BBC – At least one person died after police fired tear gas at fans outside Gimnasia’s stadium during the match against Boca Juniors in Argentina. Police also fired rubber bullets to try to stop supporters from getting into the already packed ground on Thursday. The game was called off after nine minutes, with fans spilling […]
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Image source, Reuters Volunteer rescuers, completely covered in mud, receive medical treatment after being attacked by wasps while removing debris By Malu Cursino & Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News The number of people killed has risen to 36, and 56 others are missing, after landslides swept away their homes in the Venezuelan town of Las Tejerías. […]
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NEVIS — The following is an address by Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Jr. Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), in observance of World Mental Health Day October 10, 2022. “Today Monday 10 October “World Mental Health Day,” we join the rest of the world in promoting this year’s campaign theme “Making mental health […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (OCTOBER 10, 2022) – The following is an announcement from the Ministry of Human Resources in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA ) regarding the availability of scholarships for the Ross University Veterinary Medicine degree programme. The Ministry of Human Resources in the Nevis Island Administration encourages individuals who are interested in Veterinary […]
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GENEVA (7 October 2022) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women(CEDAW) will hold its upcoming session from 10 October to 28 October, during which it will review Finland, Armenia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Belgium, Ukraine, Honduras, the Gambia and Switzerland. The above eight countries are among the 189 States parties to […]
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Tropical Storm Julia became a hurricane late Saturday as it passed the Colombian islands and is headed to Nicaragua. “Life-threatening flash floods and mudslides possible from heavy rains over Central America and Southern Mexico through early next week,” according to the US National Hurricane Center. Julia is packing maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 […]
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By Michelle Nichols and Kanishka Singh UNITED NATIONS, Oct 9 (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed that one or several countries send “a rapid action force” to help Haiti’s police remove a threat posed by armed gangs, according to a letter to the U.N. Security Council, seen by Reuters on Sunday. Guterres is […]
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By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Colombia’s security forces will keep up their offensive against drug traffickers and illegal armed groups, even as President Gustavo Petro pushes for “total peace” in the Andean country, Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez told Reuters. Petro, who took office in August as Colombia’s first left-wing president, has […]
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Today’s Headlines Russia strikes Kyiv, multiple Ukrainian cities; many dead KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities Monday, smashing civilian targets including downtown Kyiv where at least…Read More N. Korea confirms nuke missiles tests to ‘wipe out’ enemies SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said […]
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Image source, EPA Protests and gang violence have rocked Haiti, plunging the country into a worsening political, economic and security crisis. By Merlyn Thomas BBC News Haiti has asked for foreign military support to curb its gang violence crisis which has paralysed the country. The Haitian government authorised Prime Minister Ariel Henry to request […]
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