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05 Jan, 2026
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Presidential election draws 11 candidates, making run-off vote likely
LISBON (AP): A record number of 11 candidates in Portugal’s upcoming presidential election kicked off their campaigns on Sunday. The official two-week campaign period preceding the January 18…
05 Jan, 2026
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Dominica to accept third-country deportees from the United States
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit on Monday announced that Dominica has entered into an agreement with the United States to facilitate the transfer of third-country refugees to…
03 Jan, 2026
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Federal ruling blocks Hawaii’s climate change tourist tax on cruise ships
HONOLULU (AP): A federal appeals court ruling on New Year’s Eve blocked Hawaii from enforcing a climate change tourist tax on cruise ship passengers, a levy that was set to go into effect at the start…
03 Jan, 2026
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Government issues warning to gold miners
GEORGETOWN (CMC): President Irfaan Ali says gold miners who fail to declare their production will face immediate consequences, including deregistration, prosecution, and possible expulsion as the…
02 Jan, 2026
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US-Venezuela tension affecting T&T economy, Central Bank warns
PORT OF SPAIN (CMC): The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) says domestically, the fluid geopolitical tension between the United States and Venezuela is contributing to building economic…
02 Jan, 2026
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ST VINCENT | Gov’t to prioritise hospital over parliament building
KINGSTOWN (CMC): Prime Minister Dr Godwin Friday says that his new administration will place emphasis on completing the US$78 million hospital under construction in Arnos Vale on the outskirts of the…
02 Jan, 2026
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New CARICOM chair says differences ‘not unusual’ to bloc
GEORGETOWN (CMC): St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew says recent international developments, including geopolitical tensions in the region and external policy decisions affecting…
29 Dec, 2025
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New York subway ends MetroCard era, switches fully to tap-and-go fares
NEW YORK (AP): When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity into one of the world’s oldest and largest transit systems.…
29 Dec, 2025
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Hundreds mourn military chief killed in Turkey plane crash
MISRATA (AP): Hundreds of people on Sunday mourned western Libya’s military chief and four others who were killed in a plane crash in Turkey. The coffins of General Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad and…