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Haiti, St Lucia included on latest US list for Visa Programmes

WASHINGTON (CMC): Two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are included in six new countries whose nationals have become eligible to participate in agricultural and non-agricultural programmes in the United States this year. The Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Department of State,…

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UB40 former member Astro dies after short illness

Source: BBC News British vocalist and former member of UB40 Terence Wilson, better known by his stage name Astro, has died aged 64. Astro, who performed in the reggae pop band for more than 30 years, died after a short illness, his current…

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68% Of Adults — A Record High — Support Legalizing Marijuana

Source: Forbes Magazine For the second year in a row, a record-high majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana, according to a new Gallup poll, as more states have recently passed laws allowing the drug and a $17 billion industry has sprung up around it.…

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Facebook announces name change to Meta in rebranding effort

Source: The Guardian Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the social media giant will change the name of its holding company to Meta, in a rebrand that comes as the company faces a series of public relations crises. Zuckerberg revealed the new name at Facebook’s annual…

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SIDS do not need death sentence – Mottley

Source: Jamaican Gleaner EDINBURGH, Scotland (CMC): Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Monday urged the international community to agree to a 1.5 degree Celsius mark regarding the environment, warning that anything higher than that would constitute a “death sentence” for countries in the…

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Parliament in Barbados elects first ever President

Mason won the support of all members of the House of Assembly and all but one senator during a joint session of the legislative chambers on Wednesday. Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn left the session after opposing Mason's nomination as Barbados' first president on…

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Cayman Island looking to re-open borders

Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan stated that he's hoping that American Airlines ought to resume flights to Grand Cayman with the aid of using Christmas. Speaking in an interview with the Cayman Compass Bryan stated that following a digital assembly with officers from American…

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Barbados, volcanic smoke has been sighted coming from the Canary Islands.

On Thursday morning, the Barbados Meteorological Service reported visible volcanic smoke coming from the La Palma Volcano, which is located off the coast of northwest Africa. The volcano has been erupting since September 19. As a result, rivers of lava have been flowing,…

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Jamaica takes top Caribbean honours in World Travel Awards

World Travel Awards awarded Jamaica trophies for Caribbean's Leading Destination, Caribbean's Leading Cruise Destination, and Caribbean's Leading Tourist Board. Sangster International Airport was also named Caribbean's Leading Airport. The winners of the World Travel Awards of this year were announced this week, with…

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LinkUp Radio Empowers Immigrant and Multicultural Communities Through Life Improvement Education

Flourshive | October 12, 2021 | 1 min read David Annakie is an immigrant of Jamaica and in September 1996 decided to quit the corporate world and focus on helping his multicultural community on radio. He began leasing air time from a radio station…