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Barbados Tops, SKN 2nd in Caribbean Power Passport Race

The Voice- BARBADOS HAS ranked top of the leaderboard for having one of the most powerful passports in the Caribbean – for the eighth year running.Henley Passport Index placed the east-tropical island in its coveted spot due to it boasting the most visa-free access across 163 destinations around the world.Barbados, which has been thrust onto […]

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U.S. Sending Cuba Delegation to Restart Law Enforcement Talks

By Matt Spetalnick and Dave Sherwood A street view in Havana, Cuba, January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini WASHINGTON/HAVANA, Jan 12 (Reuters) – The Biden administration plans to send a delegation to Havana this month to restart U.S.-Cuba talks on law-enforcement issues that were halted under former President Donald Trump, the U.S. State Department said on […]

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Salvadoran Sisters Found on Rio Grande Island at U.S.-Mexico Border

MEXICO CITY, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Mexican immigration agents found three unaccompanied Salvadoran children stranded on an islet on the Rio Grande, which straddles the U.S.-Mexico border, Mexico’s immigration institute said. The three sisters are 9, 6 and 1 year old, the institute said in a statement on Wednesday. Members of Mexico’s National Guard first […]

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Thousands March in Peru Capital Demanding President Step Down

By Marco Aquino LIMA, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Thousands took to the streets of Peru’s capital Lima on Thursday in a peaceful protest against the new government and president, after weeks of bloody clashes triggered by the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo left at least 42 dead. “Why are you turning your back on […]

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Brazil: Bolsonaro Supporters Inside Palace Enabled Riot – Lula

By Matt Murphy BBC News Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has accused ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro’s allies of aiding an attack on the presidential palace on Sunday. Lula said he was convinced supporters of Mr Bolsonaro inside the palace had been complicit by allowing rioters to enter key state buildings. And he vowed to […]

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Long COVID Symptoms May Ease Within a Year: Research, World Covid Stats

Long COVID Symptoms May Ease Within a Year Long COVID, a condition with a wide range of persisting symptoms that occur following a COVID-19 infection, is still not well understood, but Israeli researchers have recently completed a study indicating the ailment may resolve relatively quickly. The study published in the peer-reviewed medical journal The BMJ looked at […]

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NIA Invests in New Photo Finish System for Nevis Athletics Stadium

 NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS — The Ministry of Education continues to enhance its athletic programme at the Nevis Athletics Stadium at Long Point with the recent addition of a top-of-the-line photo finish system. At a brief but significant ceremony at the stadium on January 12, 2023, Hon. Troy Liburd, Junior Minister responsible for Sports, described the new […]

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El Salvador Extends State Of Emergency Over Gang Violence

El Salvador’s legislature has extended a state of emergency for 30 days, a measure taken as part of President Nayib Bukele’s “war” against gang-related violence, which has seen at least 61,000 arrests. The measure extends “the emergency regime… (to continue) the reestablishment of order, citizen security and territorial control,” and was passed by 67 votes […]

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Lisa Marie Presley, Singer and Daughter of Elvis, Dies Aged 54

BBC- Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock ‘n’ roll legend Elvis, has died at the age of 54, her mother has said. “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” Priscilla Presley said. Lisa Marie, also a singer, was […]

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Haitians Rush to Immigration Offices Over New US Policy

Latin Times- As U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met up on Tuesday during the North American Leaders Summit to discuss, among other things, potential military intervention in Haiti, Haitians are lining up to potentially go to the U.S. under Biden’s new immigration program. Hundreds of Haitians have flocked to the […]

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