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Nigeria establishes diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia, proposes visa waivers for OECS officials
Premium Times
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu formally announced on Monday the establishment of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia, describing it as a “symbolic bridge that will provide a gateway in fostering closer ties between us.” Mr Tinubu stated this while...
Indian PM to receive Trinidad’s highest national award
Stabroek News
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July 1, 2025
(Trinidad Express) India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive Trinidad and Tobago’s highest award – the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ORTT) – during his official visit to this country this week. The Express understands that...
Tinubu Proposes Visa Waivers As Nigeria, Saint Lucia Establish Diplomatic Ties
African Examiner
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July 1, 2025
Posted by African Examiner Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Tuesday, July 1st, 2025 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has proposed visa waivers for holders of diplomatic and official passports from the Organisation of Eastern...
One year after Hurricane Beryl, the Union Island community is trying to recover what was lost
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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July 1, 2025
Anytime it rains or the wind picks up, Heidi Badenock starts to worry. “That’s just a consequence for going through something so life-changing,” said the 35-year-old attorney. That life-changing event occurred on July 1, 2024. Badenock was in her...
Extreme weather halts Paris-Milan train services
ANSA
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July 1, 2025
French rail operator SNCF said Tuesday that services on the Paris-Milan rail line will be halted for several days at least because of extreme weather. It said this week's violent thunderstorms the Maurienne Valley will require a major clean-up...
Regional NGO reps encouraged to engage with new partnerships to mitigate loss of funding
Dominica News Online
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June 20, 2025
Dominica News Online - Friday, June 20th, 2025 at 10:59 AM CPDC Executive Director Richard Jones addresses the CCWG. Photo: CPDCDwindling international development aid is forcing regional civil society organizations in the Caribbean to seek new...
Tinubu proposes visa waiver for OECS official passport holders as Nigeria, Saint Lucia establish diplomatic relations
New Mail
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, formally announced the establishment of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia, describing it as a “symbolic bridge that will provide a gateway in fostering closer ties between us.” President Tinubu stated this...
Tinubu Seeks Visa Waivers For OECS Officials, Deepens Ties With Saint Lucia
The Will
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June 30, 2025
June 30, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has proposed visa waivers for holders of diplomatic and official passports from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States as part of Nigeria’s efforts to foster stronger ties with the region. Tinubu...
President Tinubu Offers Visa Waivers For Caribbean States’ Passport Hol
The Nigerian Voice
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President Bola Tinubu has offered visa waivers for official passport holders of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) as part of steps towards the establishment of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia. President Tinubu stated this...
At 40, She Discovered She Was One of America’s Best Free Divers
Texas Monthly
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June 25, 2025
Sara Burnett had initially planned to spend only a few weeks practicing at Blue Element Freediving, a training center in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica. The area is popular among free divers, who plunge deep into open water without a...
President Tinubu Proposes Visa Waivers for OECS Official Passport Holders
The News (Nigeria)
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June 30, 2025
President Tinubu stated this while addressing a special joint session of the Senate and House of Assembly of Saint Lucia at the William Jefferson Clinton Ballroom * As Nigeria, Saint Lucia Establish Diplomatic Relations President Bola Tinubu...
Mehul Choksi’s legal battle: Alleges kidnapping orchestrated by Indian Intelligence
Dominica News Online
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June 20, 2025
Dominica News Online - Friday, June 20th, 2025 at 7:00 AM Choksi wheeled into court in Dominica in 2021Dominica became the focal point of a dramatic legal battle involving fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi, who is suing the Indian government...
Tinubu proposes visa waivers for OECS official passport holders
Eagle Online
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu formally announced on Monday the establishment of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia, describing it as a “symbolic bridge that will provide a gateway in fostering closer ties between us.” President Tinubu stated this while...
Tinubu establishes diplomatic ties with Saint Lucia, offers visa waivers for OECS officials
The Sun Nigeria
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June 30, 2025
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Bola Tinubu on Monday, officially announced the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Saint Lucia, calling it a “symbolic bridge” to foster closer ties between the two nations....
Tinubu proposes visa waivers for eastern Caribbean states
Punch
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu on Monday formally announced the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Saint Lucia. He described the development as a “symbolic bridge that will provide a gateway in fostering closer ties between us,”...
STATEMENT: ERC follow-up on DGS auditorium roof collapse
Dominica News Online
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June 24, 2025
Electoral Reform Coalition - Tuesday, June 24th, 2025 at 2:20 PM Disclaimer: The views expressed in this statement do not necessarily reflect the views of Duravision Inc, Dominica News Online, or any of its subsidiary brands. Today marks nine days...
Many formerly enslaved people in Saint Lucia were Nigerians – Official
Premium Times
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June 30, 2025
President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria. “Of...
OAS SG outlines comprehensive financial reform strategy as Antigua and Barbuda praised for “excellent” hosting of landmark Assembly
The Antigua Observer
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July 1, 2025
By Robert Andre Emmanuel [email protected] Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS) Ambassador Albert Ramdin unveiled his multi-pronged approach to addressing his organisation’s chronic financial crisis during Friday night’s...
STATEMENT: ERC response to gov’t statement on DGS roof collapse
Dominica News Online
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June 19, 2025
Dominica News Online - Thursday, June 19th, 2025 at 8:49 AM The Electoral Reform Coalition (ERC) acknowledges the government’s recognition of the significance of the collapse of the roof at the Dominica Grammar School construction project site. We...
‘In the Classroom’ tour in St Vincent &The Grenadines putting youth at the fore, says OECS
Dominica News Online
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June 19, 2025
Dominica News Online - Thursday, June 19th, 2025 at 9:26 AM As the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission marks its 44th anniversary, it has successfully concluded the 2025 edition of the OECS in the Classroom School Tour in...