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Biden sending federal aid as NY digs out from huge snowstorm BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — President Joe Biden is sending federal aid to western New York to help state and local authorities clean up from the massive storm that dumped as much as six feet of snow in western and northern New York, the White House... - 2022-11-21 15:19:37 After hurricanes, programme aims to help alleviate stress SLIDELL, Louisiana (AP): The 10 women gathered on yoga mats in a New Orleans suburb, the lights dimmed. “I’d like to invite you to close your eyes,” instructor Stephanie Osborne said in a soothing voice from the front of the room. The only other... - 2022-11-16 00:06:19 Hurricane Nicole forms, Florida awaits rare November storm MIAMI (AP) — A Florida-bound storm strengthened into Hurricane Nicole on Wednesday after pounding the Bahamas and state officials ordered evacuations that included former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. It’s a rare... - 2022-11-09 18:46:49
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Egg farmers crack under strain - JAS
Local egg farmers are struggling to ramp up production to satisfy the traditional pre-Christmas surge in demand as stakeholders emerge from the shadows of the COVID-19 economy, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) President Lenworth Fulton has said....
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SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia (AP) -- Improved weather conditions Monday allowed rescuers to resume evacuation efforts and a search for possible victims after the highest volcano on Indonesia's most densely populated island erupted, triggered...
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Dawes suggests charging fee to use bathrooms at public health facilities
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Three ways the Caribbean can strengthen financing for private companies
by Therese Turner-Jones Growing up in The Bahamas, I remember my grandmother's asue. There weren't any banks where she lived on the island of Inagua, and even if there had been, it wasn't customary for women to frequent them. To adapt, women (and sometimes men) formed their own informal savings groups, known as asues. As her […]
Learning about Jamaica's Forests by Hiking the Blue Mountains
by Anaitée Mills Panoramic view of the Blue & John Crow Mountains, Jamaica. Xaymaca is the Taino name for Jamaica which translates into "land of wood and water" but how much wood and how much water does Jamaica have today? The Forestry Department figured out a way to teach enthusiastic hikers about the state of […]
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Honduras suspends rights in two big cities amid gang crackdown
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras became the second country in Central America to impose a state of exception suspending some constitutional rights to help fight street gangs when a decree took effect Monday. The extraordinary measures...
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Heavy rains Monday forced the closure of schools and cut electricity and water supplies to parts of Trinidad and Tobago. Officials have warned that river levels are likely to continue rising. Local Government... - 
