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Texas Migrant Deaths: Truck Driver ‘Unaware Air Conditioner Not Working,’ Why Wasn’t Truck Inspected by Cops at Border?

By Max Matza BBC News, Washington The suspected driver of a truck where 53 migrants died from heat in Texas did not know that the air conditioner had stopped working, court documents say. Homero Zamorano, 45, was found hiding near the truck on Monday, officials say. He is one of four people charged. Mr Zamorano […]

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Covid is Rising Again in the UK & Why are People Getting It Again?

James Gallagher Health and science correspondent BBC   Image source, Getty Images The latest statistics show the number of people infected in the UK has more than doubled since the start of June with around 2.3 million people testing positive. You probably know someone who’s had it. So is summer ruined? Two-and-a-half years into the […]

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WHO Calls for ‘Urgent’ Action to Stem Monkeypox Spread in Europe, US Getting Ready for Surge

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe chief warned Friday that monkeypox cases in the region have tripled in the last two weeks and urged countries to do more to ensure the previously rare disease does not become entrenched on the continent. And African health authorities said they are treating the expanding monkeypox outbreak […]

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The Lives Swept Up in El Salvador’s Continuing Mass Arrests

A policeman searches bus passengers near the area where three police officers were killed by alleged gang members, in Santa Ana, El Salvador, on Wednesday. Photograph: José Cabezas/Reuters As President Nayib Bukele arrests tens of thousands over gang fears, activists and family members grapple with the fallout Tom Phillips in San Salvador The Guardian For […]

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PM Harris, Minister Byron-Nisbett Lauded for Supporting ‘Plastic Free St. Kitts’

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — The second activity on the St. Kitts Plastic Free July 2022 (PFJ2022) calendar of events, the distribution of environmentally-friendly reusable shopping bags on Saturday July 2, saw hundreds collect the reusable bags, among them Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris, and Minister of Health the Hon Akilah Byron-Nisbett. “We were […]

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Modelling in serious times

Recent Facebook posts by Premier Mark Brantley, looking dapper and posing with various self-absorbed facial expressions, are in some way indicative of how the plot for advancement of Nevis got badly lost in translation. The aforementioned represents someone with enormous responsibility who has surely become confused, if not openly narcissistic. Vying for a seat in […]

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Khan sets record straight on prison

CEO of St Kitts and Nevis’ Citizenship by Investment Unit, Les Khan, has clarified the arrangement with that entity, and their involvement with the construction of the new correctional facility, noting claims by two former government ministers have been misleading. Khan said the numbers involved with the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme and this project […]

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Spencer Brand, a developer?

Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris has revealed that an active Minister of Government in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) is a developer, using the Alternative Investment Option of the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Program. Dr Harris on Tuesday disclosed that Minister of Public Works in the NIA, Spencer Brand, used the initiativae to fund his […]

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Special Report: Dozens of Russian Weapons Tycoons Have Faced No Western Sanctions

By Chris Kirkham and David Gauthier-Villar July 1 (Reuters) – As Russia’s military continues to pound Ukraine with missiles and other lethal weapons, Western nations have responded in part by targeting Russia’s defense industry with sanctions. The latest round came on Tuesday, when the United States issued new sanctions on some arms makers and executives […]

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Guadeloupe: Caribbean Games Kick-Off with Jamaica Predicting Success

Guadeloupe (CNW/SANA)-  The first Caribbean Games Guadeloupe 2022 kicked off at the René Serge Nabajoth-Abymes stadium with a ceremony that will leave everything ready for the first day of competitions today. Nearly 1,000 athletes will compete in swimming, 3×3 basketball, judo, athletics, netball, futsal and road cycling in 67 events, 32 in each gender and […]

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