Tag Archives: caribbean

REUTERS WORLD NEWS: US Mid-Term Elections, Help for Poor Nations at COP27, More Ukrainian Refugees Predicted

The Reuters Daily Briefing Wednesday, November 9, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. Democrats are doing much better than many had expected, Meta is cutting more than 11,000 jobs, and the crypto market is crumbling Make sense of how companies and governments are grappling with climate change. Sign up to […]

The post REUTERS WORLD NEWS: US Mid-Term Elections, Help for Poor Nations at COP27, More Ukrainian Refugees Predicted appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

UK is Fastest Growing Tourism Recovery Market for Jamaica

  By CMC News The United Kingdom is emerging as the fastest-growing recovery market for Jamaica with Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett launching a new advertising campaign dubbed ‘Come Back”. Bartlett, who recently announced that Jamaica had welcomed two million stopover arrivals last month, said the UK market is trending ahead of 2019 figures. “In 2019, […]

The post UK is Fastest Growing Tourism Recovery Market for Jamaica appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

Bridge Announced Between Caribbean, L. America, Africa for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana H.E. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, and President of the Republic of Rwanda. H.E. Paul Kagame met in Sharm El-Sheikh on the sidelines of COP 27 to discuss the furthering of pharmaceutical equity for global public health with President of […]

The post Bridge Announced Between Caribbean, L. America, Africa for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

Hurricane Warning as Tropical Storm Nicole Moves Towards Bahamas, Florida

Ian has reached South Carolina as a category 1 hurricane, but after a few hours it lost strength, in Charleston, South Carolina, September 30, 2022. © Grace Beahm Alford, AP     Tropical Storm Nicole gained strength on Tuesday as it churned toward the Bahamas on track for Florida’s Atlantic coast, where a hurricane warning […]

The post Hurricane Warning as Tropical Storm Nicole Moves Towards Bahamas, Florida appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

California Ticket Wins Record $2.04 Billion Powerball Jackpot

Robert Hart Forbes Staff   A single winning ticket sold in California bagged Monday night’s record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot, the lottery said, though the lucky winner faces a hefty tax bill and will take home much less than the headline prize—here’s how much. Wednesday’s Powerball has a jackpot of $1.2 billion. Getty Images Powerball […]

The post California Ticket Wins Record $2.04 Billion Powerball Jackpot appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

Saint Kitts and Nevis PM Vows Continued Support for Taiwan in Global Organizations

By Kelvin Chen, Taiwan News, Staff Writer   TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Saint Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Terrance Drew on Tuesday (Nov. 8) pledged to continue supporting Taiwan in international organizations. Drew also thanked the Taiwan government for its long-term assistance in his country’s development during a banquet hosted by Foreign Minister Joseph Wu […]

The post Saint Kitts and Nevis PM Vows Continued Support for Taiwan in Global Organizations appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

Mexico To Raise Climate Emissions Target for First Time Since 2016

Reuters Top-Gas flaring is seen at Mexico’s state-run oil monopoly Pemex platform “Ku Maloob Zaap” in the Northeast Marine Region of Pemex Exploration and Production in the Bay of Campeche April 19, 2013. Picture taken April 19, 2013. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia/File Photo/File Photo   MEXICO CITY, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Mexico will raise its target […]

The post Mexico To Raise Climate Emissions Target for First Time Since 2016 appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

Bolsonaro’s Party To Be Lula’s Opposition, Will Back Him Again in 2026

BRASILIA, Nov 8 (Reuters) – The party of Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, recently defeated by former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, will be the main opposition to Lula when he takes office on Jan. 1, its leader, Valdemar Costa Neto, said on Tuesday. The right-wing Liberal Party (PL) emerged from elections last month […]

The post Bolsonaro’s Party To Be Lula’s Opposition, Will Back Him Again in 2026 appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

Mexican Village Blames Climate Change as Sea Swallows Its Homes

EL BOSQUE, Mexico, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Celia Figarola and her husband stayed in their simple seafront home by the Gulf of Mexico as long as they could – until, finally, the encroaching tide caused their walls to crack. Now what was Celia’s home for three decades lies in ruins in the surf. “My children […]

The post Mexican Village Blames Climate Change as Sea Swallows Its Homes appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

Panama Judge Calls Two Ex-Presidents to Trial in Odebrecht Probe

By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, Nov 8 (Reuters) – A Panama judge on Tuesday called two former presidents, as well as a slate of other high-profile figures, to trial over money-laundering related to the Odebrecht bribery probe, a sweeping corruption investigation which has rippled across Latin America. The country’s state attorney’s office said a judge […]

The post Panama Judge Calls Two Ex-Presidents to Trial in Odebrecht Probe appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.