NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS — Women outnumber men and as such the value of their contribution to the development of any society should not be ignored. Hon. Jahnel Nisbett, Minister of Gender Affairs and Social Development in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), recently celebrated with seven women who were honoured by the Department of Gender […]
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By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Families living on the upper slopes of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia are being evacuated after an increase of seismic activity. Colombia’s Geological Service (SGC) has raised the alert level from yellow to orange, warning that an eruption bigger than any in the past 10 years could occur […]
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The AP Wire Trump faces setbacks in other probes as NY case proceeds Former President Donald Trump faces the most urgent legal challenge of his life this week in New York, where he’s set to be arraigned Tuesday on charges arising from hush money payments during his 2016 campaign. Read More. Oil prices soar on […]
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By AP News The body of a 2-year-old Florida boy who had been the subject of a frantic search after his mother was slain was found Friday in a lake in the jaws of an alligator, police said. St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway also said the boy’s father, 21-year-old Thomas Mosley, will be charged […]
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GLEANER- As Jamaica begins its transition to a republic, the country intends to maintain the best of its heritage and culture, says Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte. The minister was speaking at the first Indian Diaspora Conference, held on March 26 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. “We intend […]
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Starting next month, Guyana’s Ministry of Health will be rolling out a registered nursing programme aimed at training 1,000 people annually and upon successful completion, persons are being guaranteed a job within the health sector. “In about a month’s time, we are going to open up to the general public and […]
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By Carlo Cariaga Due to the interest on a geothermal drilling tender announced by the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) in the Caribbean island of Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis, the deadline for the tender has been extended anew. The deadline had previously already been extended to 9 March 2023 but is now being extended further […]
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By DÁNICA COTO SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Pressure is mounting on an obscure U.N. body based in Jamaica to hit pause on plans to potentially open the world’s deep seas to mining as companies push for permission to extract metals from seabeds in international waters. The International Seabed Authority on Friday closed two […]
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By JAVIER CORDOBA LIMON, Costa Rica (AP) — In this colorful Caribbean port, where cruise ship passengers are whisked to jungle adventures in Costa Rica’s interior, locals try to be home by dark and police patrol with high-caliber guns in the face of soaring drug violence. Costa Rica logged a record 657 homicides last year […]
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April 2 (Reuters) – Ecuador has authorized the carrying and use of guns by civilians, President Guillermo Lasso said in a televised broadcast, citing rising crime and insecurity in the Andean country. Lasso, a conservative former banker, has been fighting to tackle rising crime and violence in the streets and in prisons – where hundreds […]
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