US Allows Transfer Of Danish And Dutch F-16 War Planes To Kyiv
[BBC] The US has approved the transfer to Ukraine of American-made F-16 fighter jets from Denmark and the Netherlands when Ukrainian pilots are fully trained…
August 2023
ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Agree ‘D-day’ For Niger Military Intervention
[Al Jazeera] West Africa’s main bloc has agreed on a “D-day” for possible military intervention to restore democracy in Niger after generals toppled and detained President…
Clinical Sweden Beat Australia To Clinch Third Place At Women’s World Cup
[Al Jazeera] Sweden have picked up their fourth Women’s World Cup bronze medal after beating co-hosts Australia 2-0 in the third-place playoff match. The Swedes, ranked third…
British Nurse Lucy Letby Found Guilty Of Murdering 7 Babies
[CBS] A neonatal nurse in a British hospital was found guilty Friday of killing seven babies and attempting to kill six others. Lucy Letby, 33,…
One-To-One Laptop Program For Students Set For September 4 Re-Launch
[SKNIS] The re-implementation of the One-to-One Laptop Initiative in all primary and secondary learning institutions in St. Kitts and Nevis rolls out at the start…
Weather Systems Ramp Up In Atlantic; Gulf Of Mexico Braces For Potential Development
[The Virgin Islands Consortium] Multiple systems continue to form both in the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center. Those…
Canada Wildfire: All 20,000 Yellowknife Residents Evacuating
[Reuters] Canadian fire crews on Thursday battled to prevent wildfires from reaching the northern city of Yellowknife, where all 20,000 residents are leaving by car and…
Maui Emergency Chief Quits After Sirens Criticism
[BBC] Maui’s emergency management chief has quit a day after defending his agency’s failure to activate its alarm system in last week’s fatal wildfire. Herman…
Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Shakes Colombian Capital
[Al Jazeera] An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude followed by dozens of aftershocks has struck the Colombian capital Bogota, according to the United States Geological Survey,…
Irish Town Primary Gets Safety And Security Overhaul Ahead Of Start of School
[SKNIS] The Ministry of Education has committed to completing remedial work at the Irish Town Primary School before the start of the school term, which…