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America’s Summit: What Has the Cuban Blockade Accomplished?

By  Dan Ehrlich CARICOM was first, among a growing list of nations, saying it won’t attend the US sponsored Summit of America’s June 6-10 if some western hemispheric nations are banned from attending by the Biden administration. This stance by the Caribbean group is aimed at US antipathy towards Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, which have […]

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Jerk & Pina: London Foodie Festival Features Caribbean Cuisine

A preview of London’s annual Nottinghill Carnival took place during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend with the Syon Park Foodie Festival featuring  Caribbean delicacies among the various national cuisines. People didn’t have to wait until the Nottinghill Carnival August 27th to enjoy jerk chicken, gumbo and Pina Coladas. Yet, the steep prices on some items […]

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PM: Brantley, NIA must account for over $400M in support 

  Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis Dr Timothy Harris has called upon the Premier of Nevis Mark Brantley to account for the more than $400M in budgetary support given to the Nevis Island Administration from the Federal Government.   Responding further to claims about Nevis not receiving its fair share of monies from […]

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CARICOM, OAS to Monitor Genada’s June 23 Election

By Santana Salmon CNW- The Caribbean Community, CARICOM, and the Organization of American States (OAS) have confirmed they will send observer missions for Grenada’s June 23 general election, Press Secretary for Prime Minister’s Office Philomena Robertson has revealed. However, she said the government is still awaiting a response from a third organization – the Carter […]

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US Covid Cases May Be 30 Times Higher Than Reported

Severe undercounting undermines our efforts to ‘understand and get ahead of the virus’, researcher says after New York survey BY Melody Schreiber GUARDIAN The United States is now in its fourth-biggest Covid surge, according to official case counts – but experts believe the actual current rate is much higher. America is averaging about 94,000 new […]

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Deadly Pacific Storm Agatha Moves into Atlantic; Now Storm Alex Hittting Florida, Gulf

By Santana Salmon CNW- Tropical storm warnings were posted Thursday for Florida and Cuba as the system that battered Mexico moves to the east. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm once known as Agatha in the Pacific Ocean will be known as Alex in the Atlantic Ocean basin. The tropical storm warning […]

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WORLD VIEW: 100 Days of War, Convict Kills Family of 5 as Biden Demands Gun Law, Turkey into Syria, More

Trending | View in Browser June 03, 2022 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day.  Today’s Headlines EXPLAINER: At 100 days, Russia-Ukraine war by the numbers GENEVA (AP) — One hundred days into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the war has brought the world a […]

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Jamaica Violence: Wife Murdered, Husand Escapes in Clarendon Home Invasion

J. Observer- CLARENDON, Jamaica – A businesswoman was killed Wednesday night after gunmen broke into the home of her and her husband in Cumberland district in Spalding, Clarendon. The husband fled during the incident and was not harmed, the police said. The deceased woman has been identified as 42-year-old Melissa Claire Wright. Police said about […]

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Amnesty: Nearly 2% of El Salvador Pop. Jailed in Massive Human Rights Violation

  By Merlin Delcid, Karol Suarez and Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) Salvadoran authorities have committed “massive” human rights violations, including thousands of arbitrary detentions and violations of due process, torture, and ill-treatment, according to a new report from Amnesty International. The report, released Thursday, found that since late March, nearly 2% of the country has […]

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