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Chile’s New Law Blazes Trail for Children of Femicide Victims

By Charis McGowan BBC Santiago, Chile To her friends and family in the Chilean capital of Santiago, 25-year old Silvana Garrido was a radiant, happy and beautiful woman full of life and love for her three-year-old daughter. They were immediately suspicious when they were told that she had died by suicide. “From the first instance, […]

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China Tightens Stranglehold on Latin America and Caribbean

As Biden dithers: Generals warn that Beijing has built a SPACE STATION in Argentina that could blind US, signed 21 countries up to trade pact and bought key ports on Panama Canal Commanders in the Pentagon are worried about Beijing’s growing influence on Latin America and the Caribbean China has pumped tens of billions of […]

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Brazil Launches a Federal Investigation Into Soccer Match-Fixing

By Julia Vargas Jones and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN   CNN  — Brazilian authorities have launched a federal investigation into soccer match-fixing, the country’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security announced in a statement on Wednesday. “The measure was taken this Wednesday after the disclosure that athletes from main division clubs of Brazilian soccer were suspected of […]

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Nevis Youths Getting Skills to Become Prudent Financial Managers

  NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (May 11, 2023) — More than 30 young persons between the ages of 18 – 35 years on Nevis, were exposed to technics to better take care of their finances at the 2nd Annual Financial Management Workshop hosted by the Premier’s Ministry in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) at the Malcolm […]

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Decimation of vulnerable nations inevitable if global warming continues on present trend

By Sir Ronald Sanders John Kerry, former U.S. Secretary of State and current U.S. Special Envoy on Climate Change matters, told the world’s Ambassadors at a meeting in Washington, on May 10, that “there is no way” of keeping the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius unless CO2 emissions are drastically reduced. Over […]

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WORLD VIEW: US Migrant Rush, US Can’t Ban Gun Sales to Minors, Turkey Election, More

The AP Wire Pandemic-related asylum restrictions known as Title 42 expire, straining US immigration system Pandemic-related asylum restrictions that expelled migrants millions of times were lifted early Friday, as people raced to enter the United States before new rules announced by President Joe Biden’s administration set in. Read More. Banning gun sales to adults under […]

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Mexico to Launch Database of More Than 100,000 ‘Disappeared’ People

MEXICO CITY, May 11 (Reuters) – Mexico will launch a new tool later this month to help record information on the tens of thousands of people who have gone missing, the country’s federal prosecutors office (FGR) said on Thursday. The registry is set to gather information from a number of databases covering mass and clandestine […]

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Haitian-Dominican Radio Personality Supa Cindy Named “Black Women in Radio, Distinguished Inaugural 30”

By Micaiah Morgan CNW Haitian-Dominican radio personality and hip-hop content producer Supa Cindy was selected as one of the Black Women in Radio (BWIR) distinguished “Inaugural 30”. The BWIR highlighted stellar professionals and their distinctive contributions to radio on a local, regional, and national scale. This is a class of women whose careers will be […]

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Caribbean Has ‘Hub’ Potential Says Tobago Tourism Association Chair

There are great opportunities for multiple airline hubs to develop throughout the region, says executive chairman of the Tobago Tourism Association Limited (TTAL) Alicia Edwards. She told a press conference hosted by TTAL and Caribbean Airlines (CAL) on Monday that because of the unique structure and location of the Caribbean, multiple hubs for travel remain […]

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