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Western NY Death Toll Rises to 28 from Storm

By CAROLYN THOMPSONyesterday BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo residents hovered around space heaters, hunted for cars buried in snow drifts and looked for more victims Monday, after 28 people died in one of the worst weather-related disasters ever to hit western New York. The rest of the United States also was reeling from the ferocious […]

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WORLD VIEW: US Deadly Deep Freeze, China Covid Surge, Migrants Taken to VP Harris’ Home, Ukraine Latest, More

The AP News   Extreme cold, travel chaos: Woes from deadly storm continue BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The deep freeze from a deadly winter storm that walloped much of the United States will continue into the week as people in western New York deal with…Read More Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns BAZHOU, […]

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Significant Achievements Made in 2022 – Outgoing CARICOM Chairman

By CMC News The outgoing chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the President of Suriname Chandrikapersad Santokhi says that as the region prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, significant steps in were made last year. In his end of year statement, the Surinamese President, in reflecting on […]

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Jamaica: Investigation Launched Into International Drug Ring Using Airport

By Micaiah Morgan,  CNW Police in Jamaica have launched an investigation following the discovery of an undetermined amount of cocaine at the Norman International Airport. According to a report published by Radio Jamaica News, last Thursday, the police seized a shipment of cocaine at the Jamaica Post Central Sorting Office, located in the airport. The […]

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St Kitts & Nevis Prime Minister Drew Sees Need for More Diverse Economy

Basseterre, Dec. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, Dr Terrance Drew, recently delivered his first Budget Address under the theme “Towards Our Transformation as a Sustainable Small Island State”. During his speech he highlighted six major sectors for diversification and growth opportunities. The six sectors are: Citizenship by Investment Programme […]

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Bahamas: Great Harbour Cay Airport Opens

The Bahamas has officially opened a new international airport in Great Harbour Cay, located in the Berry Islands The Caribbean is home to over 7,000 islands, both big and small, bustling and deserted. Access to some of the smaller islands can be complicated and require several transfers, sometimes by small plane, other times only by […]

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El Salvador Conducts Christmas Eve Anti-Drug Military Operation

SAN SALVADOR, Dec 24 (Reuters) – El Salvador started Christmas Eve with a military operation against drug dealers in a San Salvador community, the government said on Saturday, part of the country’s controversial attempt to fight criminal gangs. The government deployed 1,000 soldiers and around 130 police officers who have been participating since dawn in […]

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Cuba says U.S. Greenlights MLB Players for World Baseball Classic

HAVANA, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Cuba said on Saturday the United States had granted permission for some of its top ballplayers to participate in the World Baseball Classic on the national team. Juan Reinaldo Perez Pardo, president of the Cuban Baseball Federation, said in a statement that organizers of the event scheduled for March had […]

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Brazil Election-Denier ‘Terrorists’ Threaten Lula’s Inauguration, New Minister Says

By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 25 (Reuters) – Election-denying protesters camping outside Brazilian army bases have become “incubators of terrorism,” Brazil’s incoming justice minister said on Sunday, a day after police detonated an explosive device and arrested a suspect they accused of links to the Brasilia camp. “Yesterday’s serious events in Brasilia prove […]

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SV&G: Army of Islanders to Protect Gecko Size of a Paperclip

Image source, Courtesy Roxanne FrogetImage caption, Union Island wardens are trained to protect the area’s fauna and flora By Gemma Handy St John’s, Antigua BBC Dressed in camouflage and combats and with self-defence training under their belts, the Union Island wardens look prepped for battle. They are in fact on a mission to protect one […]

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