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
In a ceremony that has become as contentious as the late former prime minister was in life, Japan paid tribute to the assassinated Shinzo Abe on Tuesday, September 27, with flowers, prayers, and a 19-gun salute — the nation's first official funeral for a former
Peter Roker, a well-known Bahamian fuel retailer, 80, is set to assist three local charities with a much-needed financial boost. Peter Roker - “Just Because
In keeping with the government's policy to legalise cannabis within a legal and regulatory framework, develop the cannabis industry, and maximise the potential of hemp and its by-products, Grenada has established a Commission on Cannabis Legalisation and Regulation. The commission is mandated to: hold broad-based consultations and
Another tropical depression is forming in the Caribbean, The Weather Channel has reported, and it could become a hurricane by next week. Tropical Depression Nine is spotted in the central Caribbean Sea, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and is moving west-northwest at 13 mph. "This
To commemorate and honour the resilience of the "last existing indigenous peoples in the world," Dominica is holding a festive celebration to its first inhabitants—the Kalinago people. This is the 41st edition of the Kalinago Week, a week-long revelry with a variety of activities that highlight
Media Release - How can the Caribbean better deal with change and continue to develop? That depends on the investment made in its people, and their ability to innovate in sectors as diverse as education, health, youth entrepreneurship and youth justice based on comments experts
The number of people estimated to be facing moderate to severe levels of food insecurity in the English-speaking Caribbean has risen by an alarming 46 per cent over the last six months. Nearly 4.1 million people or 57 per cent of the population, now face
