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Three SKN Nationals Rescued After Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing Off Turks & Caicos

by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN) – An aircraft originating from the RLB International Airport =,  with three Federation citizens on board, crashed 17 miles southeast of the Providenciales International Airport in the Turks and Caicos Islands. According to the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force. Four persons were aboard the aircraft […]

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REUTERS WORLD NEWS: Ukraine pleads for tanks, Pope Francis leads Benedict’s funeral, British shoppers defy cost-of-living crisis, More

Hello! Ukraine pleads with allies to send tanks, Pope Francis leads Benedict’s funeral, and British shoppers defy the cost-of-living crisis by Linda Noakes   U.S. News Representative Jim Jordan listens to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on the second day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol, January 4, 2023 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Republicans in […]

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Haiti & Mexico Accounted for Nearly 30 Journalist Murders in 2022

By CMC News The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) says 2022 was the most violent year against journalism in the Western Hemisphere with Mexico and Haiti accounting for at least 29 deaths within the media industry. The latest killing in Haiti occurred on December 18 when Francklin Tamar, 38, was shot while traveling on a motorcycle, […]

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Caribbean’s Top Carnival Tourist Attractions

These eight Caribbean festivals go all out once a year By Bob Curley USA TODAY The Grand Kadooment Parade in Barbadas culminates with a dip in the sea — Photo courtesy of Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc Carnival wasn’t born in the Caribbean; the tradition of throwing one last big bash before the solemn season of […]

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British Man’s Murder in Jamaica Was ‘Contract Killing’ by ‘Unknown Assailants’, Police Claim

Police found the 33-year-old victim in a “pool of blood” with “wounds to the upper-body and head” after he was shot in broad daylight near the pool of his holiday accommodation. The murder of a British tourist in Jamaica was a “contract killing” by “unknown assailants”, police in the country have claimed. Sean Patterson from […]

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U.S. Would Accept Up to 30,000 Migrants a Month in Expanded Program -Sources

By Steve Holland , Ted Hesson and Dave Graham WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – The United States plans to accept up to 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela under a program paired with expulsions of people from those countries caught at the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. and Mexican officials said. The expanded […]

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Brazil: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Fast Facts

CNN     In pictures: Brazil’s President, Lula da Silva CNN  —  Here’s a look at the life of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, president of Brazil. Personal Birth date: October 27, 1945 Birth place: Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil Father: Aristedes Inacio da Silva, agriculture worker Mother: Euridice Ferreira de Mello, seamstress Marriages: Rosangela Silva (May […]

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Venezuela’s Lack of Dredging Causes Trouble for Chevron’s Heavy Oil Exports

By Mircely Guanipa and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON/MARACAY, Venezuela, Jan 4 (Reuters) – A shipping channel snafu is slowing Chevron Corp’s (CVX.N) efforts to load tankers at one of its four Venezuelan joint ventures and bring heavy crude to the United States, three people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Washington in November authorized the […]

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Migrants Crowd Mexico’s Refugee Offices Amid Fears of U.S. Policy Change

TAPACHULA/MEXICO CITY Jan 4 (Reuters) – Thousands of migrants have flocked to government offices in southern Mexico seeking asylum since the United States said it would keep restrictions used to quickly expel hundreds of thousands of migrants who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court said it would maintain a COVID-19 […]

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Peru Police Use Tear Gas to Clear Protesters After Machu Picchu Evacuated

LIMA, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Police used tear gas to disperse protesters trying to approach Peru’s Congress headquarters on Wednesday, as thousands took to the streets two weeks after a wave of deadly protests over the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo. By early evening, there were no reports of clashes with police, who closed […]

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