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Saturday's Family Fun Day Will Support Survivors of Homicide
On Saturday, the Victims United Inc. will host their Community Awareness Fair and Fun Day at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Park on St. Thomas to bring awareness to the rights, access, and equity for all victims of crime.
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Mutiny Island Vodka Awarded Gold Medal at 2022 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
“We brought home the gold!” exclaimed Todd Manley, co-founder of Mutiny Island Vodka, the world’s first vodka distilled from breadfruit.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
WASA leak, Duke and thebroken drain - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE EDITOR: Two weeks ago I publicly complained about a big water leak constantly flowing for about two months from the middle of Hilltop Drive, Champs Fleurs and, further, that the constant water rush was flowing into a San Juan/Laventille Regional Corporation drain which had collapsed over te
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Source: Home - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
NRC Hails Incident-Free Rastafarian Protests During Visit By Royal Couple - St. Lucia Times News
The Saint Lucia National Reparations Committee (NRC) is pleased with the Rastafari community’s two protests to welcome the Royal Couple on the first day of their official visit to the island. Despite no public announcement of the program for the official Royal Saint Lucia Visit (Wednesday and
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Source: St. Lucia Times News Online - Breaking News & Daily News
Make Adams a National Hero, says historian - Barbados Today
Historian Henderson Carter has recommended that the late former prime minister Tom Adams be given the title of National Hero. Stating that Adams’ contribution to Barbados “laid the foundation for the country to enter the 21st century with confidence”, Cater said: “Whenever the Government adds to
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Concern raised over new emission taxes - Barbados Today
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Sandra Husbands is raising concerns that a plan by the European Union (EU) to impose a new carbon dioxide (CO2) emission tariff on some products entering that market could one day affect the region’s competitiveness. She said
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Help Solve Castle Burke Burglary
On Sunday, January 10, 2021, at 3:05 a.m., the 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to Castle Burke in reference to a burglary. On arriving, officers found an 80-year-old woman who said that after hearing a loud noise in her home, two men wearing masks entered her bedroom.
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Two teens, 8-year-old girl missing after attempted Mississippi River rescue
The family of a 15-year-old New Orleans boy is heartbroken after he went missing while trying to save his girlfriend The post Two teens, 8-year-old girl missing after attempted Mississippi River rescue appeared first on TheGrio.
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Burkina Faso: Guilty Verdict in Sankara Trial Shows Power of Activists to Fight Impunity in Burkina Faso
[The Conversation Africa] On April 6, 2022, a military tribunal in Burkina Faso found 11 men, including the former president, Blaise Compaoré, guilty of "attacks on state security, complicity in murder and concealment of a corpse."
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Source: allAfrica.com
Parent, student advocates say planned release of topics for exam too late - Barbados Today
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has bowed to pressure from education stakeholders in Barbados and elsewhere in the region to delay the start of this year’s exams, agreeing on Wednesday to push it back three weeks. And while some of the most strident lobbyists for the postponement have
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
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VACCINATION WEEK AIMS TO BUILD TRUST IN THE SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF VACCINES.
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Source: Government of Saint Lucia Web Portal
Return of V.I. Carnival Food Fair a Pleasure for Virgin Islanders and Cruise Passengers Alike
After two years of waiting, Virgin Islanders by the hundreds spilled into the Austin “Babe” Monsanto Marine Terminal to celebrate the 70th year of Carnival. They were joined by hundreds of cruise ship passengers arriving on the Allure of the Seas for a day of fun, music, cultural performances and
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Historic Anomaly: Benjamin Banneker 1731 – 1806
by ©2022 Sarah Becker Baltimore, 1791: “The Editors of the Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia ALMANACK, feel themselves gratified in the Opportunity of presenting to the Public, through the Medium of their Press, what must be considered an extraordinary Effort of Genius—a complete and
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Nigeria: President Backs Ultramodern Royal Museum at Oba of Benin's Palace
[This Day] Abuja -- President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday backed the planned ultramodern international standard Benin Royal Museum that would house the Benin Bronzes and other artefacts being returned to Nigeria, for the purpose of preserving history, tourism and education.
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Texas Judge Imposes Stay on St. Croix Toxic Dust Trial
A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas ruled on Friday that a long-awaited toxic dust trial against Hess Oil cannot proceed as scheduled for May 2.
