Sept 14 (Reuters) – A group of immigrants landed on the wealthy Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday, part of a campaign by Republican governors to shift the immigration burden to Democratic areas. Florida governor Ron DeSantis took credit for the arrival of two planes of immigrants, one spokeswoman told Fox News and a […]
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By Steve Scherer OTTAWA, Sept 14 (Reuters) – A growing number of Canadians do not want a foreign monarch to represent them despite deep historical ties to Britain and affection for the queen, but risks that come with constitutional reform mean there is little political will for change. Britain colonized Canada beginning in the […]
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By Merlyn Thomas BBC News Five people have been arrested for smuggling migrants into western Europe on private jets, Italian police say. The suspects gave the migrants fake diplomatic papers for the Caribbean nation of St Kitts and Nevis. Private jets, officially heading to the Caribbean, took them from Turkey to a stopover at a […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS — For women to be empowered they need to have access to education as well as the freedom to start businesses. That view was expressed by Ms. Catherine Forbes, Training Officer at the Department of Gender Affairs in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA). Ms. Forbes was delivering welcome remarks at the start of […]
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by Joseph Choi Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), left, speaks with Charles Michel, EU Council President, during the G7 leaders summit at Castle Elmau in Kruen, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Monday, June 27, 2022.(Michael Kappeler/Pool via AP) The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said the […]
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The end of the queue for people to view Queen Elizabeth II lying in state is currently near London Bridge, according to the UK government’s live tracker. Estimates given are up 800,000 people in a line more than 7-miles-long waiting to see the Queen’s coffin/. The queue currently is approximately 3 miles long (about 4 […]
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TRAVEL: by Eric Mackenzie Lamb As most Kittitians know, the French island of St Barths is easily visible from St Kitts’ northeastern coastline. And, until 1972, the exportation of sea salt was an important industry for St Barths, which for centuries had not only been a major factor for trade between the two islands., but contributed to the preservation of […]
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Today’s Headlines Ukrainian troops keep up pressure on fleeing Russian forces KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops piled pressure on retreating Russian forces Tuesday, pressing deeper into occupied territory and sending more Kremlin troops fleeing…Read More China’s Xi visits Kazakhstan ahead of summit with Putin NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday […]
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Right Livelihood As Nicaragua intensifies its crackdown on non-governmental organisations, Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples on the country’s Caribbean Coast face increasing displacement and attacks from armed settlers with little help or oversight for rights violations, Right Livelihood and the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) warned the UN Human Rights Council in a joint […]
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