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Caribbean Immigration Advocates Decry Judge’s…
Source: Loop Caribbean The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), an umbrella policy and advocacy organisation that represents over 200 immigrant and refugee rights groups throughout New York, on…
ICE Conducts More Removal Flights of Singles,…
Source: Loop Caribbean US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to facilitate removal flights of single adults and family units to Caribbean countries. Between October 28 and November 1,…
AG Leads Coalition to Protect Undocumented…
NEW YORK (CMC): New York Attorney General, Letitia James, is leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general in the United States in filing an amicus brief in support of the US federal programme “Keeping…
Commonwealth Launches Investment Action Plan to…
On the margins of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa, Commonwealth leaders gathered for a side event to unveil the Commonwealth Investment Action Plan. The plan aims to…
Commonwealth Leaders Urged to Work Harder to Leave…
Commonwealth leaders are being urged to work harder to get rid of the barriers and biases that continue to hold back women and girls in the 56 member countries. This urgent appeal comes from a report…
Pressure Grows for Countries to Deliver on…
Two years after reaching a historic biodiversity agreement, countries will gather next week to determine whether they are making progress on efforts to save Earth’s plant and animal life. The…
Jimmy Carter Centennial: A US President Turns 100
PLAINS, United States (AFP) — The military flyover is ready, and the songs have been rehearsed: Plains, Georgia, is waiting to celebrate Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday Today when its hometown hero…
Hurricane Helene Makes Landfall in Northwestern…
Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday in northwestern Florida as a Category four storm as forecasters warned of “catastrophic” flooding along the Gulf Coast. The National Hurricane Centre in Miami…
World Bank Backs Global Fight Against Banana…
The World Bank has extended its support to the Global Alliance against Fusarium TR4, an international coalition dedicated to combating a disease endangering bananas, a crucial food source globally.…
Island Leaders at UNGA79 Resolve to Spur Global…
Heads of State and high-level officials united at the AOSIS Leaders Meeting to strengthen the course for the delivery of the ‘ABAS’, enhance finance, and address sea level rise. New York City On the…
UN Adopts Ground-breaking ‘Pact for the Future’ to…
Addis Ababa (ENA) The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a ‘Pact for the Future’, which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described as a landmark agreement that is a “step-change towards…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Arrested in New…
Source: BBC News, Los Angeles Embattled hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has been arrested in New York City on unspecified federal charges, federal authorities told the BBC's US partner CBS. The…
Eddy Grant Wins ‘Electric Avenue’ Copyright Case…
Source: Loop Guyanese-British singer Eddy Grant has won a copyright case against former President Donald Trump over the use of the 1980s hit, "Electric Avenue." On Friday, in a 30-page decision, US…
Trump Was the Subject of An Apparent Assassination…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was the target Sunday of "what appears to be an attempted assassination" at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, the FBI said, just nine weeks after the Republican…
UK To Introduce ETAS For All Non-Visa Visitors
Source: LOOP The UK government has announced that all visitors who do not require a visa will soon need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to enter the country. This move is part of a broader…