Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Leads High-Level Delegation with United Nations
April 6, 2021 Earlier this week, the Government of Dominica met with the United Nations’ sub-regional team for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit led the delegation,…
North Africa: Demand for Dual-Citizenship is High says Savory & Partners
April 6, 2021 Ten short years ago, there were only a handful of immigration programs available to MENA nationals. Over the last decade, the industry has managed to grow substantially…
Antigua PM seeks reparations from college- Millions for hard labour of enslaved people.
April 6, 2021 Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, has written to the Master of All Souls College at Oxford University, seeking reparations for what now amounts to tens…
IDB Invest Mobilizes Financing to Expand Investments in Panama Logistics Infrastructure
April 6, 2021 IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, is mobilizing financing worth $80 million for the Ecuadorian company Corporación Favorita C.A., the largest self-service store chain in…
USAID and IDB Announce $2m for the final BetterTogether/JuntosEsMejor Challenge
April 6, 2021 THE FUNDS WILL SUPPORT VENEZUELANS AND THEIR HOST COMMUNITIES WITH INCLUSION, GENDER EQUALITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EMPLOYMENT, AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and…
IDB Invest, Banco Popular Strengthen Foreign Trade in the Dominican Republic and Promote Green Finance
April 6, 2021 Banco Popular Dominicano joins IDB Invest’s Trade Finance Facilitation Program (TFFP) by opening a credit line for up to $50m. This line will allow Banco Popular to…
EDITORIAL: Have a Good Friday, don’t waste time on the crazies!
Today is Good Friday. Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ was crucified. He was lied on, spat on, jeered, beaten, abused, humiliated and scorned. Yet he did it all for…
VIDEO: Morning devotions led by Canon Mark Kendall
Morning Devotion led by Canon Mark Kendall Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands St. Thomas Parish, Grand Turk and St. Johns Church, Salt Cay, April 1st, 2021
Trinidadian One Pot meal : The Pelau (Pronounced pay-lah- ou)
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan Pictures courtesy Marlene Turner, 868 Foodies International It’s the one meal in Trinidad and Tobago that is the go-to-dish to make when you are heading to the…
WHAT’S IN A HOT CROSS BUN?
By: Anonymous They come once a year, and ideally show up at Good Friday. People line up at neighbourhood bakeries to get their sweet sticky buns marked with a white…
COMMENTARY: Rivalry In The Guyana Suriname Basin – The Holy Grail Of Oil And Gas
By: Anthony T Bryan April 2, 2021 From Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), it is about one hour flying time south to Georgetown the capital of the Republic of Guyana and…
COMMENTARY: Collective CARICOM voice for recovery at IMF-World Bank meetings
By Sir Ronald Sanders April 2, 2021 The response by policy makers of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to the depth of COVID-19’s effects on Caribbean economies needs to be…