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REUTERS WORLD NEWS: Turkey-Syria Quake Toll at 35,000, U.S. shoots down mysterious object, Russian forces claim gains in Ukraine, South Korea aims to join the AI race, More

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PAHO Warns of Potential Measles Outbreaks in the Caribbean

By CMC News The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an alert, urging countries of the Americas, including the Caribbean, to update their response plans to prevent the re-establishment of endemic transmission of the measles virus. This follows a reduction in childhood vaccination coverage, increasing the possibility for outbreaks of the disease. “Vaccination and […]

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Park Hyatt St. Kitts’ Stone Barn Wins Best Caribbean Fine-Dining Award

St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): The Park Hyatt St. Kitts has won the Best Caribbean Fine-Dining honors for their restaurant, Stone Barn, at the 2022 World Culinary Awards. The St. Kitts Tourism Authority extended congratulations to the hotel on their social media. Lucas Curcio Perez – Executive Chef of Stone Barn at the Park Hyatt […]

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CARICOM: Caribbean Leaders Discuss Spiraling Chaos in Haiti

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Top Caribbean leaders are expected to debate Haiti’s spiraling chaos and its impact on the region during a biannual meeting this week, with some complaining bitterly about a constant stream of migrants arriving on their shores as they flee poverty and worsening violence. The three-day meeeaftting of the Caribbean trade block […]

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Biden, Lula Project Unity on Democracy and Climate Change

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden met on Friday with Brazilian leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a reboot of relations between the hemisphere’s two largest democracies after the end of Donald Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro’s stormy rule. During the visit, Washington said it would work to […]

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Peru: Seven Police Officers Killed in Cocaine Hotspot

(Reuters) – Seven police officers were killed after being ambushed in an area of central Peru known for its cocaine production, the National Police said Saturday. The attack took place in the town of Natividad, in the remote Andean and jungle region known as the VRAEM, or Valle de los Rios Apurimac, Ene y Mantaro, […]

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Mexico Arrests Cartel Member Suspected of Leading Fentanyl Trade

MEXICO CITY, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Mexico’s defence ministry said Sunday that security forces had arrested a suspected top cartel member accused of leading the region’s production of fentanyl, which has killed thousands in the United States. The arrest, which took place on Thursday in the state of Sinaloa, came just weeks after U.S. President […]

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Thousands of Pregnant Russian Women Flying to Argentina for Citizenship

by Laura Gozzi BBC NEWS More than 5,000 pregnant Russian women have entered Argentina in recent months, including 33 on a single flight on Thursday, officials say. The latest arrivals were all in the final weeks of pregnancy, according to the national migration agency. It is believed the women want to make sure their babies […]

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Cuban Exodus: ‘I Just Don’t See a Future Here for Me’

By Will Grant BBC News, Havana An accomplished pitcher and first baseman from Havana, 12-year-old Deivid Acosta’s eyes light up when he talks of potentially playing competitive baseball in the United States. He’s now tantalisingly close. Thanks to an agreement reached a few years ago, Cuban children will compete for the first time in the […]

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Min. of Tourism to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Nevisian Heritage Village at Fothergills

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (February 10, 2023) — The Ministry of Tourism in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Nevisian Heritage Village at Fothergills in Gingerland on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Mr. John Hanley, Permanent Secretary in the ministry, said to commemorate the anniversary, there will be an official ceremony […]

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