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Jamaica Willing to Take Part in Haiti Military Intervention, PM Says

  KINGSTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Jamaica would be willing to take part in an international military deployment to Haiti, Prime Minister Andrew Holness told lawmakers on Tuesday, saying the Caribbean island country could also support its neighbor on electoral reforms. The United Nations in October suggested a “rapid action force” be sent to Haiti, […]

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Costa Rica Pulls Back on U.N.-Backed Climate Agreement Named In Its Honor

By Alvaro Murillo The Celeste river waterfall is seen at Tenorio Volcano National Park in Upala March 18, 2008. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate (COSTA RICA)/ SAN JOSE, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s Congress on Wednesday blocked the country’s ratification of a U.N.-backed environmental treaty named after one of the Central American country’s municipalities, after it […]

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El Salvador Opens 40,000-Person Prison as Arrests Soar in Gang Crackdown

A general view shows the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador in a handout distributed to Reuters on February 1, 2023. Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia/Handout via REUTERS SAN SALVADOR, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Authorities in El Salvador have opened one of Latin America’s largest prisons, more than doubling the country’s incarceration capacity, […]

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Peru’s Congress Fails to Agree on Holding Early Elections

A demonstrator holds a flag in front of riot police officers standing guard during a protest to demand Peru’s President Dina Boluarte to step down, in Lima, Peru, January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda LIMA, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Peru’s Congress on Wednesday rejected a proposal to move elections forward to December 2023 despite nearly two […]

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Jovenel Moise: Four Suspects in Haiti Leader’s Killing Sent to US

By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Four men accused of having played a key role in the assassination in of Haitian President Jovenel Moise have been transferred to the United States, where they will face charges. President Moise was shot dead at his home in the Haitian capital on 7 July 2021 by what police described […]

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US Black History Syllabus Changed after Florida ‘Woke’ Claims

  By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York A US high school curriculum on African-American history has been revised after conservative critics complained it amounted to “woke indoctrination”. Florida Republicans argued that a draft version of the new advanced-level course lacked educational value. The US College Board released the official syllabus on Wednesday removing some […]

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REUTERS WORLD NEWS: Afghans in an 11-country trek to haven in the U.S., Ukraine to get rockets, Tyre Nichols Funeral, More

Hello Afghans are risking an 11-country trek to seek haven in the U.S., Adani loses his crown as Asia’s richest person, and Australia finds a radioactive ‘needle in a haystack’ by Linda Noakes World News Policemen help Arina, 6, dressed in a bulletproof vest and helmet during her evacuation from the frontline city of Bakhmut […]

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Marcella Liburd Sworn in as First Female Governor General of St. Kitts & Nevis

By CMC News Former government minister, Marcella Liburd was sworn in as the first female governor-general of St. Kitts-Nevis, a government statement said. “This is a historic moment for our Federation as she will be the first female governor general,” the statement said, adding that Liburd will succeed Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton. Liburd has served […]

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Dancing Queen! Maxima of the Netherlands Wows Aruba Crowds with Her Moves

 She joined King Willem-Alexander and Princess Catharina-Amalia at a Caribbean carnival Queen Maxima of the Netherlands impressed with her moves during Aruba visit Royal and husband King Willem-Alexander have been joined by daughter on trip  By Harriet Johnston For Mailonline Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wowed crowds in Aruba with her dance moves last night […]

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Saint Kitts & Nevis’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Visits Havana Hospitals

Havana, Cuba – Minister of Foreign Affairs et al, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has visited Saint Kitts and Nevis’ nationals who are currently receiving medical treatment at the National Institute of Oncology and Radiobiology (INOR) and La Pradera Hospital in Havana. The Honourable Minister, who was officially welcomed by the staff of […]

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