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Bahamas Seeking to Repatriate More Than 100 Haitians Migrants Rescued at Sea

By CMC News The Department of Immigration says it is working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to repatriate “as quickly as possible” more than 100 Haitians who were rescued in the Bahamas on Sunday. In a statement, the Ministry of Immigration said that on Friday, an overloaded boat with several migrants had been spotted […]

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IDB Caribbean Governors Meeting in Trinidad

By CMC News President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Ilan Goldfajn, has called for a renewed effort to overcome the historic plagues of poverty and inequality, increasing productivity and accelerating growth. Goldfajn, who is on his first visit here since his election to the top post late last year,  told the X1 annual consultation […]

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WORLD VIEW: China’s Propaganda Efforts, Kidnapped Americans, Drop in Border Crossings, France Strikes, More

March 07, 2023 The AP Wire US sees China propaganda efforts becoming more like Russia’s WASHINGTON (AP) — China has long been seen by the U.S. as a prolific source of anti-American propaganda but less aggressive in its influence operations than Russia, which has…Read More China minister lashes out at US in first news conference […]

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Grenada PM Invites UK’s Rishi Sunak to Discuss Reparations

THE VOICE- GRENADA’S PRIME Minister has invited the British Prime Minister to attend discussions with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) about reparations for slavery. Dickon Mitchell extended the invitation to Rishi Sunak at a reparation forum last week, which was hosted by the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the Grenada National Reparations Committee (GNRC).Mr […]

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Fifteen SKN Nationals Recognized by the University of the Virgin Islands

by Eulana Weekes St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Fifteen nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis made it to the Dean’s List in recognition of their outstanding academic performances at the University of the Virgin Islands. The University of the Virgin Islands held its Dean List Award Ceremony on Sunday, March 5 2023 at the Eldridge […]

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Six Soldiers Dead in Peru After Seeking to Cross River While Fleeing Unrest

March 6 (Reuters) – Six members of Peru’s Army died after they tried to cross a river last weekend, officials said on Monday, as they tried to escape the latest in a series of anti-government protests that has rocked the country over the past three months. The soldiers disappeared last Sunday after attempting to cross […]

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Tesla Could Begin Producing Autos in Mexico Next Year -Mexican Official

  MEXICO CITY, March 6 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) could begin producing its first cars in Mexico next year, with the electric vehicle maker close to receiving its final permits allowing factory construction to begin in Nuevo Leon near the U.S.-Mexico border, the state’s governor said on Monday. “They are waiting for the final […]

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Search Launched for Americans Seized in Mexico

By Madeline Halpert & Will Grant, Mexico correspondent BBC News A search is under way for four US citizens kidnapped in north-eastern Mexico last week after apparently getting caught up in a shootout which left one Mexican dead. They were driving through Matamoros in a white minivan when unidentified gunmen opened fire. Video shows them […]

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Cameroonian Migrants Stranded on an Island They Had Not Heard Of-Antigua

BBC- How did more than 600 Cameroonians come to find themselves stranded on a Caribbean island that many of them had never heard of? Journalist Gemma Handy reports from St John’s in Antigua. Daniel fights to hold back the tears as he recounts the day his two younger brothers were shot dead by militia during […]

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Mexico: More Than 340 Migrants Found in Abandoned Truck Trailer

Mexican officials have found more than 340 people in an abandoned truck trailer in the state of Veracruz, including 103 unaccompanied minors.   The migrants were from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Ecuador. It is one of the biggest recent discoveries of migrant children traveling through Mexico. All appeared unharmed and the trailer had fans […]

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