By Micaiah Morgan CNW- Jamaica’s Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton has confirmed that seven babies died in July from a bacterial outbreak at the neonatal unit of the Victoria Jubilee maternity hospital in Kingston However, he dismissed reports that dozens of babies died. The seven deaths represented a mortality rate of 43 […]

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By CMC News The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, Ulrika Richardson, says Haitians are coming together to tackle the recent outbreak of cholera in the country. “I visited several cholera treatment centers in the most affected neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince and saw heart-breaking scenes; children who were so malnourished, it was difficult to […]

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Antigua Observer The historic first direct flight between Antigua and West Africa is now less than a week away, with the country gearing up to observe the milestone on the day of its Independence – November 1. Despite some skepticism surrounding the initiative, the inaugural flight of Antigua Airways – a partnership between the government […]

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New York, October 26, 2022 — Haitian authorities must immediately investigate a shooting attack on investigative journalist Roberson Alphonse, bring those responsible to justice, and make sure Haiti’s journalists can report safely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. Unidentified attackers shot at Alphonse’s car while he drove through the Delmas 40B neighborhood of the […]

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WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – The top U.S. and Canadian generals discussed Haiti’s security situation during a call on Wednesday, the U.S. military said in a statement. The office of U.S. Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, did not offer further details on Milley’s Haiti discussion with Canada’s Chief of […]

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MONTREAL, Oct 26 (Reuters) – WestJet Airlines’ planned purchase of leisure rival Sunwing would likely have “substantial anti-competitive effects” on sales of vacation packages, including higher prices and less choice, Canada’s Competition Bureau said on Wednesday. Calgary-based WestJet, which is owned by private equity firm Onex Corp ONEX.TO, said in March it would buy Ontario-based […]

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By Lizbeth Diaz   MEXICO CITY, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Ana Villalobos remembers what she went through to get from Venezuela to the United States: going hungry, sleeping in the open and crossing rivers and forests with her young son. She cries upon reflecting on the journey, knowing it bore no fruit. Now, Villalobos is […]

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TORONTO, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Immigrants’ share of Canada’s population has hit its highest point in the country’s 150-year history and the biggest share among G7 countries, new data released by Statistics Canada showed on Wednesday. Twenty-three percent of Canadians were immigrants in 2021, according to the census, and Statistics Canada projects that between 29% […]

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Why fears of a Russian ‘false flag’ attack are on the rise by Ellen Mitchell The Hill Fears are rising that a major event on Ukrainian soil in the near future will be a Russian “false flag” operation as Moscow looks to regain momentum amid a successful counteroffensive from Kyiv. U.S. officials on Tuesday continued […]

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NBA Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was honored at the annual Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Spirit of Hope event in Toronto before he addressed a crowd of 1,200 about his longstanding work in advocating for social justice and human rights, being a steadfast ally in the fight against anti-Semitism and building bridges between communities. Abdul-Jabbar began […]

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