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Come Celebrate Black History Month With us, NCDF CEO Tells Public

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (FEBRUARY 24, 2023) — The Nevis Cultural Development Foundation (NCDF) will be hosting an event dubbed “Black Hearts Freedom Edition” at the Nevis Performing Arts Centre (NEPAC) at Pinney’s Estate on Sunday, February 26, 2023, in celebration of Black History Month which is observed annually in February. Mr. Jerome Rawlins, Chief Executive […]

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SKN Development Bank with $20M Account Shortage

By Devonne Cornelius St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): A reported US$20 million are reportedly missing from the coffers of the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis. And the $20 million question is: Where did all that cash go? That shortfall was revealed by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew during […]

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Hard to Believe: 2 Nigerians Arrested Trying to Mail Cocaine through Guyana Post Office

By CMC News Two Nigerians have been arrested in connection with an attempt to send 1.1 pounds of cocaine overseas through the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC). The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said on Thursday while performing duties at the GPOC on Wednesday, CANU officers intercepted a man attempting to post a box containing several […]

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War’s1st Anniversary: King Charles Says Ukraine Has ‘Suffered Unimaginably’

Image source, Reuters Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy were among those holding a minute’s silence to mark the anniversary of Russia’s invasion By Rachel Russell BBC News King Charles says “the people of Ukraine have suffered unimaginably” in a message marking the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion. He also praised the “remarkable courage […]

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Fourth Time Positive :Trinidad’s PM Rowley Gets Covid Again

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, has tested positive for COVID-19 for the fourth time. A brief statement on the Facebook page of the Office of the Prime Minister confirmed that the Trinidadian leader tested positive for the virus on Thursday morning after experiencing mild flu-like […]

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Guyana Shares ‘Big Oil’ Billions with Nation’s First People

  JAMAICA OBSERVER– The Government in Guyana has decided to make 15 per cent of its multi-billion-dollar carbon credits payments from Hess Corporation, totalling US$22 million or GY$4.7 billion, directly available to 241 Amerindian villages, to fast-track their development and upgrade their ability to better care for themselves with State assistance. The carbon credits share […]

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First Trans Woman Selected to Compete in Puerto Rico Miss Universe Pageant

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A transgender woman has for the first time been selected to participate in the Puerto Rico Miss Universe contest held in the largely conservative U.S. territory. Daniela Arroyo González, who is best known for winning a federal lawsuit against Puerto Rico’s government that allows people to change their gender […]

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Colombia Slams Nicaragua’s Ortega Over Expulsion of Critics

BOGOTA, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Colombia’s leftist government on Thursday blasted Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s expulsion of hundreds of prominent critics earlier this month and called for international monitoring and a criminal inquiry, according to a statement by the Colombian foreign ministry. The criticism by the government of Colombian President Gustavo Petro is the latest […]

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Brazil Downpours Leaves 50 Dead and Counting as Rescue Ship Arrives

SAO PAULO, Feb 23 (Reuters) – A Brazilian Navy ship arrived in the coastal city of Sao Sebastiao on Thursday to help rescue victims of the heavy rains afflicting southeast Brazil, which have killed at least 50 people and displaced thousands. The Navy’s multipurpose aircraft ship, its largest vessel, will serve as an emergency field […]

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