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Cuba and French Telecoms Operator Orange Begin Work on Subsea Cable to Martinique

HAVANA, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Cuba said on Thursday it had begun work with French telecoms operator Orange on an underwater cable that will link it to the island of Martinique in a bid to beef up the its connection to global internet and broadband corridors. The announcement comes one week after the Biden administration […]

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Indigenous Group Denounces Release of Suspect in Murder of British Journalist, Amazon Expert

Reuters A child holds a flower, during a protest to demand justice for journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, who were murdered in the Amazon, in Brasilia, Brazil June 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino Dec 8 (Reuters) – An indigenous group from the area of the Amazon rainforest where British journalist Dom Phillips and […]

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Mexico Considers Asylum for Peru’s Ousted President Who’s in Detention

BBC- Mexico says it is considering granting asylum to Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo, who was impeached and then accused of rebellion in a dramatic turn of events on Wednesday. Mr Castillo, 53, is now in custody in Lima. His asylum request has been sent to Mexico’s president via a lawyer. The two countries are […]

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Bivalent Booster Approved for Kids 6 Months and Older, World Covid Stats

US: Bivalent booster Approved for kids 6 months and older © AP The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced it has expanded the emergency use authorization for the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine to include children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years. Children older than 6 months who have received the primary […]

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Taiwan Ambassador Praises Women Entrepreneurs in St. Kitts and Nevis

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, December 8, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — Among the seven countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region where the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) launched the Women Empowerment Project, St. Kitts and Nevis has been very successful and it is hoped that the success could be replicated in the other countries […]

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REUTERS WORLD NEWS: Russia attacks in east Ukraine, Peru’s leftist leader is arrested, and Saudi Arabia lays on a lavish welcome for China’s Xi

The Reuters Daily Briefing Thursday, December 8, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. Russia attacks in east Ukraine, Peru’s leftist leader Castillo is arrested, and Saudi Arabia lays on a lavish welcome for China’s Xi Today’s biggest stories Closed mobile nucleic acid testing booths are pictured outside the Shanghai Railway […]

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CARICOM Reparation Plan Receives Support at People of African Descent Inaugural Forum

ByCMC News Delegates attending the inaugural United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent in Geneva have supported the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) ten-point reparation plan, calling for its adoption globally. Bahamian, Gaynel Diana Curry, one of the five experts appointed earlier this year to serve on the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of […]

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PM Skerrit’s Dominica Ruling Party Wins General Election

By CMC News   The ruling Dominica Labour Party (DLP) has been returned to power in Tuesday’s general election, even as two independent candidates won constituencies in the 21-seat Parliament following a boycott by the main opposition political parties. Preliminary results released by the Electoral Office here showed that the DLP, which had entered the […]

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Police Investigate Murder-Suicide of a Jamaican Couple

ST JAMES, Jamaica – The police are investigating a suspected case of murder-suicide involving a couple in Cambrigde, St James. The victims have been identified as Robert Stewart, of Ramtallie Boulevard at Cornwall Court in the parish, and Alicia Smithson of Senior District in Hanover. The couple was last seen by neighbours about 6:00 pm […]

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Dina Boluarte, Peru’s First Female President, Pledges to Heal Nation’s Wounds

By Brendan O’Boyle and Marco Aquino LIMA, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Dina Boluarte became Peru’s first female president on Wednesday amid a political maelstrom when her predecessor and former boss Pedro Castillo was ousted in an impeachment trial and detained by police after he tried to illegally shut down Congress. Boluarte, 60, who started the […]

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