St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): The Ministers of Cabinet have approved the appointments for the new members of the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board. The statutory body was without an operational Board of Directors after the past chairman, and several board members resigned in September. The Social Security Board now has six new […]
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By Dennis Romero The Coast Guard took 94 Cuban migrants back to their homeland Saturday amid continued flight from the island and an increased number of interdictions off Florida, the agency said Sunday. The Coast Guard said the migrants were apprehended in one of four interdictions of unstable vessels headed to the U.S. “Taking to […]
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By Leonardo Benassatto and Brian Ellsworth SAO PAULO, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Brazilians on Sunday paid tribute in Sao Paulo to friends and family members who died of the coronavirus by writing messages on a mural set up on a boulevard in honor of the 680,000 people Brazil lost to the pandemic. The South American […]
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By Katy Watson BBC South America correspondent, Amazon As Brazilians prepare to pick Jair Bolsonaro or Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as their new president, the future of the largest rainforest in the world hangs in the balance. There is no such thing as silence in the Amazon. The rustle of the trees, the birdsong, […]
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Image source, ReutersImage caption, A police car with a shattered windshield was towed away after Sunday’s incident A Brazilian politician is in custody after throwing grenades at police officers who came to his house in Rio de Janeiro state to arrest him. Roberto Jefferson, an ally of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, wounded two officers before […]
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Image source, Reuters A powerful hurricane made landfall in western Mexico on Sunday, causing heavy rains, flash flooding and landslides. BBC- Roslyn, a category 3 hurricane, came ashore in Nayarit state, with maximum winds of 195km/h (120mph). The hurricane has since been downgraded to a tropical cyclone and is expected to dissipate overnight. Images of […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (October 21, 2022) – The following is an address by Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Jr. Minister of Health and Gender Affairs in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), to mark the observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2022. October is recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Each year we use this opportunity to […]
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Pfizer looks to charge $110 a dose for COVID vax © iStock Pfizer expects to roughly quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine to between $110 to $130 per dose once the U.S. government’s purchasing program ends early next year, a company official said. Angela Lukin, the president of U.S. operations, said during an investor […]
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Two St. Kitts based NGOs have become the first in Latin America and the Caribbean to receive funding under the Republic of China (Taiwan)-funded Women Employment, Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion Project that was launched in November last year. Resident Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan), His Excellency Michael Chau-Horng Lin, made the announcement on […]
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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — After a two-year hiatus occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Rotary Club of Liamuiga 2022 Primary School Bee Competition took place on Thursday October 20 which had students from two primary schools in East Basseterre take first and second position. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, who is also […]
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