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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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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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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By Dave Sherwood and Nelson Acosta HAVANA, Dec 7 (Reuters) – The United States is blocking some of Cuba´s top players from participating in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, Cuba´s vice foreign minister said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of spats over a sport beloved by fans in both nations. Cuba last month […]

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By Allison Lampert and Gloria Dickie MONTREAL, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Climate campaigners waved placards and chanted pro-nature slogans on Wednesday as a U.N. summit kicks off in Montreal, bringing together global negotiators for a “once-in-a-decade opportunity” to protect nature. Negotiators hope the two-week event delivers an agreement that ensures there is more “nature” — […]

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By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY, Dec 7 (Reuters) – A Guatemalan court on Wednesday sentenced both former President Otto Perez and his vice president, Roxana Baldetti, to 16 years in prison each in a graft case years after explosive corruption revelations forced the two out of office early and into prison. The pair were found […]

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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — The role played by the small businesses in the growth of the country’s economy is an important one and it is receiving the Federal Government’s attention. Going forward the Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship will give them the support that will enable them to graduate into medium businesses and finally […]

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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (December 07, 2022) — The Radiology Department at the Alexandra Hospital now has a brand-new Philips multislice computerized tomography (CT) scan. The top-of-the-line equipment was commissioned on December 01, 2022 and it is described as a historic moment for healthcare on Nevis. Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis and Minister of Health, who was […]

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St John’s, December 7…  St Lucia has become the most recent nation to join the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS) whose purpose is seek climate justice for small island states, utilizing the international legal system. The Instrument of Accession was signed today by St Lucia’s Prime Minister Philip […]

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LIMA, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Peru swore in a new president on Wednesday after a day of political drama that saw leftist leader Pedro Castillo arrested after his ousting from office in an impeachment trial following his last-ditch bid to cling to power by dissolving Congress. Ignoring Castillo’s attempt to shut down the legislature by […]

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