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Taiwan Scholarships 2023 Available, Students Invited to Apply

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (JANUARY 13, 2023) — The Ministry of Human Resources in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) has received the call for the Taiwan MOFA & ICDF Scholarships 2023.  Interested persons are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunities made available to pursue undergraduate and graduate degree studies. The scholarship benefits include airfare, housing, […]

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New Session of Nevis Island Assembly to Open January 19

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (January 13, 2022) — The Opening of the New Session of the Nevis Island Assembly will be held at the Nevis Island Assembly Chambers on Thursday January 19, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. According to Ms. Myra Williams, Clerk of the Nevis Island Assembly, the session begins with a Prayer followed by Proclamation; Election […]

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Davos Meet: Call for New Taxes on Super-Rich after 1% Pocket Two-Thirds of All New Wealth

$26tn of new wealth created since start of pandemic went to richest, Oxfam report reveals Private aircraft at Zurich airport used to ferry visitors to and from the Davos World Economic Forum. The report coincides with the start of this year’s gathering. Photograph: Ennio Leanza/EPA Larry Elliott Economic editor GUARDIAN Oxfam has called for immediate […]

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WESO Trends 2023 Economic Slowdown Likely to Force Workers to Accept Lower Quality Jobs

Faltering global employment growth and the pressure on decent working conditions risk undermining social justice, according to the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023 report. GENEVA (ILO News) – The current global economic slowdown is likely to force more workers to accept lower quality, poorly paid jobs which lack job security and social […]

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REUTERS WORLD NEWS: Rus Claims Ukraine Win, Tesla price cuts, Donald Trump’s firm to be sentenced, Lisa Marie Presley dies at 54, More

Hello! Tesla extends price cuts, Donald Trump’s company is to be sentenced, and Lisa Marie Presley has died aged 54. by Linda Noakes World News A satellite view shows a destroyed school and buildings in south Soledar, Ukraine, January 10, 2023 Russia said that its forces had taken control of the salt-mining town of Soledar […]

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Report: US Cancer Deaths Down 33%, But Not Good Enough

USA TODAY- A report from the American Cancer Society released Thursday shows continued decreases in cancer deaths but health experts say more could be done regarding cancer prevention. The organization’s annual Cancer Statistics projects over 1.95 million people will be diagnosed with cancer and nearly 610,000 will die of cancer in 2023, an uptick from 2022 projections. Despite […]

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World Bank Offers $40M for Caribbean Health System-Strengthening

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The World Bank has provided more than US$40 million under the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Regional Health Project to improve health facilities and laboratory capacities, strengthen public health systems and emergency management, institutional capacity building, project management and coordination, and contingency emergency response. Project beneficiaries include Dominica, […]

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Barbados Tops, SKN 2nd in Caribbean Power Passport Race

The Voice- BARBADOS HAS ranked top of the leaderboard for having one of the most powerful passports in the Caribbean – for the eighth year running.Henley Passport Index placed the east-tropical island in its coveted spot due to it boasting the most visa-free access across 163 destinations around the world.Barbados, which has been thrust onto […]

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U.S. Sending Cuba Delegation to Restart Law Enforcement Talks

By Matt Spetalnick and Dave Sherwood A street view in Havana, Cuba, January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini WASHINGTON/HAVANA, Jan 12 (Reuters) – The Biden administration plans to send a delegation to Havana this month to restart U.S.-Cuba talks on law-enforcement issues that were halted under former President Donald Trump, the U.S. State Department said on […]

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