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February 3, 2026
US urges gov’t to suspend medical training ties with Cuba
CASTRIES (CMC): Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has confirmed that the United States has urged St Lucia to halt the practice of sending its nationals to study medicine in Cuba – a move that threatens…
February 3, 2026
Gov’t defends allocation to repair PM’s official residence
KINGSTOWN (CMC): Prime Minister Dr Godwin on Friday has defended the EC$1.5 million (US$554,000) allocated in the national budget for repairs to the official residence of the prime minister, arguing…
February 3, 2026
President Sheinbaum pledges to send humanitarian aid to Cuba
MEXICO CITY (AP): Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Sunday she plans to send humanitarian aid to Cuba this week, including food and other aid. Sheinbaum’s comments came after US…
February 3, 2026
Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for Haitians
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked the end of protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live in the United States, dealing President Donald Trump’s immigration…
February 3, 2026
St Lucia gov’t says no permission granted to Uber to operate in the island
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The St Lucia government says it gave no permission to the American multinational transportation company Uber to begin operations in the country. “I want to … make it very…
February 3, 2026
13-year-old Australian boy swims for hours to save his mother and siblings who were swept away
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A 13-year-old boy swam for four hours in cold and choppy waters to save his mother and two younger siblings who had been swept out to sea off the coast of Western…
February 3, 2026
New York attorney general to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration agents
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general announced plans Tuesday to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration enforcement actions in the state. The initiative will send observers, who…
February 2, 2026
Collar cams offer a bear’s eye view into the lives of grizzlies on Alaska’s North Slope
ANCHORAGE (AP): The life of one of the most remote grizzly bear populations in the world is being documented by the animals themselves, with collar cameras that provide a rare glimpse of how they…
February 2, 2026
Supplies running out at al-Hol camp as instability blocks aid deliveries
AL-HASSAKEH (AP): An international humanitarian organisation has warned that supplies are running out at a camp in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group as the…