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Celeste Mohammed wins OCM Bocas prize for Caribbean Literature - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
A debut novel described by the judges as “rollicking, enjoyable, and at times incredibly moving” is named the outstanding Caribbean book of the past year. Pleasantview, the first book by TT’s Celeste Mohammed, is the winner of the overall 2022 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, which come
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VIDEO: Heat-Aping: Monkeys Pay Tribute To Fallen Troop Member
Zenger News obtained the poignant clip from Royal Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem, the Netherlands. The post VIDEO: Heat-Aping: Monkeys Pay Tribute To Fallen Troop Member appeared first on Zenger News. Source
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WAPA to Forward Funds to GERS, But Back Debt a Problem
Hubert Turnbull told fellow members of the Water and Power Authority Governing Board and Executive Director Andrew Smith that taking retirement contributions from employees’ paychecks, then not forwarding them to their retirement accounts was “unacceptable.”
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Site of isolation centre to be used for medical tourism - Barbados Today
The Harrison’s Point Isolation Centre is to become a site for medical tourism once it is no longer needed for COVID-19 patients. Prime Minister Mia Mottley said on Tuesday that she has instructed the relevant authorities to identify investors to transform the 80-acre property in St Lucy into
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Financial literacy advice for young economists - Barbados Today
Caribbean students are being encouraged to invest in the green energy sector.  Associate Director, Sales and Business Development at CIBC FirstCaribbean International, Gregory Blackman, gave this advice to economics and accounting students of the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Gambia: NBR Feels Climate Change Impact As Governor Urges for Integrated Approach in Resilience Building
[The Point] The governor of North Bank Region has reiterated that Climate Change is and continues to be a major economic, social & environmental problem and therefore called for aggressive and integrated approach in building local capacities on climate resilience in a bid to reduce the negative
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Three lions found dead in Uganda | Africanews
"Although the cause of death is yet to be determined, we suspect it was electrocution,"
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Caribbean Travel News | Haiti Gazette
The content originally appeared on: News Americas Now Black Immigrant Daily News News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. April 21, 2022: Here are the top stories making Caribbean travel news in 60 seconds for this week ending April 21, 2022: At least three Caribbean countries are seeing a spike in new
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Caribbean Travel News | Haiti Gazette
The content originally appeared on: News Americas Now Black Immigrant Daily News News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. April 15, 2022: Here are the top stories making Caribbean travel news in 60 seconds for this week ending April 15, 2022: The CDC is keeping its Level Four Or ‘Do Not Travel’ advisory
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Mailing List Website has fresh mail lists of vacation time-share, and travel leads all over the United States and Canada
With the worst pandemic finally behind the world, the USA is gearing up to spend some time off traveling to destinations for rest and relaxation.
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DEA Officials Arrest BVI Premier On Drug Charges - Territory's Governor Calls For Calm - St. Lucia Times News
British Virgin Islands (BVI) Governor John Rankin Thursday called for calm after United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) officials arrested the Caribbean Territory's Premier Andrew Alturo Fahie, 51. On Thursday, investigators held Fahie and the BVI's port director, Oleanvine Maynard, at a Miami
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Source: St. Lucia Times News Online - Breaking News & Daily News
Plastics: People dying of hunger, while billions are left in dumpsites, By 'Tope Fasua
Let us look at how much money Nigerians have left on the street. Just walking down an average street in any urban Nigerian city, you could see with your eyes without trying, as much as 100 kilogrammes to 1,000 kilogrammes of PET and plastics of all sorts.. at a price of say N30 per kilo, that
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THA seeks bailout package for tourism stakeholders
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Traditional Carnival characters greet visitors on their arrival at the ANR Robinson International Airport in Crown Point, Tobago. - File photo/David Reid Chief Secretary Farley Augustine says the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) is
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‘PIRATES’
WHITE RIVER, St Mary: A former Cabinet minister is calling on the Government to end what seems to be a free-for-all in the river rafting industry, saying that any mishap resulting from unregulated operations could spell disaster for the island’s...
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Kenya: Recycling to stem the tide of e-waste | Africanews
Long flooded by e-waste from Europe and Asia, Africa is now also faced with huge volumes generated locally by the smartphone, computer, and appliance frenzy.
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