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Deputy Governor General, Premier of Nevis Plant Ornamentals for Commonwealth Day 2022

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 14, 2022) — Her Honour Hyleeta Liburd, Deputy Governor General on Nevis and Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis planted ornamental plants at Government House on March 14, 2022 a symbolic gesture to mark the annual Commonwealth Day celebration. Commonwealth Day 2022 was celebrated among the 54 member countries of the Commonwealth with the […]

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Nigerian Volunteer: ‘Fighting in Ukraine is Better Than Living Here’

By Soraya Ali BBC News Image source, Getty Images When Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last month, 27-year-old Nigerian Ottah Abraham was outraged. He picked up his phone and tweeted: “I want to join the team.” He was some 8,700km (5,400 miles) away from the front line, in a small apartment in Nigeria’s main […]

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COVID-19 After 2 Years, Pfizer Seeks 2nd Booster OK, US Data Shows Virus Up, China Surge, World Covid Stats, More

Two years after WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic, relief and hope are creeping back in Blanca Ortiz, 84, celebrates after learning from nurses that she will be dismissed from the Eurnekian Ezeiza Hospital, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Aug. 13, 2020, several weeks after being admitted with COVID-19. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Two […]

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Caribbean CBI Pogrammes Could Be Under Threat from EU

By Makeida Antonio The future of Citizenship by Investment Programmes (CIP) in the Caribbean is under threat with the European Union set to issue what some may consider an untimely ultimatum. Last Wednesday, a vote was taken by the European parliament to ask the European Commission, which can be likened to the Cabinet of Europe, […]

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Cuban Texas Resident Gets 38 Years for Drug & People Trafficking

CNW- A Cuban man living in Fort Hancock, Texas has been sentenced to 460 months in prison for drugs, firearms, and immigration crimes according to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s agency (ICE). ICE said special agents with the US Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigated the case against Gilberto Morales, 57, with assistance from […]

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World View: Deaths as Rus Bomb Maternity Hosp, Putin Seeks China Supplies, Omicron Surge in China,Tom Brady Back, More

Trending  |  Russia-Ukraine  |  View in Browser March 14, 2022 Today’s Headlines Pregnant woman, baby die after Russia bombed maternity ward MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A pregnant woman and her baby have died after Russia bombed the maternity hospital where she was meant to give birth, The Associated Press has…Read More US official: Russia seeking […]

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Tourists Flock to DR In Near Record Numbers-Report

RICH THOMASELLI TravelPulse Despite a short blip due to the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, the travel rebound from the pandemic is well underway thanks to pent-up demand. And, apparently, many people are heading to the Dominican Republic. The Caribbean island nation just had the second-biggest month in its history of tourism as more […]

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U.S. Continues to Exempt Unaccompanied Migrant Kids from Border Expulsion

By Kanishka Singh March 12 (Reuters) – The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden said unaccompanied migrant children will continue to not be expelled from the United States under a border policy put in place by former President Donald Trump, in a bid to counter a court challenge to the current practice. “The CDC (Centers […]

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Is It Legal for Foreigners to Fight for Ukraine?

March 14 (Reuters) – As thousands of would-be fighters from outside the country volunteer to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s invasion, some may also face legal consequences in their home countries. Citizens of Canada, Georgia, India, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States are among the volunteers, Reuters and other media organizations have […]

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Guatemala Receives Ukrainians Fleeing Conflict

GUATEMALA CITY, March 11 (Reuters) – Guatemala on Friday received its first arrivals of Ukrainian families fleeing their homeland since Russia’s invasion of its neighbor last month, authorities said. The eight Ukrainians were the first to arrive in the Central American country “for humanitarian reasons,” an immigration spokesperson told Reuters. Another flight carrying more Ukrainians […]

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