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Guyana Government Launches Media and Communication Academy

By Santana Salmon CNW The Guyana Media and Communications Academy was launched on Tuesday with the government indicating that it will be a virtual academy, offering those who secure a free license from the government, access to world-class learning and certification opportunities. Minister with Responsibility for Public Affairs in the Office of the Prime Minister, […]

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WORLD VIEW: EU Pushes Rus Oil Ban, US Abortion Ban?, Depp Trial Latest, Condors Take Flight, More

Trending | View in Browser May 04, 2022 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day.  Today’s Headlines EU leader calls for Russian oil ban in new set of sanctions BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s leader on Wednesday called on the 27-nation bloc to […]

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No to Snap Poll: Antigua PM Says General Elections “Months Away”

By Santana Salmon CNW Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has told voters that the country is “months away” from the next general election. This is at odds with the main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) call on him to immediately announce an election date. The last general election was held March 21, 2018, […]

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Caribbean States Warn Against Direct Rule of British Virgin Islands

Former colonies condemn ‘retrograde’ proposal that UK override local democracy to tackle corruption Weeks after a UK report said the territory was riddled with corruption, the BVI premier was arrested in the US on drug-smuggling charges. Photograph: Gabriella N Baez/Reuters Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Guardian Seven Caribbean states have condemned as “retrograde” the potential imposition […]

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Brazil Cancels EU Election Observer Invite After Bolsonaro Objection

BRASILIA, May 3 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) has withdrawn an invitation for the European Union to send observers for the October election after President Jair Bolsonaro’s government objected, the EU and the election body confirmed on Tuesday. The TSE, Brazil’s top election authority, told Reuters last month that it had invited the […]

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Mexico Clears Out Migrant Camp at Texas Border

MEXICO CITY, May 3 (Reuters) – Mexican authorities have cleared a makeshift encampment of migrants in the northern border city of Reynosa that had grown over the past year to hold some 2,000 people, Mexico’s migration institute (INM) said on Tuesday. Many of the migrants, who are mainly from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Haiti, […]

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Central American, Caribbean Blocs Condemn Attack on Ukraine

By Elida Moreno 1/3 Panama’s Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes speaks next to Belice’s Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell during a news conference after they attended a meeting with foreign ministers from Central America and the Caribbean, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine, […]

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Óscar Denis: Former Paraguay VP’s Family Marks His 600 Days in Captivity

The family of a Paraguayan politician who was kidnapped by left-wing rebels in September 2020 have demanded that more be done to free him. Óscar Denis, who served as vice-president from 2012 to 2013, has spent 600 days in captivity. His daughter Beatriz said they had been “600 days of anguish” for his family. Mr […]

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Haiti 400 Mawozo Gang Leader Extradited to US

One of the leaders of Haiti’s most powerful gang, 400 Mawozo, has been extradited to the US for smuggling weapons and kidnapping US citizens. Germine Joly, known as Yonyon, was taken on an FBI plane to Washington on Tuesday, Haitian authorities said. He had been in jail in Haiti for several years before his extradition. […]

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New Covid Pill Faces US Hurdles, World Covid Stats

  White House’s Paxlovid push hits hurdles by Joseph Choi# The Hill The Biden administration has gone all in on the COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid, announcing new measures to make the oral treatment more widely available and making it clear that Vice President Harris used it as she recovered from the coronavirus. The White House has […]

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