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Deputy Premier Evelyn Urges Nevis Youths to Begin Saving, Avoid Reckless Spending

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (May 15, 2023) — Hon. Eric Evelyn, Deputy Premier of Nevis, issued an urgent call to young persons on Nevis to be prudent with their finances and to begin saving. The Deputy Premier was at the time delivering remarks at the 2nd Annual Financial Management Workshop on behalf of Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier […]

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UK Men Offered $15K to Pose as Dads in Visa Scam: BBC Investigation

By Patrick Clahane, Divya Talwar & Khue B Luu BBC Newsnight British men are taking payments of thousands of pounds to pose as fathers for migrant women’s babies, a BBC investigation has found. They are being offered up to £10,000 to add their names to birth certificates – enabling a child to get UK citizenship […]

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SHOOTING FATALITY IN ST. PETER’S UNDER INVESTIGATION

The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force is investigating a shooting fatality that occurred on May 14th, 2023 in Lower Monkey Hill, St. Peter’s, St. Kitts. The incident claimed the life of twenty-one (21) year-old, Woney Richardson of Lower Monkey Hill. Reports indicate that Mr Richardson briefly left his home shortly before 10 PM. […]

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On a Break with the British Monarchy, the People Will Decide: PM Dr. Terrence Drew

By Devonne Cornelius St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): “I don’t have a timeline. The people will be asked this question, and I think the people will provide, and so I cannot give that timeline,” says Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew in response to a question about his administration’s plans to remove the British monarch […]

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Suriname: Native Amerindians Hold Protest Demonstration

Suriname’s indigenous community protest (Photo: CMC) By CMC News Members of Suriname’s indigenous community on Saturday protested against what they have called their marginalization, deprivation, and non-respect and recognition of their collective rights by the government and other parts of society. During a silent walk here, several hundred indigenous people from all tribes and from […]

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WORLD VIEW: Runoff in Turkey Election, Ukraine Hails Battlefield Success, Migrants at Mexican Border, Storms Hit Myanmar, More

Welcome, it was a busy weekend of important elections around the world. Turkey faces a run-off after a stronger-than-expected showing by incumbent Tayyip Erdogan, Thailand votes for change from military rule, and India’s Congress Party has a big win in the Karnataka state election. Plus, read about Chile’s firefighting goats. Today’s Top News Supporters of […]

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Holness Welcomes UN Secretary-General on 2 Day Visit

Prime Minister Andrew Holness (left) with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres is now in the island on a two-day working visit for what Prime Minister Andrew Holness has described as important discussions. The UN secretary-general arrived in the island yesterday afternoon and leaves today. Holness and […]

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Ecuador Lawmakers Re-Elect National Assembly President

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO, May 14 (Reuters) – Independent lawmaker Virgilio Saquicela was re-elected president of Ecuador’s National Assembly on Sunday, supported by politicians who want an impeachment process against President Guillermo Lasso to advance to a vote for his possible removal. Saquicela, who took over as president of the National Assembly in May last […]

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Tractor Trailer Crash in Mexico Kills 26

MEXICO CITY, May 14 (Reuters) – A tractor trailer and a van crashed on a highway in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas on Sunday morning, killing 26 people, local authorities said. The two vehicles crashed about half an hour outside of the state capital Ciudad Victoria and then caught on fire, the Tamaulipas’ public […]

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17-Year-Old Honduran Migrant Dies in US Custody

By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington A 17-year-old migrant who arrived unaccompanied in the US from Honduras has died in government custody. The boy, who died at a shelter facility in Florida, was identified by the Honduran foreign affairs office as Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) acknowledged […]

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