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French plan to raise retirement age by two years to 64

Published 16 March 2023

Basseterre

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

By Lucy Williamson & Alexandra Fouché

in Paris and London

France’s government has proposed raising the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030 in a major reform to the pension system.

PM Elisabeth Borne said the changes were necessary to prevent a major deficit in the system in the future.

Reforming pensions was one of President Emmanuel Macron’s main promises when he was first elected in 2017.

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2023 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OPEN DAY DATES REVEALED

Published 13 March 2023

Bassetrre 

Buckie Got It News Source 

2023 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OPEN DAY DATES REVEALED


(Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 13th 2023);
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources and Cooperatives has officially revealed dates for the highly anticipated Agriculture Open Day 2023.

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British legislator urges Britain to pay compensation to Caribbean for slavery

Published 13 March 2023

Basseterre

Buckie Got It Media Source

By CMC News

A British opposition legislator, who said he has links to Grenada, is calling on the United Kingdom government to pay compensation to the Caribbean for Britain’s role in the slave trade.

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ACM elects new executive 2023-2025

Published 12 March 2023

Basseterre

Buckie Got It, St Kitts Nevis News Source

ACM elects new executive 2023-2025

The Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) on Sunday 12th March, 2023 met in
Georgetown, Guyana at its 11th Biennial General Assembly and elected a new executive
that will function between 2023-2025.

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Not over for Vybz Kartel after Privy Council denial

Published 23 February 2023

Basseterre

Buckie Got It Media Source

Vybz Kartel

Dancehall star Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer has seemingly had a setback in his long-running legal battle to appeal his murder conviction before the UK Privy Council, following a refusal of permission to appeal “additional grounds” advanced by his legal team.

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