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Long-time Nevis Farmer Remembered for Farming Legacy

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (February 09, 2023) — The late Mervin “Mansa” Tyson carried on with his passion of farming till his passing on February 01, 2023, and so, leaves behind a legacy of his pioneering works in the development of agro-tourism in St. Kitts and Nevis. Mr. Devon Liburd, Chief Executive Officer at the Nevis […]

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Mauriel Knight, 19-Years-Old, Named Deputy Clerk of SKN National Assembly

By Devonne Cornelius St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Mr. Mauriel Knight, 19, has been appointed Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly of St. Kitts and Nevis. The announcement was made on February 08, 2023, by Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Lanien Blanchette. “We have a new member of staff at the office of the […]

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Bahamasair Denies Dr. Minnis’ Allegations of Money Missing from Its Haiti Operations

By CMC News The national airline of The Bahamas, Bahamasair, has dismissed as untrue, a statement by former prime minister Dr. Hubert Minnis that “millions of dollars have disappeared from travel agents and baggage handlers in Haiti.” Speaking in Parliament on Monday, Minnis told legislators that “millions of Bahamian taxpayer money has disappeared and they […]

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Moderate Strength Quakes Felt in T&T, Antigua Region

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 rattled several parts of Trinidad on Wednesday morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the St Augustine campus of the University of West Indies, said that the quake, which occurred at 6.31 […]

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World View: Death Toll in Turkey, Syria Earthquake Surpasses 17,000, Zelenskyy Pleads for Jets, More

The AP Morning Wire Advancing the Power of Facts Death toll in Turkey, Syria earthquake rises, hope fades GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) — Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings Thursday, but hopes were starting to fade of finding many more people…Read More Zelenskyy addresses EU Parliament as he seeks more weapons […]

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Japan Donates $1.5M to Haiti’s Fight Against Cholera

Haiti Libre- The Government of Japan has granted UNICEF US$1.5 million as an emergency grant to provide water, sanitation and hygiene services and health care to approximately 900,000 children and families affected by the recent cholera epidemic in Haiti https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38712-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-105.html After more than three years with no reported cases, cholera has reemerged in Haiti, with […]

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US Passport Rush Stalls Adoptions in Haiti

  By DÁNICA COTO SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dozens of children are stuck in orphanages across Haiti, unable to leave the increasingly volatile country and start new lives with adoptive parents because a U.S. policy change has unleashed a rush for passports at Haiti’s main immigration office. U.S. President Joe Biden announced last […]

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Vatican Envoy Says Prisoner Amnesty in Cuba ‘On Table’

By Dave Sherwood   HAVANA, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Papal envoy and cardinal Benjamin Stella said in Havana on Wednesday a potential amnesty for prisoners jailed in Cuba following anti-government protests in July 2021 was “on the table” but that the response did not depend on the Roman Catholic Church. Stella, who arrived for an […]

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Brazil Agencies Launch Raid Against Illegal Gold Miners in Yanomami Lands

By Amanda Perobelli  An agent of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA), looks on as a plane and a house belonging to miners are destroyed during an operation conducted jointly within Brazil’s National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) and Brazilian National Public Security Force against illegal mining in Yanomami indigenous land in […]

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Brazil Minister Says Bolsonaro Destroyed Country’s Cultural Policies

Reuters Singer Margareth Menezes, now Brazil’s culture minister, performs during the draw for the 2014 World Cup at the Costa do Sauipe resort in Sao Joao da Mata, Bahia state, December 6, 2013. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes BRASILIA, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Brazil’s former far-right president dismantled all government cultural programs and blocked funding for institutions and […]

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