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Sixteen-year-old boy shot  after ringing wrong doorbell
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Sixteen-year-old boy shot after ringing wrong doorbell
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April 18, 2023
Protests erupted in Kansas City, Missouri, over the weekend after a homeowner shot a black teenager who rang their doorbell by mistake. Ralph Yarl, 16...
Former member of Indian Parliament fatally shot on live TV
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Former member of Indian Parliament fatally shot on live TV
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April 18, 2023
A former Indian politician convicted of kidnapping has been shot dead live on TV along with his brother. Atiq Ahmed, who was under police escort, was ...
Jamaica CRC reaches accord on removing monarchy
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Jamaica CRC reaches accord on removing monarchy
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April 18, 2023
Jamaica’s Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) has arrived at consensus to recommend the abolition of the constitutional monarchy as the form of gove...
Marijuana and coke in edibles at BVI school
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Marijuana and coke in edibles at BVI school
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March 7, 2023
A local youth group leader in the Virgin Islands said he felt the territory has lost a generation of young persons and now needs to rebuild from the c...
Vincentian identified as man shot to death in BVI
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Vincentian identified as man shot to death in BVI
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February 28, 2023
The police have now ascertained the identity of the man murdered in the parking lot across from UP’s Cineplex two weeks ago on Sunday, February 12. He...
New legislation to protect children
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New legislation to protect children
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February 14, 2023
by Antoinette Connell Cruelty to children could lead to a $100,000 fine or ten years in prison. The stiff penalty – along with a rash of other punishm...
Haiti, a serious humanitarian crisis- UNICEF
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Haiti, a serious humanitarian crisis- UNICEF
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February 10, 2023
The United Nations Children’s agency, UNICEF, has warned that Haiti is experiencing a very serious humanitarian crisis with almost three million child...
The Guaido Myth Is Gone!
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The Guaido Myth Is Gone!
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January 24, 2023
“The pretender, Juan Guaido, is now finally gone. The myth that he was the president of Venezuela and had the capacity to speak and act for the countr...
REGIONAL: Commonwealth observer group encourages Antiguans and Barbudans to vote in upcoming general election
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REGIONAL: Commonwealth observer group encourages Antiguans and Barbudans to vote in upcoming general election
Christina 
January 17, 2023
The Chair of the Commonwealth Observer Group in Antigua and Barbuda, H.E. Danny Faure, has encouraged citizens of Antigua and Barbuda to vote in the c...
Prince Harry says he left Britain with family ‘fearing for our lives’
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Prince Harry says he left Britain with family ‘fearing for our lives’
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January 10, 2023
In the first of a series of TV interviews, broadcast on Sunday [January 8] ahead of the launch of his memoir, Britain’s Prince Harry accused members o...
Venezuela  opposition  removes  Juan Guaido
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Venezuela opposition removes Juan Guaido
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January 6, 2023
Venezuela’s opposition national assembly voted on Friday, December 30, 2022 to remove interim President Juan Guaido, dissolve his government and appoi...
Pele: Brazil football legend dies aged 82
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Pele: Brazil football legend dies aged 82
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December 30, 2022
Brazilian football legend Pele, arguably the greatest player ever, has died at the age of 82. He is credited with scoring a world record 1,281 goals i...
Former Antigua Minister ‘thankful’ to be alive  after being shot in robbery
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Former Antigua Minister ‘thankful’ to be alive after being shot in robbery
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December 20, 2022
Former Antiguan Government Minister, Ambassador Bernard Percival Snr, who was shot in the leg and groin by assailants as he entered his Paynters home ...
REGIONAL: Nigerian man shot after attack outside Guyana State House
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REGIONAL: Nigerian man shot after attack outside Guyana State House
Christina 
December 17, 2022
A Nigerian man has been identified as the attacker who disarmed and wounded members of the Presidential Guard outside the Guyana State House on Thursd...
‘Woman’ is 2022 Word of the Year, says Dictionary.com
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‘Woman’ is 2022 Word of the Year, says Dictionary.com
Christina 
December 14, 2022
Online word search platform, Dictionary.com, has chosen "woman" as the word of the year for 2022. The announcement was made on Tuesday, December 13 an...
REGIONAL: Barbados High Court strikes down buggery, indecency laws
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REGIONAL: Barbados High Court strikes down buggery, indecency laws
Christina 
December 13, 2022
The High Court of Barbados has struck down gross indecency and buggery laws that criminalise consensual same-sex relations. The oral decision was hand...
