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Land registry or grab, Part II
The Nassau Guardian
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Dear Editor, Following on from Part I of this letter, I previously raised concerns about the land registry and related legislation. Why rekindle the land registry? To rekindle the idea of the land registry, the government operated quietly for some...
Beyond UAE’s Golden Visa: Countries Offering Residency To Indians And What You Need To Qualify
News18
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July 7, 2025
Last Updated:July 07, 2025, 13:10 IST From the United States to Vietnam, an in-depth look at where and how Indians can qualify for long-term residency or citizenship in 2025 Know about the affordable countries offering citizenship programs for...
Tinubu’s Govt Lacks Compassion, Says Peter Obi
Daily Independent
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July 7, 2025
1 LAGOS – Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, has said that the President Bola Tinubu-led government lacks compassion. Obi, who was speaking in an interview on Channels TV’s Sunday...
UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | June 30 to July 6, 2025
The Indian Express
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July 7, 2025
Every Monday, we bring you UPSC Current Affairs Pointers—a concise, exam-focused guide to help you stay ahead in your Prelims and Mains preparation. Polity — The Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has launched the RailOne App as a one stop...
Holness calls for bold, united action to dismantle gangs, tackle climate crisis and support Haiti
The Gleaner
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July 7, 2025
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has declared that dismantling criminal gangs across the Caribbean must be treated with the urgency of the global war on terror. Holness warned that organised violence now poses a public health...
GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT TURNS HARSHLY ON CARIBBEAN CBI PROGRAMMES AFTER ST. KITTS-NEVIS POLICY BLUNDERS: 30-DAY RESIDENCY RULE NOW LOOMS
Times Caribbean
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July 7, 2025
GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT TURNS HARSHLY ON CARIBBEAN CBI PROGRAMMES AFTER ST. KITTS-NEVIS POLICY BLUNDERS: 30-DAY RESIDENCY RULE NOW LOOMS BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — JULY 7, 2025 | TIMES CARIBBEAN GLOBAL — A firestorm of global scrutiny has engulfed the...
Taiwan Envoy Hails Nigeria-Caribbean Diplomacy
News Investigators Nigeria
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July 4, 2025
News Investigators/ Andy Yih-Ping Liu, Taiwan’s Representative and Head of Mission in Nigeria, has congratulated Nigeria on its renewed diplomatic engagements with Saint Lucia and Caribbean States. In a statement on Friday, Mr Liu described...
ADC: Death, Onikoyi and a hunter’s pouch, By Festus Adedayo
Premium Times
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July 6, 2025
“Death does not kill alone/Nor does he fight singly/He goes to war with plenty of warriors…/He sends Disease first/He sends Paralysis next/He sends Loss/He sends Curses…/Death finally comes to kill the hunter’s father/Who drinks now of heavenly...
Wheels of Hope in support of amputees
Rolling Inspiration
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July 4, 2025
In September, a group of passionate amputees will embark on a 15-day, 6 000-kilometre motorbike tour across South Africa to raise awareness, bring hope to amputees and raise funding for those in need on a journey dubbed Wheels of Hope. The goal is...
President Tinubu To Send Nigerian Teachers, Doctors, Other Professional
The Nigerian Voice
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President Bola Tinubu has ordered the deployment of skilled Nigerian professionals—including teachers, doctors, nurses, and agricultural experts to Saint Lucia and other Caribbean nations. The deployment is part of a newly signed Technical...
Healthcare in Crisis: Long waits, overworked doctors as medical professionals flee
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 6, 2025
Josephine Awode’s 15-year-old son began panting and wheezing. With each breath, his chest expanded and contracted visibly underneath his t-shirt. It was an asthma crisis. Awode reached for her son’s ferinol tablets. He used the medication, but the...
Veteran Caribbean journalist Rickey Singh dies
Loop News
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July 6, 2025
CMC – The veteran and respected Caribbean journalist, Rickey Ramotar Singh, died in Barbados on Saturday. He was 88 years old. The Guyanese-born Singh, who received an honorary doctorate from the University of the West Indies (UWI) and a Lifetime...
Tinubu, Arewa And Ismaeel Ahmed Esq
Leadership
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July 6, 2025
Published twice, and last published on June 22, 2025, my article titled: ‘Tinubu and Arewa’, read thus: “Back in 2011, when the CPC/ACN merger talks stalled, I ran into a livid Ismaeel Ahmed Esq, a friend from way back in Uni, who had delved into...
The man and the legend: In search of ‘Butch’ Stewart’s greatest legacy
Jamaica Observer
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July 6, 2025
STEWART... the Caribbean’s greatest son TODAY marks the 84th anniversary of the birth of the late Sandals and Jamaica Observer founder Gordon “Butch” Stewart whose life story is a complex tale of one man’s extraordinary journeys and events that...
NTAC Applauds Tinubu’s Groundbreaking Technical Cooperation Agreement With Lucia
News Investigators Nigeria
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July 3, 2025
News Investigators/ The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) has commended President Bola Tinubu on the successful signing of a Technical Manpower Assistance agreement with the government of Saint Lucia. The Director-General of NTAC, Yusuf Yakub,...
Amcham T&T tech summit hears: Collaboration is key to regional tech ecosystem
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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It is important to invest in startup businesses to help them compete in a tech-driven economy. That’s according to iQor vice president Dr William Huggins who was speaking at one of the panels at (THIS) last week. Huggins said it...
House of Assembly Meets Today to Debate VAT Changes and Immigration Amendments
The Voice
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July 3, 2025
. The House of Assembly meets today at 10:00 a.m., with several key matters up for debate, including VAT amendments, immigration reforms, and updates to Saint Lucia’s legal framework. Papers will be laid by the: • Prime Minister and Minister for...
Nigeria begins deployment of technical experts to eastern Caribbean countries
The Cable
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July 3, 2025
Nigeria has begun a deployment of technical experts to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, in fulfilment of President Bola Tinubu’s pledge. Tinubu spoke on Monday during a special joint session of the senate and the house of assembly of...
Fiddling while ‘Rome’ burns
The Sun Nigeria
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July 6, 2025
Nigeria, our country for years, has been going round the hot crucible. We felt the heat but never really got burnt. The saving grace didn’t emanate from our calculations or definitive strategy. Each time one or two of our reckless acts could have...
Pan-African Unity Will Advance Black Race – Tinubu
News Investigators Nigeria
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July 2, 2025
News Investigators/ President Bola Tinubu has called on Africans and people of African descent worldwide to unite in building a future of “promise, honour and dignity for the black race.” The President made the call during a dinner hosted in his...