UN News - Two months since the Black Sea Grain Initiative kicked into action to help release desperately needed grain and fertilizer from ports in Ukraine and Russia, confidence is returning among global distributors as exports ramp up, said UN humanitarians. Described as a “beacon of hope”
For the unfamiliar, it's easy to mistake the Commonwealth of Dominica with the Dominican Republic and vice versa. So earlier this year, the tiny island of Dominica that lies at the northernmost part of Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea decided to launch a new brand
GIS - The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MHW) of Barbados has advised the public that effective Friday, September 30, the daily publication of the COVID-19 statistics dashboard and update will cease. It will instead be replaced by a twice-monthly publication of the COVID-19 statistics. The
UN News - Hurricane Ian caused devastation across western Cuba and increased its strength and size as it made landfall mid-afternoon local time on Wednesday in the United States; meanwhile, Typhoon Noru underwent an “explosive” intensification before it hit the Philippines, the UN Meteorological agency,
The Government of Grenada has removed all taxes on petrol. This means that retailers and consumers will not be required to pay any taxes on petrol, which is defined by law as gasoline and diesel, until December 2022. According to a Petrol Tax Order issued in
The Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA) joins with its local tourism partners in celebrating World Tourism Day under the theme "Rethinking Tourism." SLASPA continues to advocate through its Port Council and the Government of Saint Lucia to advance its intention to modernize our
Hurricane Ian had left Cuba in the dark after it knocked out the country's electricity grid. According to a statement from Cuba's Electric Union, authorities worked through the night to progressively restore power to the country's 11 million residents. Approximately one million people originally lost
Media Release - “A historic demonstration of growing commitment and support for the importance of ICT to the social and economic development of Caribbean people”. This is how Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), Rodney Taylor, is describing the participation of 13 CTU Member
An investigation shows that TikTok may have used the personal information of children under 13 without their parent's permission, which is against the UK's data protection law. Britain could fine TikTok 27 million pounds ($28.91 million) because it may have broken the country's data protection law
China Railway No.5 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (or "CR5") has bagged the EC $1 billion-plus contract for the Dominica International Airport project. Following the agreement signed by the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, MMC Development Ltd. tapped more than five contractors worldwide to bid for the project. And after
