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Draft Legislation for Regional CBI/CIP Regulator Now Available for Public Comment
Times Caribbean
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July 3, 2025
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — July 3, 2025 — In a major step toward increased transparency and accountability in the Caribbean’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI/CIP) industry, the Interim Regulatory Commission (IRC) has officially published the draft...
Tinubu proposes visa waivers for eastern Caribbean states
Punch
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu on Monday formally announced the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Saint Lucia. He described the development as a “symbolic bridge that will provide a gateway in fostering closer ties between us,”...
Cleanup continues from Monday storm in Simcoe
Paris Star
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News No injuries were reported when a tree fell on a pickup truck travelling on St. John's Road East near Simcoe at about 11:30 a.m. on Monday. The falling tree also brought down hydro lines during Monday's severe...
PAHO: NCD deaths surge 43% in the Americas since 2000
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 2, 2025
Deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes have risen by 43% across the Americas since 2000, according to the NCDs at a Glance 2025 report released today by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)....
Noncommunicable disease deaths in the Americas have risen 43% since 2000, PAHO report shows
Pan American Health Organization
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July 2, 2025
Washington, D.C., July 2, 2025 (PAHO)– Deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, have surged by 43% in the Americas since 2000, reaching 6 million in 2021, according to the Pan American Health...
Process used to destroy explosives not in keeping with best practice
Now Grenada
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July 3, 2025
by Linda Straker Explosives Act mandates that all explosives be stored by the police Explosives were property of the Gravel Concrete and Emulsion Production Corporation Corporation employee was put in charge of destroying explosives Prime Minister...
Africa, Caribbean urged to unite
The Nation Barbados
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June 30, 2025
Africa is poised to become the next frontier of global economic growth with its demographic advantage, natural resources and untapped renewable energy, CARICOM Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett told a gathering of various African leaders on...
A New Way To See Santa Fe: 12th Site Santa Fe International
Forbes
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SITE SANTA FE. Nick Merrick © Hall+Merrick 2017 With nearly 300 galleries, a dozen world class museums, and artwork on display and for sale in every nook and cranny across town, Santa Fe can make for an overwhelming destination for art lovers. How...
Tinubu Seeks Visa Waivers For OECS Officials, Deepens Ties With Saint Lucia
The Will
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June 30, 2025
June 30, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has proposed visa waivers for holders of diplomatic and official passports from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States as part of Nigeria’s efforts to foster stronger ties with the region. Tinubu...
Noncommunicable disease deaths surge 43 per cent in the Americas since 2000
Loop News
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Deaths from noncommunicable diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes have increased dramatically across the Americas, rising 43 per cent since 2000 to reach 6 million deaths in 2021, according to a new report from the Pan American...
ACTIF returns to build on breakthroughs with bigger Africa-Caribbean trade deals
News Room
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July 2, 2025
As the 2025 Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2025) wrap up, anticipation is already building and attention has turned to this year’s Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF) — a pivotal event set to deepen the blossoming partnership...
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,...
‘No Quarrel with Trinidad, We Need This Matter Resolved’ SVG PM
St. Vincent Times
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July 2, 2025
St Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said on Wednesday he does not have a quarrel with Trinidad’s energy minister, Dr Roodal Moonilal, and the people of Trinidad and Tobago. Moonilal rejected comments by Gonsalves that Trinidad and Tobago’s...
Caricom Secretary-General urges deeper Caribbean-Africa integration
Now Grenada
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July 1, 2025
by Curlan Campbell Caribbean is home to a large contingent of African diaspora Inaugural Caricom–Africa Summit hosted by Kenya in 2021 Second Caricom–Africa Summit hosted in Addis Ababa on Caricom–Africa Day, 7 September Caricom Secretary-General...
First Amazon country declared free of malaria
Healio News
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July 1, 2025
Add topic to email alerts Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Key takeaways: Suriname is the 12th country in the...
CARICOM Takes Bold Step to Support Regional Industry: Alteration of the CET on Paints and Varnishes to 35%
SKN Pulse
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July 2, 2025
Bridgetown, Barbados, June 25th, 2025— The CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO) welcomes and strongly supports the decision taken at the Sixtieth Regular Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) for the alteration of...
Tinubu establishes diplomatic ties with Saint Lucia, offers visa waivers for OECS officials
The Sun Nigeria
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June 30, 2025
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Bola Tinubu on Monday, officially announced the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Saint Lucia, calling it a “symbolic bridge” to foster closer ties between the two nations....
CARPHA and OECS commit to empowering men to prioritise wellness and longevity
Now Grenada
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June 30, 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in collaboration with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, are steadily committed to addressing the pressing health challenges faced by men throughout the OECS and the broader...
Premier Meade Represents Montserrat at High-Level Diplomatic Visit to Saint Lucia
Discover Montserrat
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July 1, 2025
Premier Reuben T. Meade is in Saint Lucia this week following a special invitation from the Government of Saint Lucia to participate in a high-level diplomatic visit by His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of...
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...