(CNN) Pope Francis has declared support for civil unions for same-sex couples for the first time, according to the Catholic News Agency. The Pope made the historic remarks in “Francesco,” a new documentary film directed by Russian filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky, that premiered at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday. “Homosexual people have a right to be in a family. They’re children of […]
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The Office of Disaster Management (ODM) joins the rest of the disaster management arena in observing The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. The United Nations designated 13 October as International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) to promote a global culture of disaster risk reduction. It provides an opportunity to acknowledge the progress being […]
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President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19, the president tweeted early Friday morning. It was an earth-shattering announcement mere weeks from Election Day. The confirmation came after Hope Hicks, one of Trump’s closest aides, tested positive for the virus overnight. Hicks traveled with Trump on Tuesday for his debate with Democratic […]
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(CARICOM) -Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque had fruitful discussions with United States Secretary of State Mr Michael Pompeo at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters, Turkeyen, Guyana on Friday 18 September. The discussions included exchanges on the Covid-19 Pandemic and the severe economic fall-out being experienced by CARICOM Member States, the renewal of […]
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(Apple News) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the demure firebrand who in her 80s became a legal, cultural and feminist icon, died Friday. The Supreme Court announced her death, saying the cause was complications from metastatic cancer of the pancreas. The court, in a statement, said Ginsburg died at her home in Washington surrounded by family. […]
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(Caricom News) – CARICOM Heads of Government have taken a major step towards resuscitating the COVID19 challenged travel and tourism sectors, with agreement to institute a Travel Bubble among CARICOM Member States and Associate Members which meet the agreed criteria from Friday 18 September 2020.. The Heads took the decision at a Special Emergency Session […]
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Monday, September 14, 2020 — The Government of New Zealand and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission recently strengthened their collaboration on environmental sustainability to include the area of geothermal energy development. New Zealand and the OECS Commission will partner to deliver a study on possible opportunities for the direct use of geothermal energy […]
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The Kingdom of Morocco, through the Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation (AMCI), has announced the 2020/21 Morocco Scholarship Programme Call for Applications. Students from the six (6) independent OECS Member States are invited to apply! Twenty (20) scholarships will be awarded to each participating OECS Member State. Applications close on September 30, 2020! Scholarship: Bachelor, Master and […]
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(CBC) – Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of cancer, his representative said. He was 43. Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area with his wife and family by his side, […]
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(The Weather Channel) -Tropical Storm Laura knocked out power, washed out roads and is being blamed for at least eight deaths as Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico were battered by high winds and flooding Saturday into Sunday. At least five people died in Haiti, according to the country’s civil protection authority. “I share the […]
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