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Here’s Why the Price of Groceries Keep Rising

by Karl Evers-Hillstrom THE  HILL Americans continue to pay more at the grocery store as surging food inflation shows no signs of slowing down. Grocery prices rose 13 percent over the last year and 0.7 percent in September alone, outpacing the annual 8.2 percent inflation rate for all consumer products, according to the most recent […]

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TDC’s Warren Tyson Memorial Scholarship Programme Inducts 2022 Awardees

  BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, October 17, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — The St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla Trading and Development Company (TDC) Limited, at an induction ceremony held on Saturday October 15, named the eight Warren C. Tyson Memorial Scholarship Programme awardees for 2022. They were drawn one each from the eight public secondary/high schools in St. Kitts […]

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Embassy of the Republic of Chile Offers Scholarships 2023 for Postgraduate Studies  

  NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (October 17, 2022) — The following is an announcement from the Ministry of Human Resources in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) regarding the availability of postgraduate study opportunities offered by the Embassy of the Republic of Chile. The Ministry of Human Resources in the Nevis Island Administration wishes to inform you that the Embassy of the […]

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NIA Contracts for Phase 2 Island Main Road Rehabilitation and Safety Improvement Project

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS  — Work is expected to commence shortly on Phase 2of theIsland Main Road Rehabilitation and Safety Improvement Project, as the Nevis Island Administration signed a multi-million-dollar project with Surrey Paving & Aggregate Company Caribbean Ltd. on October 14, 2022, at the NIA’s conference room in Charlestown. The contract covers 1.5 km of road […]

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A Not So Cold War, 60 Years After Cuban Missile Crisis

A U-2 spy photo shows a medium-range ballistic missile base in San Cristobal, Cuba, with labels detailing various parts of the base in October 1962.Getty Images NPR- When President Biden compared Russia’s nuclear threat against Ukraine to the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, it highlighted just how much that Cold War showdown continues to shape our […]

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Colombian Bus Crash Kills at Least 20

BOGOTA, Oct 15 (Reuters) – At least 20 people were killed and 14 more injured on Saturday when a bus crashed on a road between the southwestern Colombian cities of Pasto and Popayan, police said. Images on Colombian television showed the bus flipped over in the early morning accident, which authorities said may have been […]

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WORLD VIEW: Blitz on Kyiv, China–No Change at Congress, Iran Prison Fire, More

Today’s Headlines Ukraine: Explosions rock Kyiv, struck by waves of drones KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Waves of explosive-laden suicide drones struck Ukraine’s capital as families were preparing to start their week early Monday, the blasts echoing across…Read More China’s party congress promises continuity, not change BEIJING (AP) — The overarching theme emerging from China’s ongoing […]

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Haiti: Barbeque’a Gang Makes Demands Testing the Government

By DÁNICA COTOOctober 15, 2022 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A standoff between a powerful gang federation and Haiti’s government is testing how much power both sides wield and threatens to further derail a paralyzed country where millions of people are struggling to find fuel and water. A former police officer who leads a […]

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Jamaican Dance Performer Shaneil Muir Collapses in Montego Bay

By Santana Salmon CNW- Jamaican Dancehall artiste Shaneil Muir collapsed earlier today during a visit to the second city of Montego Bay. Muir was at the A&B Complex on Market Street when she collapsed. A statement from her management team said she was taken to urgent care at GWest, where she was assessed and sent […]

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Haitian Singer Mikaben Collapses On Stage, Dies After Suffering Seizure During Paris Concert

Videos on social media show him performing, then suddenly turn and begin making his way towards the back of the stage, where he fell in full view of spectators   By AFP Haitian singer Mikaben died in the middle of a concert in Paris on Saturday night from a suspected heart attack, shocking fans who […]

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