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CARPHA and OECS highlight urgent men’s health crisis in the Caribbean
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 1, 2025
In closing Men’s Health Month, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission are sounding the alarm on the critical health challenges facing men across the region. Backed by sobering...
Ghana’s Dannabang Kuwabong and Trin...
SKNVibes
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SIMPSON BAY, St. Martin (June 29, 2025) — Professor Dannabang Kuwabong, and kaisonian Eric “Pink Panther” Taylor, received the Presidents’ Award at the 22nd edition of the St. Martin Book Fair on June 7, 2025. “The Presidents’ Award is the final...
Why are the super-rich leaving India?
Meer
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July 1, 2025
Star Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and his Bollywood-actor wife Anushka Sharma reportedly plan to move to London with their children. The startling revelation by Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma came at a time when the Indian test cricket...
Nigeria wants to nurture seeds of solidarity with OECS region
Jamaica Observer
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June 30, 2025
Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, addressing a joint sitting of the St. Lucia Parliament on Monday (Photo: CMC) CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Monday laid the “seeds of solidarity” with the Organisation of...
Utilities Minister Inspects the Construction of the Reverse Osmosis Plant at Barnacle Point
Antigua News Room
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July 1, 2025
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP Minister with responsibility for ICTs, Utilities and Energy, the Hon. Melford Nicholas, inspected the construction site the reverse osmosis plant at the Ivan Rodriguez Water Plant, a vital project aimed at...
Caribbean Matters: Hurricane season is here, but federal aid isn’t
Daily Kos
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June 28, 2025
Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean. We’ve covered the devastation of...
Oil tanker explosion off Libya: Russian port stops raise strategic concerns
Tunisie Numerique
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June 30, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp An oil tanker carrying nearly one million barrels of crude oil was rocked by an explosion on Friday, June 27, 2025, about 80 nautical miles off the coast of Libya, according to maritime security firm Vanguard....
Guatemala bets on avocado as a strategic export crop
Fresh Plaza
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July 1, 2025
Avocado has become a strategic crop for Guatemala to strengthen its agricultural sector and open up new international markets. Growers, exporters, government agencies, and technicians are working together under the leadership of the Agexport...
11 free and cheap Eugene-area family-friendly activities this summer
The Register Guard - Oregon
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Eugene and Springfield offer numerous free and low-cost activities for kids during the summer. Free options include library events, symphony concerts, museum visits, Movies in the Park, and Shakespeare in the Park. Low-cost options include Lagoon...
ECAB Mr. and Miss Teenage Pageant Contestants Engage in Etiquette Class
Antigua News Room
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July 1, 2025
The Eastern Caribbean Amalgamated Bank, title sponsor of the 2025 Mr. and Miss Teenage Pageant hosted the pageant delegates and their chaperone at an enriching etiquette class at the Trade Winds Hotel on July 1, 2025. The class, facilitated by...
Fear and speculation mount after another tanker is hit by unexplained blast
Lloyd's List
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INSIDE the flooded engine room of Vilamoura (IMO: 9529293), crew members have documented several shrapnel holes left in the deck after an explosion ripped through the tanker on Friday. The blast left the suezmax, operated by George Economou’s TMS...
Reimagining regional integration for a resilient Caribbean
Jamaica Observer
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June 26, 2025
The Caribbean Community (Caricom), now in its 52nd year, stands at a pivotal crossroads. On June 23, 2025, Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit issued a clarion call for a “sincere conversation” about Caricom’s present and future,...
Bartley’s All in Wood: From sawdust to strategy
Jamaica Observer
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July 2, 2025
Side by side in the workshop where it all began. Stanley Bartley laid the foundation, and his daughter Lacey-Ann Bartley built the brand — transforming a family skill into a regional enterprise, Bartley’s All in Wood.. Bartley’s All in Wood was...
Three Antiguan Women Win at Caribbean Posh Icon Awards
Antigua News Room
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June 30, 2025
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP Three Antiguan women were among the winners at the Caribbean Posh Icon Women Awards held in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Makeup artist Charity Henry, of Makeup by Charity H, received the Artistry in Beauty...
Homegrown talent at the heart of C&W Communications
Now Grenada
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July 1, 2025
After more than a century connecting the people of the Caribbean, C&W Communications (C&W) is proud to have almost half of its senior leadership team comprised of wholly homegrown talent. The pioneering connectivity provider, which operates Flow,...
Education Minister defends decision to merge Glanvilles, Pares Secondary schools
The Antigua Observer
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June 30, 2025
- Advertisement - By Robert Andre Emmanuel [email protected] Education Minister Daryll Matthew has defended the merger of Glanvilles Secondary and Pares Secondary Schools despite fierce community opposition that culminated in protests outside the...
Jamaica’s tourism industry grapples with uneven growth in first half of 2025
The Gleaner
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July 1, 2025
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism industry is navigating a mixed landscape in 2025, with global economic uncertainty and a lingering US travel advisory dampening early performance even as regional markets, increased airlift, and targeted...
St. Vincent PM accuses China of election interference to reinstate Golden Passport scheme
Caribbean Life - New York
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July 1, 2025
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves. United Nations / Ryan Brown As preparations for general elections are stepped up in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, an interesting situation is playing itself out in the...
Criminal Threat Convergence Must Be Elevated as a National Security Urgency
Small Wars Journal
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June 25, 2025
We must move with greater urgency to confront criminal threat convergence. The cartels and some TCOs in Latin America have greater power and political influence through market diversification, networked-alliances, and coercive aggression in the...
The St. Kitts Music Festival: A Resounding Success and Economic Powerhouse
Win Media SKN
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July 1, 2025
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)—The recently concluded St. Kitts Music Festival is being hailed as a monumental success, transforming Warner Park into a global stage and injecting significant financial activity into the local economy....