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The CARICOM flag. The Bermuda government declared it is moving ahead with plans to join the regional integration movement CARICOM. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inWorld

Bermuda Gets Green Light to Seek Full CARICOM Membership

by Oswald T. Brown November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

Bermuda has received the green light from the UK to apply for full membership in CARICOM, and is now researching and exploring all that is required to make a full application.

Congolese doctor and presidential candidate Denis Mukwege greets supporters outside Kavumu-Bukavu airport eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Nov. 25. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inWorld

DRC: Nobel Winner Denis Mukwege Launches Electoral Campaign in Hometown

by Oswald T. Brown November 29, 2023November 29, 2023
President-elect Joseph Boakai (left) and outgoing President George Weah (Courtesy photo)
Posted inWorld

Liberia Has a New President

by Oswald T. Brown November 21, 2023November 21, 2023
President of Barbados Dame Sandra Mason congratulates Jervon Sands, the 2024 Rhodes Scholar for the Commonwealth Caribbean. Looking on is Bertha Pilgrim, Secretary of the Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee.
Posted inWorld

Jervon Sands from the Bahamas Chosen as Rhodes Scholar

by Oswald T. Brown November 21, 2023November 21, 2023
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley leads a procession of dignitaries, Army veterans, and government officials in a tribute to those who valiantly confronted the tumult of World Wars I and II. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inWorld

Solemn Tribute: Remembrance Day Reflections in Barbados 

by Oswald T. Brown November 15, 2023November 15, 2023
**FILE** Pro-Hamas demonstrators at a rally in Damascus Syria in December 2008 during the Israel-Gaza conflict (Thephotostrand via Wikimedia Commons)
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Thousands March in Cape Town in Solidarity with Palestinians

by Oswald T. Brown November 15, 2023November 15, 2023
Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia (Courtesy photo)
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Ghana’s VP Bawumia Gets Ruling Party Nod for 2024 Presidential Run

by Oswald T. Brown November 8, 2023November 8, 2023
The Jamaican flag (Courtesy of Kyle James via Wikimedia Commons)
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Jamaica Customs Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification: First English-Speaking Customs Administration to Attain Status

by Oswald T. Brown November 8, 2023November 8, 2023
Kenya President William Ruto says that by the end of this year, no African will be required to have a visa to come to KenyaVEMBER 2 (Conleth Brady/IAEA via Wikimedia Commons)
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Kenya to Become Visa-Free to African Visitors

by Oswald T. Brown November 1, 2023November 1, 2023
Mia Amor Mottley
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Mottley Urges Peaceful End to Land Dispute Between Guyana and Venezuela

by Oswald T. Brown November 1, 2023November 1, 2023

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