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Tobacco control: Government arms to fight “epidemic” of tobacco use among younger population
Views: 22 Views: 21 Posted: Friday, October 17, 2025. 2:18 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: A Bill for an Act “to provide for the adoption and implementation of the tobacco control policies in accordance with the World Health Organization Framework...
Owner: Larry Waight
Mission trip leads to 360 professions of faith in Egypt
Victoria Richards, youth director at Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church, recently returned from a 12-day mission trip to Northern Egypt, where she joined a team of volunteers sharing the gospel in one of the world’s restricted nations. “I’ve...
Owner: David & Courtney Waller
International day for the eradication of Poverty highlights need to end social and institutional maltreatment
Views: 0 Views: 0 Posted: Friday, October 17, 2025. 10:03 am CST. By Zoila Palma: The world marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17, a day that underscores the fight against poverty as a matter of dignity, justice,...
Owner: Larry Waight
Beyond Delphi: Discover Greece’s Peaceful Mountain Villages and a Magical Honey Farm
The ancient site of Delphi. Photo by elgreko from Getty Images via Canva Travelers planning to visit the Archaeological Museum at Delphi, Greece, and its antiquities, including the Treasury and Temple of Apollo, cannot avoid the multitudes of...
Owner: Janna Graber
UDP calls PUP administration a national disgrace after Rosado’s reinstatement
UDP parliamentary caucus meets the press By William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Oct. 2, 2025 The Government of Belize, under the People’s United Party administration of Prime Minister John Briceño, is a “sham and a disgrace,”...
Owner: Evan X Hyde
Vice-Chancellor’s Forum: “Promises, Passports, and Possibilities: Free Movement, the CSME, and the Caribbean Regionalisation Project.”
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, W.I. Thursday, October 16, 2025—On October 21, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) will tackle one of the Caribbean’s most pressing issues in an upcoming Vice-Chancellor’s Forum. Titled “Promises,...
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Family Unable to Bury Shamar Faber After KHMH Lists Wrong Cause of Death on Certificate
The Faber family still has not been able to bury Shamar Faber because the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital had the wrong cause of death on his death certificate. Shamar had been battling complications from a gunshot wound since March 9 but sadly...
Owner: Rene Villanueva
Pallotti High School celebrates World Food Day with classroom breakfasts and gratitude
Views: 102 Views: 101 Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2025. 8:38 am CST. 2P’s (L-R) Riah Longsworth and Michelly Barela with a breakfast consisting of journey cake, fried beans, cheese, and Marie Sharpe pepper. Photo Credit: Rubén Morales Iglesias...
Owner: Larry Waight
The Belcan Bridge Saga, Both Sides of Plagiarism Dispute
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On Friday - you heard M&M engineer Roque Matus allege that a foreign firm had stolen his design for the Belcan Bridge and sold it to the Belize City council so that contractors could bid on its construction. Since then, there's been a flurry of...
Owner: Jules Vasquez
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth Arrives in PortMiami for Caribbean Season
Cunard has announced that the recently refreshed Queen Elizabeth arrived yesterday at PortMiami for the first time to begin a season of Caribbean voyages. Queen Elizabeth will homeport in Miami for the first time in Cunard history, bringing its...
Owner: Ted Virtue
The 12th Central American Games Have Begun in Guatemala.
6 Havana, October 17 (RHC) – At least 15 disciplines will begin their competitions today as part of the sporting event that is the XII Central American Games in Guatemala, with all the information on the event’s website. The excitement can be...
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Attempts to locate potential alleged victims of Derry priest charged with child sex offences
A prosecutor has said it would be 'difficult to give a timescale' for police efforts to identify potential alleged victims in the case of a Catholic priest charged with sex offences. Edward Gallagher (58) of Orchard Park in Lifford, County Donegal...
Owner: Malcolm Denmark
What Can We Learn From Mexico’s Nonviolent Revolution Of Consciences?
Above photo: A Martin Luther King statue in Mexico City’s Lincoln Park. Wikimedia / Carlos Perez Chavez. Quietly, Martin Luther King Jr.’s commitment to Gandhian nonviolence, his effort to end poverty, and his push for a “radical revolution of...
Owner: Margaret Flowers & The Alliance for Global Justice (Non-profit)
Is It Time to Call San Pedro a “City”?
“San Pedro looks like a ‘City’ now” – is what I said this weekend while heading to Secret Beach. It had been some time since I drove up north and was surprised when I saw this large building with its mirrored-glass frontage. Hey, doesn’t it look...
Owner: Dorian Nunez
Renewed push for all Caricom Member States to accede to CCJ
Calls were reiterated on Thursday for the full accession of all Member States of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), which serves as the final appellate court for the region. Currently, only five of the 15...
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The 13 best things to do in Guatemala
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Guatemala deserves your attention. More than just great selfies, marvelous museums, fiery volcanoes and lazy beaches, Guatemala's top attractions encourage travelers to forge their own connections with the land and the people. Walk through ancient...
Owner: Ric Elias
Borders open, but not for crime: Caribbean leaders warn as free movement kicks in
Mia Mottley, Prime Minister, Barbados speaks at the Global Renewables Summit, co-hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Global Renewables Alliance on September 24, 2024 in New York City. Philanthropies) Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for...
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