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Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival celebrates 20 years with successful UK launch | WINNFM 98. 9
11+ hour, 58+ min ago (278+ words) PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago " The Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) has successfully launched its UK screening series, Crossroads: Where Caribbean Cinema Meets the UK, with the sold-out UK'premiere of Queen of Soca presented in partnership with BEAM in…...
Zelenskyy says "time is right" for Ukraine to start process of joining EU
12+ hour, 18+ min ago (255+ words) His comments come as both Kyiv and Moscow try to advance their interests on the battlefield. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told European Union leaders that now is the time to begin the process of Ukraine's'accession'to the bloc, describing a…...
CARICOM, United Nations and UNDP unite Behind Landmark Framework to Treat Crime and Violence as a Public Health Emergency | WINNFM 98. 9
13+ hour, 39+ min ago (519+ words) CARICOM, United Nations and UNDP unite Behind Landmark Framework to Treat Crime and Violence as a Public Health Emergency Winn FM CARICOM, United Nations and UNDP unite Behind Landmark Framework to Treat Crime and Violence as a Public Health Emergency…...
CARICOM Member States welcome UNGA adoption of historic ICJ climate crisis ruling
12+ hour, 6+ min ago (202+ words) Winn FM CARICOM Member States welcome UNGA adoption of historic ICJ climate crisis ruling CARICOM Member States on Wednesday welcomed the United Nations General Assembly's (UNGA) adoption of the resolution on the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice…...
Something big taking place: Why has Russia sent more nukes to Belarus?
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (230+ words) Russia's ally participated in joint drills for the first time. Analysts say it was a risky move for Minsk. Kyiv, Ukraine "Earlier this week, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for the first timetook partin the "rehearsal" of Russia's use of tactical…...
T&T's real future lies in non-energy exports'
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (242+ words) (Trinidad Express) " Trinidad and Tobago's future economic stability rests "90 to 95%" on non-energy exports, university professor Dr Roger Hosein said yesterday as he cautioned against treating the International Monetary Fund's latest 2026 Article IV Consultation as a full IMF report. Speaking on…...
CARICOM, UNDP launch Crime & Violence Action Framework; expands SKN's Crime as Public Health Concern Approach
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (294+ words) St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has shifted its perspective on crime and violence in the region to that of a public health concern. The shift focuses on socio-economic causes of crime and violence in tandem with…...
US pausing $14bn arms sale to Taiwan due to Iran war, navy chief says
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (209+ words) Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao's remarks come as US President Donald Trump gives mixed signals over the sale. (Al Jazeera) " A top United States military official has said Washington is pausing a $14bn arms sale to Taiwan to conserve munitions for…...
Nato chief welcomes US sending 5, 000 troops to Poland
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (177+ words) (BBC) " President Donald Trump says the US will send an extra 5, 000 troops to Poland, a week after the Pentagon cancelled a planned deployment of 4, 000 troops to the country. Writing on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump said the decision…...
Rubio says Cuba is threat to US as Havana accuses him of 'lies"
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (155+ words) (BBC) " Cuba poses a "national security threat" to the US and the likelihood of a peaceful agreement is "not high", US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. His comments come just a day after the US charged Cuba's former…...