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Today, July 29, We Celebrate Sts. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus
ACI Africa
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July 29, 2025
“Martha generously offered him hospitality, Mary listened attentively to his words and Lazarus promptly emerged from the tomb at the command of the One who humiliated death,” the decree further states. Saint Martha is mentioned in three Gospel...
Psychiatric intake stats mean we must challenge mental health stigma, says President Burton
Dominica News Online
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July 30, 2025
President of Dominica H.E Sylvanie BurtonMental health continues to be one of the biggest challenges faced in Dominica’s society and according to the country’s President, Her Excellency Sylvanie Burton, reports from the Ministry of Health,...
Visa restrictions said to be retarding business
The Gleaner
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August 1, 2025
Visa restrictions continue to limit mobility for many nations in the Global South and hinder Africa-Caribbean trade, high-level delegates at an investment forum have said. According to the latest version of the Henley Passport Index, which ranks...
Visas in focus as Africa-Caribbean explore deepening trade
I Witness News
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July 31, 2025
By Kenton X. Chance ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — Caribbean and African politicians, trade representatives, bankers, academics and other stakeholders were heading back to their respective destinations on Wednesday after two days here discussing...
Tourism professionals benefit from industry training program through August 11
Dominica News Online
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July 29, 2025
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, July 29th, 2025 at 5:45 PM CEO Training Series. Photo: DDAThe Ministry of Tourism, in partnership with the Discover Dominica Authority (DDA), launched the Chief Experience Officer (CEO) Training Series on Monday,...
Caribbean Biodiversity Fund appoints new CFO
Dominica News Online
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July 29, 2025
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, July 29th, 2025 at 12:55 PM Barrington Lewis newly appointed Chief Financial Officer at the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund. Photo: CBFThe Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) Board of Directors has announced the...
Lulu Hosts Summer Tardeada With Guest Chef From Oakland’s Bombera
Westside Today - California
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July 31, 2025
Chef Dominica Rice-Cisneros Joins Alice Waters for a Courtyard Celebration Lulu, the acclaimed restaurant located at the Hammer Museum, will host a festive summer “tardeada” on Sunday, spotlighting the culinary talents of guest chef Dominica...
Caribbean nation of St. Lucia strikes down its anti-sodomy law
LifeSite
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July 30, 2025
News St. Lucia joins Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, Barbados, and Dominica, which in recent years decriminalized consensual homosexual acts. (LifeSiteNews) — The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court struck down St. Lucia’s colonial-era law...
Tributes continue to come ahead of the official burial of Gerry Aird today
Dominica News Online
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July 29, 2025
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, July 29th, 2025 at 1:06 PM Gerry AirdAs the time draws nearer for the official burial of businessman extraordinaire Gerry Aird today, Jeff Bellot, President of Carifeed Incorporated in the Caribbean and Watson...
Saint Lucia decriminalises same-sex activity in historic ruling
Gay Times
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July 30, 2025
In a major win for LGBTQIA+ rights in the Caribbean, Saint Lucia’s law banning homosexuality has been declared unconstitutional. On Tuesday (29 July), Saint Lucia’s high court struck down colonial-era laws — “buggery” and “gross indecency” — found...
Public officers placed in acting positions for too long, Marigot MP says
Dominica News Online
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July 29, 2025
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, July 29th, 2025 at 2:33 PM Anthony Charles, Marigot MP: Response to National BudgetParliamentary Representative for the Marigot Constituency, Anthony Charles, has argued that public officers are placed in acting...
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court strikes down St. Lucia laws criminalizing gay sex
The Advocate
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July 30, 2025
The top court in the Caribbean has struck down St. Lucia’s laws criminalizing gay sex. The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the laws against “gross indecency” and “buggery” were unconstitutional, Reuters reports. Keep up with the...
Saint Lucia court strikes down gay sex ban
Pink News
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July 30, 2025
Protestors in Saint Lucia condemning the nation’s homosexuality laws in 2012. (Getty) A Saint Lucia court has struck down a set of laws criminalising homosexuality, in a major win for LGBTQ+ rights in the Caribbean. Judges in the eastern Caribbean...
Prime Minister Drew Champions National Lotteries Authority Bill To Keep Millions In The Federation
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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August 1, 2025
- Advertisement - Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, championed the passage of the National Lotteries Authority Bill, 2025, emphasising its transformative potential to retain an...
Court strikes down nation of Saint Lucia’s homosexuality ban
LGBTQ Nation - California
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July 30, 2025
Saint Lucia’s law banning homosexuality has been declared unconstitutional in a historic ruling by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. “This decision is deeply personal. For many years, we’ve worked to see the rights, lives, and dignity of LGBTQ+...
Asa Banton: The Bouyon Boss and His Trusty Teddy Bear, Brownie
Antigua.News
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July 27, 2025
Asa Banton, commonly referred to as the Caribbean’s Bouyon Boss, has taken his affection to a whole new level—he’s found love in a teddy bear! Yes, you heard that right! This isn’t just any teddy; it’s his trusty sidekick, Brownie. Asa insists on...
Top court strikes down St. Lucia’s laws criminalising same-sex intimacy
GCN
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July 31, 2025
On July 29, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling declaring provisions of the St. Lucia penal code that criminalised consensual same-sex intimacy unconstitutional. The ruling was handed down following a legal challenge...
St. Kitts and Nevis PM calls for visa-free travel between Africa and Caribbean
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 30, 2025
Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, joined several African and Caribbean leaders for a Presidential Panel on the “New World Order as an Opportunity for Strengthening Africa-Caribbean Trade, Investment, and...
UNAIDS hails court ruling decriminalising same-sex relations in St Lucia
Jamaica Observer
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July 31, 2025
AMENYAH... the ruling in Saint Lucia gives us hope, demonstrating that justice and equality can prevail THE Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has added its voice to those welcoming the groundbreaking decision by the High Court of...
Prime Minister Drew champions Natio...
SKNVibes
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BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts, July 31, 2025, (SKNIS) – Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, championed the passage of the National Lotteries Authority Bill, 2025, emphasising its transformative potential to retain...