By Katy Watson BBC South America correspondent, Amazon As Brazilians prepare to pick Jair Bolsonaro or Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as their new president, the future of the largest rainforest in the world hangs in the balance. There is no such thing as silence in the Amazon. The rustle of the trees, the birdsong, […]
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Image source, ReutersImage caption, A police car with a shattered windshield was towed away after Sunday’s incident A Brazilian politician is in custody after throwing grenades at police officers who came to his house in Rio de Janeiro state to arrest him. Roberto Jefferson, an ally of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, wounded two officers before […]
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Image source, Reuters A powerful hurricane made landfall in western Mexico on Sunday, causing heavy rains, flash flooding and landslides. BBC- Roslyn, a category 3 hurricane, came ashore in Nayarit state, with maximum winds of 195km/h (120mph). The hurricane has since been downgraded to a tropical cyclone and is expected to dissipate overnight. Images of […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (October 21, 2022) – The following is an address by Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Jr. Minister of Health and Gender Affairs in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), to mark the observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2022. October is recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Each year we use this opportunity to […]
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Pfizer looks to charge $110 a dose for COVID vax © iStock Pfizer expects to roughly quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine to between $110 to $130 per dose once the U.S. government’s purchasing program ends early next year, a company official said. Angela Lukin, the president of U.S. operations, said during an investor […]
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Two St. Kitts based NGOs have become the first in Latin America and the Caribbean to receive funding under the Republic of China (Taiwan)-funded Women Employment, Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion Project that was launched in November last year. Resident Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan), His Excellency Michael Chau-Horng Lin, made the announcement on […]
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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — After a two-year hiatus occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Rotary Club of Liamuiga 2022 Primary School Bee Competition took place on Thursday October 20 which had students from two primary schools in East Basseterre take first and second position. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, who is also […]
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The Reuters Daily Briefing Friday, October 21, 2022 by Hani Richter Hello Here’s what you need to know. Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak lead race to be the UK’s next prime minister, Trump’s ex-adviser Bannon to be sentenced for contempt of Congress and Pfizer expects to hike its U.S. COVID vaccine price. Today’s biggest stories British […]
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By Santana Salmon CNW- The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has denied its representatives on the International Whaling Commission (IWC) are assisting with efforts to repeal the whaling ban. Whaling is the process of hunting whales for their usable products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that became increasingly important in the Industrial Revolution In a statement […]
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