The new Jamaican banknotes have arrived and will be put into circulation in 2023. Minister of Finance and Public Service Dr Nigel Clarke revealed the printed polymer notes at a Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) press briefing on Thursday (December 15). "These notes are notably distinct from those
Grenada Rugby World 7s (GRW7s) organizers deemed the GRW7s "Pure Grenada. Pure 7s." event hosted at the National Cricket Stadium from December 1-2 a tremendous success. Grenada, in cooperation with the Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA), held the longest-running Club Rugby 7s event in the region for
His Excellency, Ambassador Dr Walton Webson, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, participated in the 2022 Effective Development Cooperation (EDC) Summit in his capacity as Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). The three-day summit was held at the
"We must increase investment in resilient public infrastructure designed to last and shelters designed and planned to preserve life." This was one of the highlights of the Caribbean Community Secretary-General's speech at the opening ceremony of the 12th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) held
Release - As part of its ongoing activities to prevent and control vector-borne diseases (VBDs) in the Region, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) visited the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) in December 2022. The CARPHA team met with Government officials and Vector Control Officers
As part of a set of new anti-smoking legislation voted by parliament on Tuesday, December 13, it will be illegal for future generations of New Zealanders to buy tobacco. The new regulations prohibit the sale of tobacco to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009,
Global trade is set to reach almost $32 trillion this year, but inflation has reversed some gains in recent months. According to the UN trade and development agency UNCTAD, whose analysts said that global growth “turned negative” during the second half of 2022. The UN agency said that trade in
US President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law during a joyous ceremony where Cyndi Lauper performed "True Colors" in front of tens of thousands of supporters on the White House lawn. The new law recognizes same-sex marriages at the federal level, a
Antigua's redeveloped Deep Water Harbour port will help Antigua and Barbuda achieve its goal of becoming an Eastern Caribbean transshipment hub. During Thursday's official opening ceremony, Prime Minister Gaston Browne stated that the facility is the sole container terminal port in the OECS, allowing it to
CNN obtained an email sent by Twitter to the council's members on Monday evening announcing the dissolution of the "Trust and Safety Council." In an email, the corporation stated that it was "reevaluating how best to incorporate external perspectives into our product and policy development activities.
