The latest test flight by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic has successfully rocketed to the edge of space and back. The firm’s SpaceShipTwo passenger rocket ship reached a height of 82.7km, beyond the altitude at which US agencies have awarded astronaut wings.
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HuffPost STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The man authorities believe killed three people during a rampage near a Christmas market in Strasbourg died Thursday in a shootout with police at the end of a two-day manhunt, French authorities said. The Paris prosecutor’s office, which handles terror cases in France, formally identified the man killed in the […]
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HUFFPOST WASHINGTON ― Maria Butina, a Russian gun rights activist who became enmeshed in Republican politics during the 2016 election, has pleaded guilty to engaging in a conspiracy against the United States by acting as an agent of the Russian Federation. The 30-year-old was arrested and charged in July. As part of a plea deal, […]
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today.caricom Conceived as an instrument to facilitate economic development, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME) is the manifestation of the intent to deepen the integration process that began with the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas in 1973. That Treaty was later revised and the Community is now governed by the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas […]
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OECS COP24 Coverage Wednesday, December 12, 2018 — Climate smart development for better resilience in the OECS has been given a boost with deeper cooperation between the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). OECS Director General, Dr. Didacus Jules, met with Mr. Frank Rijsberman, Director-General, and Mr. James Sheppard, Head […]
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OECS Media Release Wednesday, December 12, 2018 — In a first likely to impact the North American and Canadian medicinal marijuana industry, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has made history as the first OECS Member State to decriminalize for medical purposes and scientific research, the production of the coveted crop under a tightly controlled framework. […]
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Weather Outlook for Dominica and the Lesser Antilles. Valid from: 6:00 PM on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. A high-pressure system will remain the dominant feature generating a brisk trade wind flow and a few scattered showers across the area during tonight. Thereafter, during tomorrow, a slight reduction in wind speeds is projected as a surface […]
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Click image to view report: Reliefweb Summary of modifications from revised Emergency Plan of Action This 12-month operations update provides an overview of consolidated achievements delivered through the operation in Dominica. The operation has been extended by 3 months (with a new end date of 31 March 2019) to complete the DRR activities funded by the […]
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Kendol Morgan The 8th of December 2018 marks the Forty-Sixth Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, the four CARICOM countries independent at that time, and Cuba. That historic and courageous act of 8 December 1972 has grown over the years into a strong fraternal relationship… READ MORE
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Buju Banton is a free man. The reggae and dancehall star, who served nearly eight years in prison on drug trafficking charges, headed back to Jamaica after being released from Georgia’s McRae Correctional Facility on Friday (Dec. 7). Banton was later spotted landing at Norman Manley Airport in Kington, Jamaica where he was met by crowds of […]
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