REGIONAL: Dominica Labour Party claims election victory
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REGIONAL: Dominica Labour Party claims election victory
Christina 
December 7, 2022
The Dominica Labour Party (DLP) claimed victory in the General Elections winning 19 out of the 21 seats, with independent candidates capturing two sea...
WORLD: Indonesia passes criminal code banning sex outside marriage
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WORLD: Indonesia passes criminal code banning sex outside marriage
Christina 
December 6, 2022
BBC NEWS - Indonesia’s parliament has approved a new criminal code that bans anyone in the country from having extramarital sex and restricts politica...
REGIONAL: Today is Election Day in Dominica
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REGIONAL: Today is Election Day in Dominica
Christina 
December 6, 2022
Today is Election Day in the Commonwealth of Dominica. Forty-five (45) candidates have registered to compete across the 21 constituencies. In 6 consti...
Guyana’s prefab, wooden houses in high demand across the Caribbean
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Guyana’s prefab, wooden houses in high demand across the Caribbean
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December 2, 2022
Prefabricated wooden houses from Guyana are being demanded across the Caribbean with Barbados and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines already placing o...
Barbados and Suriname intensify their demands for reparations
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Barbados and Suriname intensify their demands for reparations
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December 2, 2022
Caribbean demands for reparations for slavery, genocide and colonial plunder have intensified recently with positive actions by the governments of Bar...
REGIONAL: T&T COP says no State of Emergency despite highest murder rate in history
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REGIONAL: T&T COP says no State of Emergency despite highest murder rate in history
Christina 
November 30, 2022
TRINIDAD EXPRESS - Acting Police Commissioner McDonald Jacob said despite the murder count now being the highest in the country’s history, there was s...
REGIONAL: ‘Possible vaccine complication’ caused death of PM’s brother – Doc
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REGIONAL: ‘Possible vaccine complication’ caused death of PM’s brother – Doc
Christina 
November 29, 2022
Barbados Today - The lead doctor involved in the care of Barbados' Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s younger brother while he was at a private medical faci...
REGIONAL: St. Lucia strengthening pesticides regulations
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REGIONAL: St. Lucia strengthening pesticides regulations
Christina 
November 29, 2022
St. Lucia is recorded as having one of the highest number of registered pesticides in the Caribbean and now attention being given to bolstering arrang...
REGIONAL: Jack Warner loses appeal against extradition from Trinidad
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REGIONAL: Jack Warner loses appeal against extradition from Trinidad
Christina 
November 22, 2022
Trinidad Guardian - The Privy Council has ruled—in a unanimous ruling—that former FIFA vice-president, Jack Warner, can be extradited from his homelan...
REGIONAL: Antigua & Barbuda to increase minimum wage to $9
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REGIONAL: Antigua & Barbuda to increase minimum wage to $9
Christina 
November 22, 2022
Antigua News Room - The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda and the National Minimum Wage Commission have come to a decision about the increase in minimum ...
REGIONAL: Bajans told to eat more lionfish to reduce invasive species
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REGIONAL: Bajans told to eat more lionfish to reduce invasive species
Christina 
November 22, 2022
Barbados Today - Barbadians are being encouraged to include the invasive lionfish species in their diet. The advice came as Minister of the Environmen...
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Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
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Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
Christina 
June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) invites managers, producers, artistes and members of the public to the 2025 Soca Monarch Preliminaries. The...
Chevonne Stewart is ULP’s new candidate for Southern Grenadines
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Chevonne Stewart is ULP’s new candidate for Southern Grenadines
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June 13, 2025
Chevonne Stewart was formally introduced last Sunday, June 8, 2025, as the person the Unity Labour Party (ULP) intends to be its candidate for the Sou...
Park to be upgraded for comfort, ease  and aesthetics
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Park to be upgraded for comfort, ease and aesthetics
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June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) is taking significant steps to ensure that Victoria Park, the main carnival venue, is accessible to everyon...
Calypso tent action heats up in SVG
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Calypso tent action heats up in SVG
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June 13, 2025
Local calypsonians are gearing up to bring their best game as the preliminary judging round has officially begun. This year is a big year for the frat...
SVG leads Caribbean Tourism growth from US Market
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SVG leads Caribbean Tourism growth from US Market
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June 13, 2025
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has emerged as the top-performing Caribbean destination for growth in tourism arrivals from the United States (US)...

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