Tuesday, August 26, 2025

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SVG Opposition Executive And Talkshow Host Arrested Ahead Of Planned Protest

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SOURCE: NEWS 784 On Wednesday afternoon, St Vincent and the Grenadines police arrested an executive member and a talkshow of the main opposition party on...

55 millionaires in The Bahamas’ General Election race

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BAHAMAS TRIBUNE: TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar tops the list of millionaire candidates who are vying for re-election with a total net worth of $37,951,803, according...

USAID commits 10.45 million for activities in Antigua and the region

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The United States Agency for International Development/Eastern and Southern Caribbean (USAID/ESC) is pleased to announce the launch of its 2020-2025 Regional Development Cooperation Strategy...

10,000 unvaccinated Greek health workers face suspension – union

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ATHENS, Greece (AFP)— Some 10,000 health workers in Greece faced being suspended as a deadline to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ran out on Wednesday, a union...

Potential HIV vaccine falls short in mid-stage study — J&J

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LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) — A potential HIV vaccine being developed by Johnson & Johnson did not provide protection against the virus in a...

Jamaican woman gets six months in US prison for immigrant marriage fraud

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CONNECTICUT, USA – A Jamaican woman was sentenced to six months in a United States prison last Thursday for arranging fraudulent marriages in a...

Jamaican woman gets six months in US prison for immigrant marriage fraud

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CONNECTICUT, USA – A Jamaican woman was sentenced to six months in a United States prison last Thursday for arranging fraudulent marriages in a...

St Lucia among 7 destinations added by CDC to ‘very high’ COVID-19 travel risk...

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CNN: Switzerland and Puerto Rico are now among the highest-risk destinations for travelers, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s regularly updated...

South Africa scientists monitoring new coronavirus variant

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Scientists in South Africa are monitoring a new coronavirus variant with an unusually high mutation rate, and whose frequency has gradually increased in recent...

Churches call for National Day of Prayer and Fasting to combat COVID surge in...

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The Jamaica Umbrella Groups of Churches (JUGC) has called for a National Day of Prayer and Fasting for this Tuesday, August 31 as the...

CDC: Unvaccinated, unmasked teacher caused community-wide outbreak in California

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An unvaccinated elementary school teacher in California infected more than half of her students with COVID-19, ultimately resulting in a community-wide outbreak in Marin...

Jamaican teacher relates being poisoned by Cuban tree frog

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A teacher at Rest Primary and Infant School in Milk River, Clarendon, had to seek medical attention after she was poisoned by a Cuban...

Hurricane Ida: Thousands flee as category four storm bears down on Louisiana

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BBC-Tens of thousands of people are fleeing the US state of Louisiana as Hurricane Ida closes in from the Gulf of Mexico. Ida is now...