NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (February 07, 2023) — The Ministry of Tourism in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) publicly mourns the loss of well-known Nevisian farmer/ entrepreneur Mr. Mervin “Mansa” Tyson. In a statement published on its Facebook page on February 04, 2023, the ministry acknowledged the late Mansa was one of Nevis’ famed and respected […]

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  Quake deaths pass 5,000 as Turkey, Syria seek survivors ADANA, Turkey (AP) — Rescuers raced Tuesday to find survivors in the rubble of thousands of buildings brought down by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks that…Read More Biden aims to deliver reassurance in State of Union address WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden […]

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by Eulana Weekes St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): The St Kitts and Nevis Government has imposed an amnesty period for immigrants to update their residential status. All individuals who need to update their documents are encouraged to go to the Ministry of National Security, to ensure that matters are examined and resolved. Prime Minister Drew […]

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By CMC News Haitian authorities are offering ten million Gourdes (One Gourde=US$0.006 cents) for information leading to the capture of Vitel “Homme” Innocent, the leader of the “Kraze Baryè” gang blamed for a number of killing and kidnappings in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. The announcement came as the National Police of Haiti (PNH) launched […]

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More than four dozen Jamaican fruit bats destined for a lab in Bozeman, Montana, are set to become part of an experiment with an ambitious goal: predicting the next global pandemic. Bats worldwide are primary vectors for virus transmission from animals to humans. Those viruses often are harmless to bats but can be deadly to […]

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by Oxford University Press A new paper in Ornithological Applications reviews multiple ways in which the field of ornithology systemically excludes researchers and research from Latin America and the Caribbean, despite this region harboring the most bird species on Earth. The paper, signed by 124 ornithologists (including professional scientists, naturalists, park rangers, and technicians) from […]

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Reuters Haitian National police officers deploy tear gas during a protest demanding the resignation of Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry after weeks of shortages in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo   PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Monday formally installed a transition council whose job will be to […]

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Havana CNN  —  Elían González, the Cuban boy whose custody battle once led to a Cold War showdown, has been nominated to serve in the island’s National Assembly, the communist-party daily Granma said Monday. The newspaper referred to González, now 29, as “representing the most worthy of the Cuban youth.” González’s nomination all but secures […]

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Reuters [1/5] Police officers check a car and people during an operation on highway RR-205 as access to Yanomami indigenous land is monitored, near Boa Vista, Roraima state, Brazil, February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli   BRASILIA, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Illegal gold miners blamed for causing a humanitarian crisis on Brazil’s largest indigenous reservation are asking […]

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A section of the border wall between Mexico and the United States is seen, as pictured from Tijuana, Mexico August 1, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes/File Photo MEXICO CITY, Feb 6 (Reuters) – The Mexican government said on Monday it is opposed to a possible restart of the U.S. immigration policy known as “Remain in Mexico” which […]

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