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03 Aug, 2026
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‘I just want a chance’ - Moroccans sought better future in collective crossing
CEUTA (AP) — When he heard the border had been breached, Abdulah Buji jumped on his motorbike and raced from his home in northern Morocco toward Ceuta, joining tens of thousands of people trying to…
03 Aug, 2026
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Flight attendants at WestJet go on strike
NEW YORK (AP) — Flight attendants with WestJet, Canada's second-largest airline, went on strike Sunday in a dispute over pay. The Canadian Union of Public Employees represents the 4,400 cabin…
03 Aug, 2026
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Trump bank accounts were closed due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One says
NEW YORK (AP) — Bank accounts held by President Donald Trump were closed by Capital One in 2021 after it flagged financial activity that had characteristics of money laundering, the bank disclosed in…
03 Aug, 2026
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WestJet reaches tentative deal with flight attendants after brief strike snarled traffic
Canada’s second-largest airline, WestJet, has agreed to a tentative agreement with flight attendants to end a strike that led to hundreds of flight cancellations and thousands of stranded passengers. …
03 Aug, 2026
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Antigua and Barbuda seeks US review of visa restrictions and bond programme
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government has launched a fresh diplomatic effort to persuade the United States to remove the twin-island nation from recently imposed visa…
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03 Aug, 2026
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IMF urges Guyana to resolve Exxon cost-oil disputes, strengthen oversight
GEORGETOWN (CMC): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging Guyana to accelerate efforts to resolve longstanding disputes over ExxonMobil’s cost-oil audits, saying the issues have important…
03 Aug, 2026
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Search begins for specialist firm to salvage sunken ferry
GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC The Government has begun the search for an experienced marine salvage company to recover the wreck of the ferry – the MV Barima, nearly two weeks after the passenger and cargo…
03 Aug, 2026
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Wheatley orders multiple investigations into unauthorised government investment
TORTOLA (CMC): British Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance Dr Natalio Wheatley has ordered multiple investigations into an unauthorised government investment in Delta Capital Partners…
03 Aug, 2026
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CARICOM chairman calls for economic freedom and reparative justice in Emancipation Day message
GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Philip J. Pierre has called on Caribbean nations to continue the “unfinished journey of emancipation” by pursuing economic…