WHO: WEEKLY COVID-19 DEATHS DOWN The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the number of new coronavirus deaths declined by 17 percent over the last week, though cases of the virus continue to climb. WHO’s weekly report, which was released on Tuesday, revealed that in the last week over 11 million new COVID-19 infections were […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 16, 2022) — The Department of Agriculture will stage its annual Agriculture Open Day on March 24-25 under the patronage of Mr. John Parris after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The theme will be “Fostering economic growth through innovation.” Mr. Steve Reid, Chief Extension Officer at the department […]
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By Morgan Chalfant and Laura Kelly – © Getty Images/Pool Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday implored the U.S. and its allies to “close the sky over Ukraine,” invoking Pearl Harbor and 9/11 and showing graphic images of the destruction and death wrought by Russia’s attack on Ukraine. “Right now, the destiny of our country […]
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Trending | Russia-Ukraine | View in Browser March 16, 2022 Today’s Headlines Russian forces try to crush Ukraine defenses amid diplomacy KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s military forces blasted Ukraine’s capital region and other major cities Wednesday as they tried to crush a Ukrainian defense that has frustrated their progress nearly…Read More Zelenskyy center stage: […]
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Kidnappings in Haiti increased 180% in the past year, with 655 of them reported to police — though authorities believe the actual number is much higher By Evens Sanon Thousands of doctors, nurses and other health professionals across Haiti have gone on strike to protest a spike in gang-related kidnappings as supporters burned tires […]
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By Sophie Barnett LBC @sophhbarnett The ban on same-sex marriages in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands has been upheld as constitutional, judges in the UK have ruled. Activists supporting same-sex marriages in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda received a heavy blow after the UK’s Privy Council sided with the government of Bermuda. The Privy Council, […]
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A landslide that buried several houses after a hill collapsed is pictured in Retamas, Peru March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Larry Campos LIMA, March 15 (Reuters) – Part of a hill collapsed in northern Peru on Tuesday, burying at least 60 homes, the government said, with harrowing images on social media showing whole apartment buildings being […]
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SAN JOSE, March 15 (Reuters) – Costa Rica said on Tuesday the United States had agreed to work together on strengthening immigration and border policing in the Central American country, during a visit by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado met with Mayorkas weeks after Costa Rica, Panama and […]
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The Norwegian Escape ran aground off the coast of the Dominican Republic BBC- A large cruise ship with thousands of passengers on board has been refloated after running aground off the Dominican Republic. A Dominican admiral said strong winds had caused the 326m (1,070ft) -long Norwegian Escape to ground as it left Puerto Plata. It […]
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A suspected drug lord, whose arrest sparked clashes in north-eastern Mexico, has been deported to the US. Juan Gerardo Treviño, also known as “El Huevo” or “The Egg,” was captured at dawn on Monday by Mexican authorities. A violent gun fight between the military and gang members ensued in Nuevo Laredo, a city on the […]
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