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Nevis Observed World Fisheries Day with Address by Huey Sargeant

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 21, 2022) – The following is an address delivered by Mr. Huey Sargeant, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) on behalf of Hon. Alexis Jeffers Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resource on Nevis in observance of World Fisheries Day on November […]

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Patrons In Gay Club Shooting Hit Gunman With His Own Weapon

By THOMAS PEIPERT and JESSE BEDAYN13 minutes ago COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — As bullets tore through a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and wounding many more, one patron who had been partying moments before rushed into action, grabbing a handgun from the suspect, hitting him with it and pinning him down […]

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US Coast Guard Offloads More Than $101M of Drugs Sized in Caribbean

By CMC News   The United States Coast Guard says the crew of its cutter Northland (WMEC 904) on Friday offloaded in Port Everglades, Florida, about 5,363 pounds of cocaine seized in the Caribbean Sea. The cocaine is worth an estimated US$101 million. The Coast Guard said 11 suspected smugglers, who were apprehended, face prosecution […]

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REUTERS WORLD NEWS: Deadly Indonesian Quake, Ukraine Nuke Plant Hit, Colorado Night Club Shooting, World Cup News, More

The Reuters Daily Briefing Monday, November 21, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. A ‘close call’ in shelling near a nuclear reactor on Ukraine’s frontline, Republican jockeying to take on Trump begins, and Disney brings back Bob Iger Plus, see our full coverage of the World Cup in Qatar Today’s […]

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St. Kitts Police Co-Operative Credit Union Expands Services to General Public

by Eulana Weekes St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): The Police Co-operative Credit Union situated in Basseterre, St. Kitts has opened its doors to the wider community, extending its services beyond the initial offering of banking opportunities to the National Forces in the Federation. Making a presentation on “ZIZ’s Policing With You”, Mellicia Phillip, General Manager […]

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Barbados Bans UK Poultry as Bird Flu Spreads

by: Sinai Fleary The Voice     BARBADOS HAS temporarily banned poultry imports from the United Kingdom. This comes as the UK faces its largest outbreak of Avian Influenza virus, on record. So far, the bird flu outbreak has led to the death of 3.8 million birds in the UK. Chief Veterinary Officer from Veterinary […]

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Jamaican, US Officials Talk About Stemming the Flow of Guns to Island

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaican authorities have been engaging with their counterparts in the United States on further measures that can be taken to stem the flow of illegal guns into Jamaica. Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the discussions are focused on greater security measures at the country’s ports, including securing more scanners. “I’ve put to our […]

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Factbox: COP27: Counting the Rising Cost of Climate Disasters

  Nov 21 (Reuters) – Climate change has raised the cost of natural disasters, as rising sea levels and drought increase the frequency and severity of flooding and wildfires, insurers and risk modelling experts say. The list of the 10 most expensive events of the last decade provided to Reuters by risk modelling firm RMS […]

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Canada Sanctions Haiti Ex-President Martelly for Financing Gangs

by Harold Isaac and Brian Ellsworth PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Canada has sanctioned former Haitian President Michel Martelly and two former prime ministers for financing gangs, Canadian authorities said on Sunday, the latest in a series of measures targeting alleged backers of Haitian criminal groups. In September, Haitian gangs created a humanitarian crisis by […]

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Ecuadoreans Celebrate Historic World Cup Opener Win

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Thousands of euphoric Ecuadoreans celebrated on Sunday in various cities around the South American nation after the country’s historic victory against host nation Qatar in the opening game of the soccer World Cup. Ecuador made the perfect start to the tournament by beating Qatar’s side 2-0 in […]

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