International news, News

Ellen still wants Kevin Hart to host the Oscars

Published 7 January 2018

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Ellen still wants Kevin Hart to host the Oscars

CNN)Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is campaigning hard for Kevin Hart to take back his spot hosting this year’s Oscars, going so far as to call someone at the Academy to lobby for him.

Kevin Hart stepped down last month from hosting after tweets from 2009-2011 resurfaced with derogatory language referring to gay people and disparaging comments about sexuality.

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International news, News

Jim Yong Kim resigns as head of World Bank

Published 7 January 2018

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BBC News

Jim Yong Kim resigns as head of World Bank

World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim has made the surprise announcement that he is stepping down after six years in the post.

His resignation will take effect from 1 February.

Mr Kim, 59, was not due to leave until 2022, after he was re-elected for a second five-year term in 2017.

He will “join a firm and focus on increasing infrastructure investments in developing countries”, the World Bank said.

In a statement, Mr Kim said: “It has been a great honour to serve as President of this remarkable institution, full of passionate individuals dedicated to the mission of ending extreme poverty in our lifetime”.

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International news, News

Cyntoia Brown is granted clemency after serving 15 years in prison for killing man who bought her for sex

Published 7 January 2018

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Cyntoia Brown is granted clemency after serving 15 years in prison for killing man who bought her for sex

By Tina Burnside, CNN

(CNN)Cyntoia Denise Brown, a woman serving a life sentence for killing a man who bought her for sex when she was 16 years old, has been granted clemency, the Tennessee governor’s office said Monday.

Brown will be released to parole supervision on August 7 after serving 15 years in prison, Gov. Bill Haslam’s office said in a statement.
“This decision comes after careful consideration of what is a tragic and complex case,” Haslam said.
“Cyntoia Brown committed, by her own admission, a horrific crime at the age of 16. Yet, imposing a life sentence on a juvenile that would require her to serve at least 51 years before even being eligible for parole consideration is too harsh, especially in light of the extraordinary steps Ms. Brown has taken to rebuild her life. Transformation should be accompanied by hope.”
Brown’s case drew the attention of several high-profile advocates including a US congressman, several Tennessee lawmakers and a number of A-List celebrities. Comedian Amy Schumer, reality star Kim Kardashian West and actress Ashley Judd were among those who called for Brown’s clemency.

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Education, Local news, News

Message from the Hon. Shawn Richards, Minister of Education, Et al.

Published 6 January 2016

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Message from the Hon. Shawn Richards, Minister of Education, Et al.

Good Day All,

My attention has been drawn to a very malicious message circulating via social media supposedly written by myself, Hon. Shawn K. Richards, Minister of Education, Youth, Sport and Culture.

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Local news, News

BUS DRIVERS RUSHED TO HOSPITAL FOLLOWING TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

Published 5 January 2018

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BUS DRIVERS RUSHED TO HOSPITAL FOLLOWING TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

 Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 05, 2019 (RSCNPF): At about 10 a.m. on Friday, January 04, 911 operators received a report of a traffic accident in the White Gate area in Dieppe Bay and the information was relayed to the Dieppe Police Station. The accident involved motor omnibus H107 which is owned and was driven by Curtis Flanders of Halfway Tree, backhoe PA6139 owned and driven by Mahendranauth Balgobin of Cane Garden, Nevis and motor omnibus HA433 owned and driven by Kelvon Hanley of Buckley’s Estate.

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