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Migrants Evade US Border Patrol & Title 42 Law

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico Dec 28 (Reuters) – Even before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday opted to keep in place a measure aimed at deterring illegal border crossings, hundreds of migrants in northern Mexico were taking matters into their own hands to slip into the United States. The contentious pandemic-era measure known as Title 42 […]

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Peru Communities Settle Scores with Christmas Ritual Fighting

CHUMBIVILCAS, Peru, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Most Christmas ceremonies would be ruined if attendees threw a punch. But in Peru’s mountainous south, participants of one Dec. 25 festival have exactly that in mind. On Christmas Day, hundreds of residents of Chumbivilcas province in Peru’s Cusco region gather to take part in an ancient fighting ritual […]

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WORLD VIEW: Court Keep US immigration Limits, the Deadly Big Freeze, Bolsonaro’s Predictions, More

AP Afternoon Wire Good afternoon. Here’s the latest on today’s top stories. If you’d like to update your subscription settings, you can do that here. Supreme Court keeps immigration limits in place indefinitely WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on immigration in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had […]

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SKN CBI Unit Unveils Several Changes Offering New Opportunities

London, Dec. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The much-anticipated changes to St Kitts and Nevis’ Citizenship by Investment Programme have been announced today by the country’s recently appointed Citizenship by Investment Unit Head, Michael Martin. Setting a bold and new tone for the industry as a whole, St Kitts and Nevis is once again leading […]

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Jamaica Defense Force Scores a $1.1 Billion Cocaine Bust

  By Micaiah Morgan CNW- The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says 2,000 pounds of cocaine valued at J$1.1 billion was seized on Monday after its members intercepted a go-fast boat off the coast of St. Thomas. Three Jamaicans, who were on the boat, were apprehended and are being processed. The Air and Cyber Command intercepted […]

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Water Shortage: Relief In Sight from Royal Utilities & the Sea

by Eulana Weekes St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Royal Utilities will be pumping water into the public distribution network over the next few months to assist the Government of St.Kitts and Nevis in providing the well needed commodity to the community. The Minister of Utilities Hon Konris Maynard during a video presentation on Friday, December […]

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In the Bahamas, There’s a Lingering Sympathy for Sam Bankman-Fried

By Rob Copeland NY TIMES There’s a popular reggaeton phrase, “money can’t done,” meaning that fabulous wealth makes its own rules. In the Bahamas in recent months, it has become a gleeful reference to the once high-flying resident Sam Bankman-Fried. From Washington to Wall Street, Bankman-Fried is now persona non grata. Politicians, investors and cryptocurrency […]

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Peru’s New President Calls for Elections as Castillo Speaks Out

By Claudia Rebaza, Hira Humayun, Marlon Sorto and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN CNN  — Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte has proposed bringing general elections forward two years to April 2024, during a televised speech delivered early Monday morning, amid ongoing protests throughout the country. “Interpreting the will of the citizens… I have decided to take the […]

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Peru Arrests 6 Generals Amid Graft Investigation of Ex-President Castillo

LIMA, Dec 26 (Reuters) – The anti-corruption unit of Peru’s attorney general’s office on Monday detained six generals amid an investigation into allegations the government of ousted former President Pedro Castillo illegally promoted police and military officers. Police also seized “documents and devices” during a raid of the home of Castillo’s former Defense Minister Walter […]

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