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Greater Toronto Area breathes sigh of relief after powerful ‘100-year storm’

The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is breathing a sigh of relief after escaping major injuries and deaths during what authorities described as a “100-year storm” this week. The GTA comprises the City of…
St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew
Updated 14 hours ago

PM in good spirits as doctors continue evaluations

BASSETERRE (CMC): St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew says he remains in “good spirits” and in stable condition as doctors in South Florida continue to assess his health following…
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright meets with Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday.
Updated 14 hours ago

Citizens view US stake in oil reserves as a surrender

CARACAS (AP): Nothing has shaped what it means to be Venezuelan today more than oil. For more than 100 years, in good times and bad, Venezuelans’ identity has been built around the belief that their…
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Updated 14 hours ago

Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds

NEW YORK (AP): Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge on Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the…
A wildfire burns through a forest in Jijel, Algeria, August 27.
Published 18 hours ago

President seeks death penalty for arson as country battles wildfires

ALGIERS (AP): Algerian firefighters are struggling against an unprecedented wave of deadly and devastating wildfires that have prompted the president to call for reinstating the death penalty for…
Mount Tumbledown stands tall behind Stanley on the Falkland Islands, also known as Islas Malvinas, March.
Published 18 hours ago

Trump raises doubts over US support for Britain in Falklands dispute

BUENOS AIRES (AP): US President Donald Trump raised doubts about whether the United States would support Britain in another conflict over the Falkland Islands in an interview with a British…
Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) shakes hands with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi prior to their meeting in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday.
Published 18 hours ago

China seeks deeper influence across the Mideast

CAIRO (AP): On the surface, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Egypt this week is a run-of-the-mill opportunity for two countries to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties. But there is deep…
Cocaine found in backhoe tyres in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Police in Trinidad seize US$28.6M worth of cocaine hidden in backhoe tyres

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sept 3, CMC – The police in Trinidad have seized 416.5 kilogrammes of cocaine with an estimated street value of TT$193.5 million after finding the drugs hidden inside four…
Guyana’s Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Mohabir Anil Nandlall
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Guyana breaks ground for fourth regional law school

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana’s ambition to emerge as a major centre for education and professional training in the Caribbean moved a step further with the establishment of the region’s fourth…