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CARICOM States Urged to Scrap Trade Barriers Between Members

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries were Thursday urged to remove barriers to trade among member nations in order to achieve food security within the region. The call was made at the opening of the three-day Agri-Food Investment Forum and Expo which aims to achieve a 25 per cent reduction in the region’s […]

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WORLD VIEW: Biden in S. Korea, Inflation Hurts Europe, Ukraine Latest, Finland’s NATO Beer, More

Trending | View in Browser May 20, 2022 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day.  Today’s Headlines Biden to highlight U.S. chip production — in South Korea SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Joe Biden will open his trip to Asia with a focus […]

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DR: Joint Operation in Santo Domingo Detains 385 Illegal Haitians

On May 19, a total of 385 illegal Haitian nationals were detained in the capital city of the Dominican Republic. The undocumented Haitians were in a housing development in the municipality of Santo Domingo East when they were arrested in a joint operation by police, military and immigration forces. According to Migration, the people arrested […]

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US Report: Cuba Not Doing Enough to Fight Terrorism

WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Thursday appeared set to renew its assessment that Cuba is among a handful of countries “not cooperating fully” with the United States in the fight against terrorism, according to a government document. Formal publication of the decision was scheduled for Friday, but Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno […]

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Musk to Meet with Brazil’s Bolsonaro, Will Discuss Environmental Issues

SAO PAULO, May 19 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and business magnate Elon Musk are scheduled to meet in Sao Paulo on Friday, Brazilian daily O Globo reported late Thursday. The two will discuss a potential partnership on rural connectivity and deforestation monitoring, according to O Globo. The meeting follows a meeting of the […]

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U.S Imports of Latam Oil Soar as Refiners Replace Russian Barrels

By Arathy Somasekhar   HOUSTON, May 19 (Reuters) – U.S. refiners imported about 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude and fuel oil from Latin America in April, the highest in seven months according to U.S. Customs data, as buyers began replacing Russian supplies. The United States in March banned imports of Russian crude […]

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Ecuador President to Attend U.S.-Hosted Summit of the Americas, Nicaragua’s Leader Won’t

n QUITO, May 19 (Reuters) – Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso will attend the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles next month, he said on Thursday during a visit to the South American country by U.S. first lady Jill Biden. Lasso’s decision is a boost to the summit due to be hosted by the United […]

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Covid Rising Again, Jamaica in 5th Wave, Some Americans Say Pandemic Over, World Covid Stats, More

COVID is rising in the Americas, virus ‘not going away anytime soon’ -PAHO By Gabriel Araujo and Steven Grattan   People walk in a crowded street as new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), driven by the Omicron variant, are surging, in Lima, Peru January 12, 2022. Picture taken January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Angela Ponce SAO […]

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Waste Recycling Promotions Continue on St. Kitts & Nevis

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 19, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — The St. Kitts and Nevis Solid Waste Management and Recycling Project, which is a partnership between the Federal Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has stepped up its waste recycling promotions following its launch earlier this year. According […]

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‘Milo Box’ confirmed as PAM Candidate

On Thursday, the Peoples Action Movement (PAM) announced Kervin ‘Milo Box’ Freeman as their candidate for Constituency 3 to contest the next general election. “Today our team has been bolstered by a significant addition of Kervin Milobox Freeman as the PAM candidate for consistency 3,” Leader of PAM Shawn Richards said at the Launch event. […]

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