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Archbishop McKnight receives pallium
The Leaven - Kansas
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July 11, 2025
Pope Leo XIV presents the pallium to Archbishop Shawn McKnight of Kansas City, Kansas, during Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican June 29, the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul. The pallium symbolizes the archbishop’s authority and unity...
CARICOM Calls for Stronger Global Support for Haiti
teleSUR
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Violence in Haiti. X/ @DashDeCosta July 7, 2025 Hour: 11:19 am Jamaica is hosting a two-day summit of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders on Monday, when Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley will be passing the group’s rotating presidency to...
Falklands intends to implement the Beneficial Ownership Register by July 2026
MercoPress
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Sunday, July 6th 2025 - 04:50 UTC Minister Stephen Doughty with MLA Roger Spink during a recent meeting at Parliament House Stephen Doughty, Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which includes Overseas Territories has...
Barbados Unveils Visionary Plans for CARIFESTA XV
Discover Montserrat
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June 27, 2025
With just two months until the Caribbean’s most anticipated cultural showcase, the 15th edition of CARIFESTA was officially launched on Thursday in a spirited ceremony at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. Hosted by the Government of Barbados and...
Revealed: Most Saint Lucian Slaves Were Nigerians
Oriental News Nigeria
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July 1, 2025
Joyce Onwuka President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from...
34% of enslaved people in Saint Lucia were from Nigeria – Alvina Reynolds
Business Day
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June 30, 2025
Alvina Reynolds, President of the Saint Lucian Senate has underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria....
Many formerly enslaved people in Saint Lucia were Nigerians – Official
Premium Times
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June 30, 2025
President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria. “Of...
Tinubu’s Saint Lucia visit rekindles ancestral ties
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to Saint Lucia has been hailed as a symbolic reunion of long-separated kin, as the Caribbean nation traced the roots of its enslaved ancestors back to Nigeria. Welcoming President Tinubu to a joint session of...
Nigeria establishes diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia, proposes visa waivers for OECS officials
Premium Times
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu formally announced on Monday the establishment of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia, describing it as a “symbolic bridge that will provide a gateway in fostering closer ties between us.” Mr Tinubu stated this while...
Mallorca events: What's On from Friday, 11 to Thursday, 17 July
Majorca Daily Bulletin
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July 10, 2025
Over the next week in Mallorca, vibrant fiestas span towns like Binissalem, Cala Bona, Campanet, and Puerto Andratx. Expect local traditions including flotillas, correfocs (fire runs), live music, folk dancing, and fireworks. Highlights include...
Premier Meade Commends Team for Stepping Up on Regional Stage
Discover Montserrat
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July 4, 2025
Premier Reuben T. Meade has praised his Cabinet colleagues for their growing leadership and active representation of Montserrat in regional and international forums, calling their recent work a sign of a strong and capable team ready to guide the...
Ainsworth may have to cut before he adds at Gillingham
KentOnline
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July 10, 2025
Gillingham boss Gareth Ainsworth hopes to have at least one more new face in the squad before the League 2 season gets under way. Ainsworth’s made two new signings so far this summer, with strikers Sam Vokes and Seb Palmer-Houlden joining, but...
Tinubu proposes visa waiver for OECS official passport holders as Nigeria, Saint Lucia establish diplomatic relations
New Mail
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, formally announced the establishment of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia, describing it as a “symbolic bridge that will provide a gateway in fostering closer ties between us.” President Tinubu stated this...
Tinubu proposes visa waivers for OECS official passport holders
Eagle Online
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu formally announced on Monday the establishment of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia, describing it as a “symbolic bridge that will provide a gateway in fostering closer ties between us.” President Tinubu stated this while...
Tinubu proposes visa waivers for eastern Caribbean states
Punch
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu on Monday formally announced the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Saint Lucia. He described the development as a “symbolic bridge that will provide a gateway in fostering closer ties between us,”...
Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis – a trenchant account of colonialism
The Irish Times
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Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, The Caribbean and the Origins of the Climate Crisis Author: Tao Leigh Goffe ISBN-13: 978-0-241-62855-3 Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Guideline Price: £22 Montserrat is the only country aside from Ireland to celebrate St...
Saint Lucia: Tinubu mulls visa waivers for Eastern Caribbean citizens
Daily Post
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu formally announced on Monday, the establishment of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia, describing it as a “symbolic bridge that will provide a gateway to fostering closer ties between both nations.” President Tinubu stated...
Premier Urges Full Participation in National Living Conditions Survey to Unlock Social Support
Discover Montserrat
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July 4, 2025
Premier Reuben T. Meade is calling on Montserrat residents to fully participate in the ongoing 2025 Household Budgetary Survey – Survey of Living Conditions (HBS-SLC), warning that without this critical data, the island risks missing out on...
NATO: Rutte versus Sanchez
EUROPE DIPLOMATIC
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June 23, 2025
The Hague. 23.06.2025 “…We meet at a truly historic moment, with significant and growing challenges to our security. As the world becomes more dangerous, Allied leaders will take bold decisions to strengthen our collective defence, making NATO a...
Eileen HannahMay Martin Dies at 93
St. Thomas Source
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July 4, 2025
Eileen HannahMay Martin, affectionately known to many as “Mommy” and “Miss Eileen,” peacefully departed this life on June 23, in Newnan, Georgia, at the age of 93. Eileen HannahMay Martin Born on November 10, 1931, in Friths Village, Montserrat,...