]
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A new ILO plan to support Ukraine’s labour and employment sector seeks to address humanitarian, as well as recovery needs, after a year of war that has created massive economic and employment losses and threatens millions with poverty. BUDAPEST (ILO News) – As the war in Ukraine enters its second year the ILO is proposing […]
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