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Kittitian Liburd lands CPL coaching opportunity 

Kittitian cricket coach Steve Liburd landed a new opportunity after being appointed as head coach of the Guyana Amazon Warriors Women’s for the inaugural Women’s Caribbean Premier League(WCPL) and 6ixty. Liburd a former Leeward Island Captain has built up a reputation coaching women’s teams for the past two years and recently served as the West […]

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NEVLEC Announces Scheduled Power Outage Aug. 25 in Hull Ground Area

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (AUGUST 23, 2022) — NEVLEC wishes to advise customers located in the Hull Ground area that there will be an outage on Thursday, August 25th 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This outage is to facilitate service maintenance and upgrades in the area. Please note that the electricity supply may be […]

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Cayman Islands to Strengthen Diversity Marketing

By Santana Salmon The Cayman Islands says it is participating in this year’s National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) joint convention in Las Vegas as part of efforts to strengthen its diversity marketing efforts. “Recognizing the close bonds which both African Americans and Hispanic Americans share with […]

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WORLD VIEW: Most Americans for Tougher Gun Laws, Ukraine War After 6 Months, China Drought, More

Today’s Headlines AP-NORC Poll: Most in US want stricter gun laws CHICAGO (AP) — Most U.S. adults think gun violence is increasing nationwide and want to see gun laws made stricter, according to a new poll that finds broad public support for…Read More Six months on, Ukraine fights war, faces painful aftermath CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) […]

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Italian Man Dies in Cuba’s First Monkeypox Case, Guyana Records Its First Case

AFP, Havana An Italian tourist with monkeypox, the first reported case in Cuba, has died, the country’s health ministry announced on Monday. “This patient rapidly deteriorated to critical condition, having been unstable since August 18, dying on the afternoon of the 21st,” the ministry said in a statement. The 50-year-old arrived in Cuba on August […]

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Former Barbados High Commissioner Named Church of England’s First Racial Justice Director

A leading figure in the campaign to highlight the impact of the Windrush scandal has been appointed as the first Racial Justice Director of the Church of England, it was announced today Church of England priest Guy Hewitt, a former Barbados High Commissioner to the UK, will take up the post in November, heading the […]

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Another Mexican Journalist Killed as Media Death Toll Jumps

By Uriel Sanchez ACAPULCO, Mexico, Aug 22 (Reuters) – A Mexican journalist was shot to death in his car Monday in the Pacific coastal state of Guerrero, authorities said, amid the bloodiest year on record for Mexican media workers. Columnist Fredid “Fredy” Roman was ambushed Monday afternoon in the city of Chilpancingo by armed attackers […]

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Argentina Prosecutor Seeks 12-year Jail Sentence for VP Kirchner

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 22 (Reuters) – An Argentine federal prosecutor requested a 12-year prison sentence on Monday for Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, the country’s former president and current vice president, on corruption charges related to public works. Prosecutor Diego Luciani accused Fernandez de Kirchner, a still-influential voice for the left wing of the ruling Peronist […]

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Lula Says No Need the Destroy Forest to Grow Crops

By Lisandra Paraguassu   SAO PAULO, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Brazil’s presidential frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday his country did not need to cut a single tree to plant more soybeans, sugarcane or raise cattle as he vowed to restore law enforcement in the Amazon rainforest to curb deforestation. His remarks […]

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Thousands Protest in Haiti Over Crime, Inflation

By Harold Isaac   Police clear the street as demonstrators burned tires to protest ongoing fuel shortages even as Haiti’s main fuel terminal renewed deliveries that had been suspended due to an outbreak of gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Thousands of Haitians on Monday […]

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