The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has ceased all COVID-19-related visitor entry testing and vaccination requirements effective immediately, said government officials in a statement issued late Monday. The dual-island Caribbean nation “is now open to both vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers,” officials added. Travelers are no longer required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 […]

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MIAMI, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Four members of the U.S. Congress have called on the Biden administration to name a new Special Envoy for Haiti, as rampant gang violence cripples the impoverished Caribbean nation. The post was created after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in July 2021, but diplomat Daniel Foote resigned from the […]

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CARACAS, Aug 16 – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that Venezuela would support Cuba in the reconstruction of its only supertanker port in Matanzas, which was partially destroyed by a fire after lightning struck one of the its crude tanks. Cuba has long relied on the 2.4 million-barrel Matanzas terminal, about 130 km […]

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MEXICO CITY, Aug 16 (Reuters) – The body of a Mexican journalist was found on Tuesday a week after going missing in the northern border state of Sonora, local authorities said, as the death toll for media workers in the country continues to rise. Juan Arjon Lopez, who ran the Facebook webpage “A que le […]

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By Jasper Ward   NASSAU, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Caribbean countries should pressure developed nations to provide more financing to mitigate the effects of climate change at the upcoming COP27 climate talks, the prime minister of The Bahamas said at a summit of regional officials on Tuesday. The members of the Caribbean community need to […]

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By Stephanie Hegarty Population correspondent, BBC World Service Food is becoming more expensive, and sometimes scarcer, all over the world. Everywhere people are having to adapt to the new circumstances, and sometimes this means changing what they eat. Late-night runs to Walmart in the US It’s 04:00 and the air is already sticky with the […]

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By Malu Cursino BBC News Cuba says it will allow foreign investors into its wholesale and retail trade for the first time in 60 years. The move is a major shift for the island nation’s Communist government, and overturns a 1960s Fidel Castro policy of nationalising retail. But Cuba is now facing its most severe […]

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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, August 16, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is among the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that are benefitting from the Republic of China (Taiwan) in assisting the economic empowerment of women post-pandemic of COVID-19 through the Women Employment, Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion Project. “The Women […]

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The Reuters Daily Briefing Tuesday, August 16, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. Russia says it has ‘no need’ to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, Trump’s revenge campaign takes aim at Cheney, and Kenya braces for a legal battle after Ruto is declared president-elect Today’s biggest stories A view shows […]

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by Santana Salmon CBN- U.S. immigration officials say 187 Cuban migrants have been arrested after landing in the Florida Keys on ten separate boats over the weekend. Chief Patrol Agent Walter Slosar of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted images of the small boats without passengers on Twitter. The Miami Herald said a large […]

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