NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS — As the Department of Agriculture continues to prepare for the upcoming premier of Agri-Expo, on March 30 to 31, 2023, Mr. Collin Huggins of Bath Village, who is involved in both fishing and farming has been selected to be the patron of the event, for what the department says is his […]
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SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Residents are complaining about burning eyes and breathing problems. Dead fish have washed up on beaches. A beachside festival has been canceled, even though it wasn’t scheduled for another month. Florida’s southwest coast experienced a flare-up of the toxic red tide algae this week, setting off concerns that it could continue […]
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(VI Consortium) Elections are officially around the corner for the British Virgin Islands, following the dissolution of parliament at the end of Friday’s sitting of the House of Assembly. A proclamation published in the territory’s Gazette on Saturday reads in part, “Now Therefore, I John Rankin CMG, Governor of the Virgin Islands, by virtue and […]
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By CMC News Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Monday praised his Antigua and Barbuda counterpart, Gaston Browne, for his efforts in keeping the inter-regional airline, LIAT, in the skies, but acknowledged the need for governments to invest in inter-regional travel. “I recognized as Prime Minister of the country the important and unprecedented role that LIAT […]
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NBC Miami- Sidney Holmes, a 57-year-old man who was sentenced to 400 years in prison in a 1988 armed robbery in Broward is expected to be set free on Monday after more than 34 years behind bars. He is to be released from prison following a request from the Broward State Attorney’s Office Conviction Review […]
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Hello The global bank stock rout has deepened as the SVB collapse fans contagion fears, Ukraine has accused Russian soldiers of widespread abuse, and California is menaced by late-season winter storms. By Kate Turton Business & Markets Shockwaves from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank further pounded global bank stocks despite President Joe Biden’s […]
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By EDMAR BARROS and MAURICIO SAVARESEtoday RAPOSA SERRA DO SOL INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil (AP) — On his first trip to Indigenous land in the Amazon rainforest since taking office, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed support for creating new territories for those communities, but stopped short of announcing any demarcations. Wearing white cap […]
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By Biodun Busari One of the deadliest cyclones ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere — Tropical Cyclone Freddy – hit the southern African countries of Malawi and Mozambique on Monday. According to the East African News, the Cyclone Freddy which attacked the region for the second time killed 99 people in Malawi and 10 in […]
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By Marianna Parraga March 13 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA (PDVSA.UL) on Monday was loading a supertanker with crude and fuel for Cuba, maritime documents showed, an unusually large volume to help its political ally overcome an energy crisis with repeated blackouts. Several big electrical outages this year have left many in Cuba […]
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By Sara Clemence and Emily Schmall NY Times SAN DIEGO — Along a San Diego beach chewed away by winter swells, at least eight people died after the small boats they were in capsized in what the authorities said on Sunday was a human smuggling operation gone awry. Capt. James Spitler, sector commander of the U.S. […]
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