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Day: April 28, 2019

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Caribbean Safe School Ministerial Forum to focus on education sector resilience

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — St Vincent and the Grenadines will host the second Caribbean Safe School Ministerial Forum next week that will focus on education sector resilience. The Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) said the April 29-30…

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NRA Feud: Oliver North quits as President as LaPierre claims extortion attempt

From Newsmax Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North said Saturday that he will not serve a second term as the president of the National Rifle Association amid inner turmoil in the gun-rights group. In a statement read to members of the…

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Fifth Edition of the Annual Scotiabank Concacaf Under-13 Champions League set to take place in Costa Rica

Miami (Friday, April 26, 2019) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) and Scotiabank today announced that Costa Rica will host the 2019 Scotiabank Concacaf Under-13 Champions League. The competition is set to take place…

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Sea of plastic discovered in the Caribbean stretches miles and is choking wildlife. THIS IS NOT OK!

from Reddit Whoever is reading this: Take a nice deep breath of fresh air then slowly let it out. Relaxed yet? Good, because you just breathed in minuscule particles of plastic. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2199455-pristine-mountains-are-being-littered-with-microplastics-from-the-air/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/04/microplastics-pollution-falls-from-air-even-mountains/ https://minds.wisconsin.edu/bitstream/handle/1793/75982/Plastic%20Smog%20Are%20We%20Breathing%20Plastic%20by%20Kristen%20Johnson.pdf?sequence=6&isAllowed=yShareReportSave For more on this story and…

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US sanctions Venezuela’s Foreign Minister, Venezuelan Judge

From Newsmax The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, saying it would pursue those in President Nicolas Maduro’s government for corruption as well as officials conducting diplomacy on his behalf. Arreaza and a judge…

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A Windrush caution

By George Alleyene From Caribbean Life While uncertainty over the exact level of personal compensation that will eventually be paid to Caribbean persons who suffered discrimination as the ‘Windrush Generation’, activists in Barbados are advising not to trust the British…

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Antarctic adventure

National Geographic is bringing an Antarctic adventure to Oculus Quest By Kris Holt From Engadget You’ll get to take a virtual kayak ride search in search of lost penguins. National Geographic is delving deeper into VR with a 30-minute Antarctic…

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Media landscape marked by ‘climate of fear’

BY THARANGA YAKUPITIYAGE From Caribbean Life UNITED NATIONS, April 19, 2019 (IPS) — Journalists around the world are increasingly seeing threats of violence, detention, and even death simply for doing their job, a new press index found. In the 2019…

CARICOM leaders to meet in Trinidad next week

From Jamaica Observer PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders will meet in Trinidad and Tobago early next month to discuss security issues within the 15-member regional integration movement. Antigua, Haiti, Jamaica and Suriname will be not…

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