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PAHO Etablishes Commission on Mental Health, COVID-19 for Caribbean Countries

By Santana Salmon The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr. Carissa F. Etienne has launched a High-level Commission on Mental Health and COVID-19 aimed at preparing guidelines and recommendations to reduce the impact on mental health caused by the pandemic and the related suffering in the population of the region. According to […]

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UK: Alleged Caribbean Hitman Uses Legal Loophole to Get $6,000 from Cops

Laura O’Callaghan National An alleged Caribbean “hitman” suspected of being involved in four murders has been handed £5,000 ($6,000) in compensation from Britain after an unlawful raid on his London home. Cecil Heilligger, who police said “co-ordinates assassinations”, is also accused of laundering money and being a member of a criminal gang. Authorities in Sint […]

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St Kitts & Nevis Steps Up Plans for Waste-to-Energy Plant

Jamaica Observer– The Government of St Kitts and Nevis has taken steps to commence the development of its long-awaited, state-of-the-art waste-to-energy gasification power generation plant. Through the Solid Waste Management Corporation (SWMC), the country recently engaged the services of St Lucia-based Export Development Business Services Inc (EDBS), as the firm to be responsible for conceptualising, […]

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WORLD VIEW: Rus Celebrate WW2 Win, Philippines Election, More

rending | View in Browser May 09, 2022 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day.  Today’s Headlines Russia marks WWII victory shadowed by Ukraine MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday sought to cast Moscow’s military action in Ukraine as a forced […]

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Lula Launches Presidential Bid to ‘Defend Brazil’s Democracy’

By Lisandra Paraguassu   SAO PAULO, May 7 (Reuters) – Former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launched his presidential bid on Saturday calling on Brazilians to unite behind him to defend Brazil’s democracy from the authoritarian government of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. Without mentioning Bolsonaro by name, Lula told supporters at a rally […]

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Echoing Caricom: Mexico President Says No Country Should Be Excluded from Americas Summit

HAVANA, May 8 (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday during a visit to Cuba that he will emphasize to his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden that no country should be left out of the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June. “Nobody should exclude anyone,” Lopez Obrador said […]

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Costa Rica’s New President Takes Office, Vows to Tackle Debt

By Alvaro Murillo   SAN JOSE, May 8 (Reuters) – New Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves vowed to keep up with payments to relieve years of mounting debt in his inaugural address on Sunday, the first day of his four-year term. Chaves previously said he would rework a $1.78 billion financial support package from the […]

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Saratoga Hotel: 26 Dead, 60 Injured After Huge Explosion in Havana

BBC- At least 26 people have died and more than 60 have been hospitalised after a massive explosion rocked one of Cuba’s most exclusive five-star hotels. It is believed a gas tanker which was parked outside the Saratoga Hotel in Old Havana ignited, causing an explosion which destroyed several floors of the building. The historic […]

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Otoniel: Colombia Steps Up Operation Against Rioting Cartel

The Gulf Clan has burned cars and lorries as part of its “armed strike”   BBC- Colombia has sent an additional 2,000 troops and police to help contain a gang that has burned cars and threatened people as reprisal for the extradition of its leader to the US. President Iván Duque said Dairo Antonio Úsuga, […]

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US Prepares for Cold Weather Surge, Beating Covid?, Virus Cases Hits Annual Wash DC Dinner, Wold Covid Stats

White House preps for cold-weather wave of 100M COVID infections by Peter Sullivan The Hill The White House is preparing for as many as 100 million Americans to get infected with COVID-19 during a wave this fall and winter if Congress does not provide new funding for vaccines and tests, a senior administration official said […]

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