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Old Road Rum Company Celebrates International Win at the 7th Annual Bartender Spirits Awards!
SKN Pulse
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June 17, 2025
Award-Winning Old Road Rum From St. Kitts & Nevis Impresses Top U.S. Bartenders and Beverage Buyers Chicago, United States, June 10, 2025 — Old Road Rum Company, an acclaimed international producer of premium spirits, is proud to announce that its...
IMO election: Oyetola courts Island nations’ support for Nigeria
The Sun Nigeria
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June 18, 2025
By Steve Agbota The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has engaged in high-level meetings with leaders from several island nations to solicit support for Nigeria’s bid for election into Category C of the International Maritime...
PM Terrance Drew announces construction of new Modern General Hospital
SKN News
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July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew has announced the construction of a new general hospital in St Kitts and Nevis. The Minister of Health, during his national address on July 7, called this a crucial development for the healthcare sector of the...
Nigerian President to make historic weeklong visit to St Lucia
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 17, 2025
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to visit St Lucia from June 28 to July 4, marking a historic first for the Caribbean island and signaling a deepening of ties between Africa and the region. Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre confirmed the...
Empowering SVG: DeVry’s Online Education Expansion
St. Vincent Times
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July 10, 2025
DeVry University Expands “Bridge to Brilliance” Initiative to St Vincent and the Grenadines Residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines can now benefit from a transformative new initiative launched earlier this year by U.S.-based DeVry University....
New Basseterre High School Project Kicks Off, Promising Economic Boost and Educational Transformation
Win Media SKN
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June 16, 2025
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN) – The long-awaited construction of the new Basseterre High School officially commenced on Friday, June 13, 2025, with large-scale excavation work now underway at the site. This project marks a significant...
Editorial | Breaking CARICOM’s logjam
The Gleaner
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July 11, 2025
Three years ago when, at their intersessional summit in Belize, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) endorsed a proposal allowing members to move ahead with initiatives on which the community is broadly agreed, this newspaper suggested that this could be...
No official communication received on potential US travel sanctions, Foreign Affairs Minister says
The Antigua Observer
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June 17, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister EP Chet Greene said the government has not received any official communication from the United States regarding potential travel sanctions, as concerns mount over a leaked memo that could have significant consequences for...
Oyetola courts island countries for Nigeria’s IMO council election bid
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 17, 2025
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has engaged leaders from several island countries to solicit support for Nigeria’s bid for election into Category C of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council later this...
FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS A&B’S CIP ‘SECOND TO NONE’ AMIDST REPORTS OF US CONCERNS
ABS Antigua & Barbuda
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June 17, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister, Hon. E.P. Chet Greene, is mounting another vigorous defence of Antigua and Barbuda’s Citizenship by Investment Programme. The minister says the programme is “second to none.” His comments come amidst reports from the...
Fugitive diamond tycoon accuses Indian government of 'orchestrating his kidnapping' in Antigua in bid to extradite him over alleged bank fraud
Daily Mail
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June 17, 2025
A fugitive diamond dealer accused India of orchestrating his kidnapping to extradite him on fraud allegations, the High Court in London has heard. The claim is a the centre of a legal case brought forward by Mehul Choksi, 66, who is wanted in...
Oyetola Solicits Island Nations’ Support For Nigeria’s IMO Council Election Bid
Daily Independent
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June 16, 2025
1 In a significant diplomatic drive on the sidelines of the recently concluded 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France, Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, engaged in high-level meetings...
PM Pierre says US has not officially communicated about potential St Lucia travel ban
Loop News
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Prime Minister Philip J Pierre has spoken out in the wake of a Washington Post report stating that Saint Lucia was among four Caribbean nations included in a leaked memo regarding travel bans and restrictions. According to the report, “The memo,...
Oyetola Courts Island Nations for Nigeria’s IMO Council Election Bid
News Diary Online
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June 16, 2025
In a significant diplomatic drive on the sidelines of the recently concluded 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France, Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, engaged in high-level...
Oyetola Seeks Support From Island Nations For Nigeria’s IMO Election
New Telegraph
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June 16, 2025
Share Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has implored leaders of several island nations to support Nigeria’s bid for election into Category C of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council later in 2025. The...
PEPPER OVER PEOPLE? PM DREW HANDS TABASCO 100 ACRES WHILE THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS BEG FOR LAND AND HOMES
Times Caribbean
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July 8, 2025
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — July 8, 2025 — In a move sparking outrage across the nation, Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew has announced that 100 acres of prime Green Valley agricultural land in Cayon will be handed over to Tabasco, the U.S. hot sauce...
PLP SURGE CONTINUES — WEST BASSETERRE TOWNHALL SET TO IGNITE ST. JOHNSTON COMMUNITY CENTER AHEAD OF JULY 12TH NATIONAL CONVENTION
Times Caribbean
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June 13, 2025
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — The political momentum of the People’s Labour Party (PLP) is reaching a fever pitch as the party barrels into West Basseterre with a high-energy Townhall Community Meeting slated for Wednesday, June 18th at 7 PM at the St....
Hope International Masters place second in Barbados tourney
Searchlight
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June 17, 2025
On Trac Hope Internal Masters were seconds away from possibly winning the Over- 40’s segment of the 2025 Barbados Invitational Masters Football Classic. However, a last -minute goal scored by Empire gave them the home side the title last Monday,...
‘Kidnapped’ diamond tycoon sues Indian government in London
The Times
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A fugitive diamond dealer was kidnapped and smuggled by yacht to a Caribbean island as part of an Indian intelligence operation, the High Court in London has been told. The claim, which could come from the plot of a John le Carré novel or a...
Justin Sun's Tron Plans US Public Listing Amid Deepening Ties With Trump Family And Crypto-Political Shift
Benzinga
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Tron TRON/USD, the digital asset platform founded by crypto billionaire Justin Sun, is preparing to go public in the U.S. through a reverse merger with collectibles company SRM Entertainment SRM. Financial Times reported, quoting sources, that...