12.4 million job cuts expected The Word Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) expects a $230 billion worth of losses in the Caribbean and Latin America due to the decimated tourism industry caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In a Reuters report, the president of the WTTC said that
UN News - The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded a halt to attacks on schools, together with students and teachers in conflict zones around the world, in a presidential statement coinciding with the first International Day to Protect Education from Attack. The 15-member body issued the appeal as
Distributed energy resources can generate job opportunities Harnessing the wind, solar, and geothermal energy that are abundant in the Caribbean can lead to "near-term job opportunities with lasting impacts," according to a recent report of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). The research report comes as a timely
Guyana's President Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) in several sectors --- a fulfilment of the promise made by the Peoples’ Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) during the election campaign The President said that the measure will bring relief, stimulate economic activity,
UN NEWS - With 1.4 billion people around the world lacking basic literacy skills, the head of the UN cultural agency on Tuesday urged all those involved in learning, to mobilize the investments needed that could unleash each person’s potential. "At a time when we need
PRNewswire -- On September 7th, Professional Wealth Management (PWM) magazine, a publication from the Financial Times, released the fourth edition of its annual report: 'A Guide to Global Citizenship: The 2020 CBI Index'. It evaluates all active citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes in the world and ranks
Bermuda Health Ministry assures Bermudians that they will be able to vote in the upcoming elections on October 1st amid the prevalence of COVID-19. In a media briefing, Health Minister Kim Wilson Wilson said that there were recent amendments to the Parliamentary Election Act. The amendments
Grenada GIS - Despite the global slowdown in various sectors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Agricultural Division in the Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs & Local Government is boasting increased crop production at the government-operated farms and Carriacou on a whole, for
UN News - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will be leading procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccines to ensure that all countries have safe, fast and equitable access to initial doses when they are available. The vaccine procurement and distribution effort, involving over 170 economies, has the
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) won by a landslide victory over the People’s National Party (PNP) led by Peter Phillips in the recently concluded 18th parliamentary elections. JLP won 49 of 63 seats, an addition of 16 seats, according to an early count released about 9pm local
