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St Lucia Prime Minister and CARICOM Chairman, Philip J. Pierre
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CARICOM chairman calls for economic freedom and reparative justice in Emancipation Day message

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Philip J. Pierre has called on Caribbean nations to continue the “unfinished journey of emancipation” by pursuing economic…
Migrants return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, on Friday. - AP photo
July 31, 2026

Spain's PM blames trafficking gangs as 60,000 cross into Ceuta from Morocco, with 41 deaths

CEUTA, Spain (AP) – About 60,000 migrants have entered Spain's Ceuta from Morocco in the past 24 hours, Ceuta's president said on Friday. That is equivalent to 70 per cent of the city's…
FILE - The State Department seal is seen on the briefing room lectern at the State Department in Washington, Jan. 31, 2022. (Mandel Ngan, Pool via AP, File)
July 31, 2026

US to make visa bond requirements permanent, affecting mostly African countries

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is making permanent a pilot programme under which citizens from 50 countries, mainly in Africa, are required to post bonds to apply for a United States visa, and…
Dr Anthony Fauci is sworn in before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol, Wednesday, in Washington.
July 30, 2026

Fauci invokes fifth amendment during Senate COVID-19 hearing

WASHINGTON (AP): Dr Anthony Fauci yesterday repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer dozens of questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of…
This aerial image shows rescue operation at the Nippon Paper Industries Co.’s Yatsushiro factory, following an earthquake in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
July 30, 2026

Rescuers search for survivors after a 7.1 quake kills 18

KUMAMOTO (AP): Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors yesterday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least…
FILE - A westJet airplane takes off in Calgary, Alta., January 21, 202. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
July 30, 2026

WestJet flight attendants threaten to strike during long August weekend in Canada

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Flight attendants at WestJet, Canada’s second-largest airline, threatened Thursday to go on strike over unpaid work, a move that could disrupt travel during the busy…
A vehicle passes by collapsed houses after an earthquake in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto prefecture in southwestern Japan on Wednesday. – AP photo
July 29, 2026

Rescuers search for survivors after a 7.1 quake kills 18 in southwestern Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed…
A fire burns in a forest near Claouey, during wildfires in southwestern France on Wednesday. – AP photo
July 29, 2026

France battles wildfire four times size of Paris as tinderbox heat threatens new surge

LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) – Firefighters in southwest France battled an uncontained wildfire four times the size of Paris on Wednesday as temperatures were forecast to hit 40C (104F), threatening…
People sit on the seawall as the sun sets in Georgetown, Guyana, November 19, 2024.
July 29, 2026

Murder charges filed against captain, crew in fatal ferry disaster

GEORGETOWN (AP): Police in Guyana have filed murder charges against the captain and two crew members of a state ferry that capsized, killing more than 70 people, with 30 passengers still missing.…