Shericka Jackson storms to second successive world 200m title. Caribbean Today's top stories this week

Shericka Jackson storms to second successive world 200m title. Caribbean Today's top stories this week

 

 

Shericka Jackson Storms to Second Successive World 200 Title

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BUDAPEST, Hungary – Shericka Jackson clocked the second fastest time in history and underlined her status when she retained the women’s 200 meters title in commanding fashion at the World Athletics Championships on Friday in Hungary.


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New York Governor Extends State of Emergency For Asylum Seekers

NEW YORK, New York – New York Governor Kathy Hochul has extended an executive order that provides the state with greater flexibility to procure the resources necessary for municipalities to support asylum seekers and provide them with humanitarian aid.


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Flights Cancelled as Hurricane Franklin Moves Closer Towards Bermuda

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HAMILTON, Bermuda – All United Airlines and American Airlines flights into Bermuda have been cancelled as Hurricane Franklin, the first major storm for the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane season moves closer towards the British Overseas Territory on Wednesday.


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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Historic Visit to Guyana

President Irfaan Ali (Left ) and former British prime Minister Tony Blair (DPI Photo)

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Former British prime minister, Tony Blair, has arrived here on a two-day visit becoming the first former British leader to visit the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.


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St. Vincent Prime Minister Calls for End to US Exclusion of CELAC

WASHINGTON, DC – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is calling for dialog between the United States and the Community of Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAC) on what he describes as  “a range of matters touching and concerning the political interests of both”.


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Caribbean Athletes Flourished in Day Five of the World Athletics Championships

Barbadian Sada Williams took bronze in the women’s 400 metres.

BUDAPEST, Hungary – Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Kyron McMaster of the British Virgin Islands captured silver in the men’s 400 meters hurdles while Sada Williams secured bronze for Barbados in the women’s 400m final, as Caribbean athletes flourished on day five of the World Athletics Championships.


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Legendary Calypso Queen Denise Plummer Dies After Cancer Battle

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Former calypsonian and gospel signer Denise Plummer died on Sunday following a fight with cancer.


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Suriname Bans the Sale of Electronic Cigarettes

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WASHINGTON, DC – Suriname has been named among eight countries that are adopting measures in line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) to protect the health of their populations from novel tobacco products.


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NYC Mayor Posthumously Awards Harry Belafonte a 'Key to the City of New York'

NEW YORK, New York – New York City Mayor Eric Adams has posthumously awarded a “Key to the City of New York” to legendary Caribbean performer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte for his decades of entertainment in music, film, theater and television.


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New UN Guidance Affirms Children’s Right to a Clean and Healthy Environment

Children make their way home through contaminated floodwater in Jacobabad, Sindh province, Pakistan. (Photo courtesy of UNICEF/Saiyna Bashir)

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has issued new guidance, calling on governments to take action to protect children in the face of the deepening climate crisis.


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CARIBBEAN TODAY ON YOUTUBE

Part two of our interview with the heavyweight boxing champion, Donovan “Razor” Ruddock. This Jamaican-born, two-time Canadian heavyweight champion is set to challenge James “Lights Out” Toney on November 11, 2023 at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica.  The epic boxing event, titled Rumble in the Sun, will be broadcast live worldwide on pay-per-view. 

 

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