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Haiti: Earthquake leaves mounting death toll, injuries and extensive damage Four days after a devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit south-western Haiti, the level of destruction and desperation is becoming increasingly evident, the United Nations said on Wednesday, noting that the death toll has surged to nearly 2,000.  After back-to-back crises in the beleaguered country – Saturday’s earthquake followed on Monday by Tropical Depression Grace – the UN Children’s Fund […More]

Biden says he did not see a way to withdraw from Afghanistan without ‘chaos ensuing’ In an exclusive interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, and the president’s first since the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, President Joe Biden stood firm in his defense of the United States’ withdrawal but asserted for the first time that he believes the chaos was unavoidable.  “So, […More]

GOVERNOR CUOMO RESIGNS, BUT THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION CONTINUES “The best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to governing,” Cuomo said Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns over sexual harassment allegations NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation Tuesday over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace a year […More]

Dr Gonsalves flown to Barbados for MRI scan Gonsalves injured during protest Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves had to be flown out to Barbados for an MRI last night after he was struck on his head around 5.15 pm when a protest on the streets of Kingstown escalated yesterday. The Prime Minister, with blood staining his white shirt, was taken […More]

ST LUCIA SETS TO WELCOME A NEW PRIME MINISTER Opposition Claims Victory In St. Lucia Elections News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Tues. July 27, 2021: Voters in St. Lucia seems to have sent the incumbent United Workers Party (UWP) packing Monday, as the main opposition St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) claimed victory today. Preliminary results indicate that the SLP could win as […More]

LeRoy Clarke Is No More! According to ‘Early Breaking News’ LeRoy Clarke Is No More! Master LeRoy Clarke died today (7/27/21) at his home ‘The Legacy House’ in Cascade around 6 am this morning. Relatives confirmed his death of the News. They said “He was ailing prior to his death”. He was born on November 7, 1938. LeRoy Clarke is […More]

ASSASSINATED PRESIDENT WIFE RETURNS TO HAITI The wife of Haiti’s assassinated President Martine Moïse has returned from Miami to bury her husband. She was wounded in the July 7th attack at their private home. The first lady returned home last Saturday after her release from a Miami hospital. Her arrival was unannounced and surprised many in the country of more than 11 […More]

PRESIDENT OF HAITI ASSASSINATED THIS MORNING Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated after a group of unidentified people attacked his private residence, the country’s interim prime minister said in a statement Wednesday. First Lady Martine Moïse is hospitalized following the attack late Tuesday, interim Premier Claude Joseph said. Joseph condemned what he called […More]

St Lucia’s Prime Minister Allen Chastanet Rings The Election Bell Saint Lucia’s General Election set for July 26. Saint Lucians will go to the polls on July 26, 2021. Prime Minister Allen Chastanet made the announcement moments ago in an address to the nation dubbed “Looking ahead to a new Saint Lucia.” Chastanet spent most of the address touting his […More]

CARICOM Chair praises creation of regional institutions; wants Community to ‘Breathe Again’ As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to confront challenges on several fronts, Chairman, Prime Minister Gaston Browne, is lauding the establishment of several institutions which are at forefront of the Region’s responses. In an address to the opening of the Forty-Second Meeting of the Conference of Heads of […More]