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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…
29 Dec, 2025
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Debate over surfing gets gnarly after city removes wave-creating device
FRANKFURT (AP): A debate over how to bring back surfing in Germany’s landmark English Garden escalated on Sunday after city workers removed a beam surreptitiously deployed over Christmas to restore a…
29 Dec, 2025
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Judge puts coup plot convicts under house arrest after former police commander flees
SÃO PAULO (AP): A Brazilian judge on Saturday issued house arrest orders for 10 people who have been convicted and sentenced for participating in a plot to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in…