The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are arriving Saturday for a perceived charm offensive in the Caribbean, and experts say that they should instead help the region sever its long-standing ties with the monarchy. Royal family's William, 39, and Kate, 40, are said to tour the
Ethiopia began producing electricity from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a multi-billion-dollar hydropower plant on the River Nile that neighbours Sudan and Egypt have worried will cause water shortages downstream. After flicking a digital switch to turn on the turbines in the first phase of
Former US President Barack Obama had tested positive for COVID-19. "I've had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise," he announced on his official Twitter account. Obama added that former first lady Michelle Obama has tested negative, thanks to the vaccine and booster
Huizhong Wu, AP News — China banned most people from leaving a coronavirus-hit northeastern province and mobilized military reservists Monday as the fast-spreading “stealth omicron” variant fuels the country’s biggest outbreak since the start of the pandemic two years ago. The National Health Commission reported 1,337
As gateways to knowledge and culture, libraries play a fundamental role in society. Hence, the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica is pushing forward the construction of its new National Library. Bound to continuously be of service to Dominicans by providing literary and academic resources, offering
CARICOM Today - The CARICOM Secretariat has revised its organisational structure to refocus the work of its Directorates and Offices in order to improve and strengthen its work processes. The Directorate of Trade and Economic Integration has been renamed the Directorate of Economic Integration, Innovation and
Media Release - St. Vincent and the Grenadines Consul General to Northern Ireland Dr Christopher Stange opened with Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, at Hydebank Playing Fields, the first purpose-built baseball batting cage in Northern Ireland. A batting cage is an essential piece of equipment for sports
Two Caribbean nations received 10,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines from Taiwan last week. According to Taipei Times, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an official statement was to help Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan's two Caribbean allies, combat the pandemic. Saint
Guyana is not backing down. In a recent report by Argus Media, the small nation in South America has submitted a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a bid to dismiss Venezuela's longstanding claim to Essequibo, which has recently been found to have
Press Release - St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) won the second edition of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States / Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (OECS / ECCB) International Netball Series on Friday, 18 February at the Windsor Park Sports Complex in Roseau, Commonwealth of
