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U.S. Charges Haitian Gang Leaders For 2021 Missionary Kidnapping

By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI, Nov 7 (Reuters) – The United States has unsealed charges against a group of Haitian gang leaders, including three men involved in last year’s kidnapping of U.S. missionaries, the Department of Justice said on Monday. Joseph Wilson, known as Lanmo Sanjou, and Jermaine Stephenson, aka Gaspiyay, of the 400 Mawozo gang […]

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Factbox: Countries and Rival Interests at the COP27 Climate Talks

Nov 8 (Reuters) – Each of the 197 signatories to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has its own concerns and interests, which makes reaching consensus a daunting challenge. Here are some of the main stakeholders and negotiating blocs engaged in the U.N. climate conference (COP27) until Nov. 18 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. […]

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Dominican Republic Floods: At Least 6 killed in Rains

Image source, EPA The president declared a state of emergency following the torrential rains By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News At least six people have been killed after torrential rains caused havoc in the Dominican Republic. On Friday, some areas of the capital, Santo Domingo, saw twice the monthly average rainfall in one day. Meteorologists said […]

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Deputy PM Dr. Hanley Hails Strong Relationship Between the Federation and Taiwan

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, November 6, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — Relationship between the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Republic of China (Taiwan) which is going into its fortieth year is one that has tremendously benefitted the Federation in diverse areas of human endeavour, and the three-day 2022 Taiwan Expo in St. Kitts and Nevis […]

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Developing Countries ‘Will Need $2 Trillion A Year in Climate Funding by 2030’

Report co-written by Nicholas Stern says figure required to switch away from fossil fuels and cope with extreme weather impacts Cop27 live – latest news updates The Cerro Dominador solar plant in the Atacama desert, Chile. The report says the funding figure would enable a global transition to green energy. Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images Fiona […]

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Barbados PM Launches Blistering Attack on Rich Nations at Cop27 Climate Talks

  Mia Mottley warns of a billion refugees by the middle of the century unless governments act now to tackle crisis   ‘We have the collective capacity to transform,’ says Mia Mottley at Cop27 – video Patrick Greenfield, Fiona Harvey, Nina Lakhani and Damian Carrington GUARDIAN Mia Mottley, prime minister of Barbados, has criticised industrialised […]

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Nevis to Observe Remembrance Day 2022 November 13

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 07, 2022) — The following is a notice from the Premier’s Ministry regarding the observance of Remembrance Day 2022. The general public is advised that Sunday, November 13, 2022, will be observed as a National Day of Remembrance for those members of the armed forces who lost their lives in the wars of 1914 – […]

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PM Drew Leads SKN Delegation on Taiwan Visit

An official delegation from St. Kitts and Nevis led by Prime Minister Terrance Drew arrived in Taiwan for a four-day visit on Monday. The group includes a number of ministers and other high-ranking officials.Upon arriving at the Taoyuan International Airport, Drew said that Taiwan and St. Kitts and Nevis are friends and partners in international […]

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REUTERS WORLD NEWS: COP-27 Opens, US Elections Nov. 8, Zelensky Warns of Russian Attacks, More

  The Reuters Daily Briefing Monday, November 7, 2022 by Linda Noakes Here’s what you need to know. Biden will hold his final rally before midterms on friendly terrain, Kyiv’s mayor urges the city to prepare for the worst, and North Korea says its missile launches were a simulated attack As COP27 kicks off, make […]

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Taiwan Expo Will Help Revitalise SKN’s Manufacturing Sector, Says Dr. Douglas   

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, November 6, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — Participation of local businesses at the 2022 Taiwan Expo in St. Kitts and Nevis is an added advantage to the country coming in the wake of a recent approval by Cabinet of St. Kitts and Nevis, on the roll-out of a revised national manufacturing strategy aimed at […]

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