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Grenada-born technology leader Dr Camille Lewis shines @ US Engineering Awards
ST GEORGES, Grenada- Native Grenadian Dr Camille Lewis has been officially recognised as a Modern-Day Technology Leader at the 38th Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) held from February 15-18, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (US).
Sargassum influx expected to be mild to moderate in Eastern Caribbean
LOOP NEWS
Over the next three months, sargassum conditions are expected to be mild to moderate in the Eastern Caribbean.
Haitian gangs’ growing funds, arsenals challenge planned intervention -report
REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haitian gangs are increasingly economically autonomous, a Geneva-based criminal research group warned, using funds coerced from private businesses, local residents and families of kidnapping victims to pay for guns and soldiers.
St Kitts mother charged with murdering her two children
CMC
BASSETERRE, St Kitts & Nevis - Police have charged a 35-year-old mother with two counts of murder after her two children were found dead last Friday.
Another wave of Saharan dust blows across parts of Caribbean
LOOP NEWS
Persons who suffer from allergies and other respiratory issues probably already know that Saharan dust is present in the atmosphere as several islands in the Caribbean region are feeling its effects.
Local cops admit big-time criminals visiting Trinidad
Trinidad Guardian
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago - Senior police sources suspect that a recent announcement of strengthened collaborations between this country’s security apparatus and the CIA and FBI may be as a result of the influx into Trinidad and Tobago of automatic weapons from both North and South America.
Brazil’s military reinforces border with Venezuela & Guyana due to Essequibo
AP
MANAUS, Brazil - A convoy of military trucks and armored vehicles set off for Brazil’s northern border today to reinforce the presence of the Brazilian army in response to tensions over Venezuela’s claim to Guyana’s Essequibo region.
American dentist fined after stripping @ Jamaica airport
JAMAICA OBSERVER
MONTEGO BAY, St James — An American tourist has been fined after causing significant disruption and disorder at Sangster International Airport as she prepared to leave the country on Tuesday, January 23.
Antigua signs MOU with Chinese hospital for cancer vaccine
LOOP NEWS
Health Minister, Sir Molwyn Joseph, says Antigua and Barbuda could become the first country in the Caribbean to offer a cancer prevention vaccine after it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a hospital in China last week.
Icon of the Seas makes historic maiden stop in St Kitts
LOOP NEWS
Icon of the Seas made its maiden stop in St Kitts and Nevis on Tuesday.