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Antigua PM Gaston Browne to Receive UWI American Foundation Award

By Santana Salmon Antigua’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne will on Thursday receive the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI) prestigious Legacy Award for his leadership, which facilitates nation-building, strengthening regional alliances, and creating a legacy that future generations can build on. Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Sir […]

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T&T PM Among CARICOM Leaders at Meet with US Officials in Barbados

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, departed for Barbados where he will participate in a series of talks with high-level U.S. Representatives. On Tuesday, Rowley will meet with U.S. Senator Chris Dodd who has been named the Special Advisor for the Summit of the Americas by US President Joseph Biden. Senator Dodd […]

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Bodies of 3 Missing MV Fair Chance Crew Members Found

Port of Spain – The bodies of the last three crew members on the MV Fair Chance have been found 16 days after the St Vincent-registered cargo vessel capsized off the coast of Trinidad. A statement issued from the Trinidad & Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG) said that the vessel, which capsized on April 2, on […]

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U.S., Panama Sign Bilateral Agreement on Migration Cooperation – Blinken

Reuters   US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Panama’s President Laurentino Cortizo talk after a meeting at the Presidential Palace on April 19, 2022, in Panama City, Panama. Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS PANAMA CITY, Panama, April 19 (Reuters) – The United States and Panama have signed an agreement detailing commitments to improve management of […]

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Mexico Shuts Elite Investigations Unit in Blow to U.S. Drugs Enforcement

MEXICO CITY, April 19 (Reuters) – Mexico has disbanded a select anti-narcotics unit that for a quarter of a century worked hand-in-hand with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to tackle organized crime, two sources said, in a major blow to bilateral security cooperation. The group was one of the Sensitive Investigative Units (SIU) operating […]

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Mexico: Maya Train Project Halted Over Threat to Ancient Caves

A judge in Mexico has ordered the temporary suspension of works on a stretch of the Maya train project, citing a lack of environmental permits. The project to build a railroad in the Yucatán Peninsula is President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s flagship infrastructure programme. But cavers warn that it threatens caverns dating back millions of […]

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Biden Will Run Again in 2024-Probably Against Trump

 President ‘thinks he’s the only one who can beat Trump’, source tells the Hill, as Trump is readying his own third run President Joe Biden at the annual Easter Egg roll on the South Lawn on Monday. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Martin Pengelly in New York Guardian Joe Biden has told Barack Obama he will run for […]

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Butlers Enhancement & Improvement Association Donates Equipment to Health Centre

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (April 19, 2022) — The Butlers Health Centre in the St. James’ Parish is the second institution in the Butlers community on the receiving end of a gift from the Butlers Enhancement and Improvement Association for the year so far. During a small but significant handing over ceremony at the health centre on April 13, 2022, […]

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US May Appeal Ending Masks, Moderna & Novavax Shots, Biden Says Masks on Planes a Choice, World Covid Stats

US to appeal if CDC deems mask mandate needed © Associated Press/Carolyn Kaster The Justice Department on Tuesday said it would appeal a ruling nullifying the federal mandate for masks on planes and other public transit if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) determines that a “mandatory order remains necessary for the public’s […]

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Observer Calls for  Nation to put political Rhetoric Aside Until Burial of HE Amory.

In light of the following, where All Prime Ministers and living Premiers of St. Kitts and Nevis respectively praised the virtues Of The Late He Vance W Amory, The Observer is calling for a pause in political rhetoric, politic town hall meetings and also in the disunity  amongst members of Cabinet until the end of of the official mourning period and […]

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