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Caribbean sets pace in global decline of AIDS-related fatalities
The Gleaner
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July 11, 2025
BRIDGETOWN (CMC): The Caribbean has achieved global success by recording a 62 per cent reduction in AIDS related deaths between 2020 and 2024 – the sharpest decline among eight regions globally. This is according to the Global AIDS Update Report,...
Former Florida DEA snitch known as 'Bowling Ball' charged with extorting cocaine kingpins
FOX 35 Orlando - Florida
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FLORIDA - A Florida-based former snitch for the DEA has been charged with extorting major cocaine traffickers from overseas, according to federal court documents. Jorge Hernandez, a 57-year-old nicknamed "Bowling Ball," spent the past 25 years...
Adompretur president strengthens ties with Toronto Tourism Office
Dominican Today
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Mariel Herrera, director of the Toronto Tourism Promotion Office, and Yenny Polanco Lovera, president of Adompretur. (Photo: Adompretur) Toronto, Canada.- Yenny Polanco Lovera, president of the Dominican Association of Tourism Press (Adompretur),...
MHAVE Minister meets with Suriname diaspora
Haiti Libre
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Haiti - Politic : MHAVE Minister meets with Suriname diaspora 20/06/2025 10:25:56 As part of a government tour aimed at better understanding the situation of Haitians living abroad, Kathia Verdier, Minister of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE),...
US government to build $8.5M fly-breeding facility to combat cattle parasite threat
Fox News
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Buck Wehrbein, NCBA President and rancher, sounds the alarm on the return of the screwworm and urges action from Mexico while crediting strong pressure from the Trump administration and Secretary Rollins for recent progress. NEWYou can now listen...
US government to build $8.5M fly-breeding facility to combat cattle parasite threat
Fox Wilmington - North Carolina
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June 20, 2025
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. government announced plans Wednesday to build an $8.5 million fly-breeding facility near the US-Mexico border as part of an initiative to prevent a flesh-eating parasite from infesting cattle....
Caribbean leads global AIDS mortality reduction
St. Vincent Times
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July 10, 2025
CARIBBEAN LEADS IN REDUCING AIDS-RELATED DEATHS GLOBALLY, BUT PROGRESS ON REDUCING NEW INFECTIONS SLOW Data from the latest Global AIDS Update Report, released by UNAIDS, shows the Caribbean recorded a 62% reduction in AIDS-related deaths, between...
Caribbean achieves steepest global regional decline in AIDS-related deaths
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 11, 2025
The Caribbean has recorded a 62% reduction in AIDS-related deaths between 2010 and 2024, the steepest decline among eight global regions, according to the latest Global AIDS Update Report released by UNAIDS. The report, titled AIDS, Crisis and the...
Local entrepreneur receives grant as non-profit announces plans for 2026 International Poverty Forum in Antigua
The Antigua Observer
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June 19, 2025
- Advertisement - By Robert Andre Emmanuel [email protected] Local entrepreneur Rhonda Spencer received a US$5,000 Microeconomic Community Grant, yesterday, to launch her healthy food business, as the international nonprofit Caring for Others...
Napa's Sennott leads boys at Johnny Miller 'Champ" Junior Championship
Napa Valley Register - California
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July 11, 2025
Jack Sennott of Napa and Sophia Lee of Fairfield won the overall titles at the Johnny Miller “Champ” Junior Championship, a one-day Junior Golf Association of Northern California event on the North Course at Silverado Resort on Wednesday. Sennott,...
Jon Morrish elected as president of Cembureau
Global Cement
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Belgium: Cembureau, the European Cement Association, has elected Jon Morrish as its president and José Antonio Cabrera as its vice president. They will serve in the positions for a two-year term. Morrish has been the CEO for Heidelberg Materials...
Dominican man with false papers imprisoned for voting in Broward elections
South Florida Sun Sentinel
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June 17, 2025
Carlos Jose Abreu, a native of the Dominican Republic, assumed the identity of a Puerto Rican man with U.S. citizenship for nearly two decades while committing an array of crimes in the United States, including voting twice in Broward County....
Over 90 arrests made in global crackdown on environmental crime in the Amazon Basin
Newsday - New York
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BOGOTA, Colombia — Assets worth over $64 million were seized and 94 people arrested as part of a multinational law enforcement operation targeting environmental crime in the Amazon Basin. The crackdown, coordinated by the United Arab Emirates, has...
Maduro urges flight resumption: “The ball Is in the Dominican government’s court”
Dominican Today
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June 17, 2025
Venezuela.- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has declared that Venezuelan airlines are ready to resume direct flights to the Dominican Republic, placing the decision squarely in the hands of Dominican authorities. His remarks were made during...
Vice President Peña and Minister Bonilla inaugurate Archery Range at Parque del Este
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- Vice President Raquel Peña and Housing Minister Carlos Bonilla officially inaugurated the newly renovated Archery Range at Parque del Este, a project valued at RD$43 million. Designed to meet international standards for...
Türk Updates Human Rights Council: "We Need The Strongest Possible Defence Of International Law And Human Rights"
Scoop
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk 59th session of the Human Rights Council Global Update Geneva, Monday 16 June 2025 Mr. President, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, As we meet, conflicts are spiraling. The...
More than 120 spring graduates receive Latin honors
Luther College - Iowa
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July 10, 2025
Luther College announced that 268 students graduated in the spring of 2025. They were honored at the 2025 Commencement ceremony on May 25. Of the graduating class, 124 received Latin honors across a variety of majors and 18% were first-generation...
ICE is now hunting for clergy members willing to work in Guantánamo Bay
The Independent
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July 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
As Mexico, Gold Cup come to AT&T Stadium, so do discussions about sports and politics
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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June 17, 2025
ARLINGTON — Mexican national team head coach Javier Aguirre is under fire, but this time, it has nothing to do with winning or losing. The Gold Cup, Concacaf’s biennial continental tournament, represents the last major tournament Mexico will play...
Chinola Fresh Fruit Liqueurs Expands Distribution With Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits Travel Retail Sales & Export Division
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) A strategic agreement poised to accelerate Chinola's global footprint across key export and travel retail markets. NEW YORK, July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinola Fresh Fruit Liqueurs –the natural, low-ABV, artificial...