Local radio talk show host Kem Jones provided a donation of 10,000 disposable gloves to the General Hospital on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, after receiving many complaints from persons regarding the shortage of gloves at the institution. In an interview with Jones, he told the Barnacle News team that this gesture was a humanitarian, and […]
Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development Begins with a Call for Regional Unity to Achieve the 2030 Agenda Second meeting of the mechanism commenced at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, with the participation of 26 countries and more than 500 delegates. (April 18, 2018) The second meeting of […]
IICA contributes to the introduction of technology in St. Kitts and Nevis to help nations recover from Maria and Irma Greenhouses, standing tree crops, vegetables, livestock feed, poultry and small ruminants were lost or damaged by the high winds and flood waters caused by last year’s hurricanes. St. Kitts and Nevis, 18 April 2018 (IICA). […]
The recently elected Government is putting measures in place to ensure the efficiency of the ministries. Part of this venture involves the appointment and re-appointments of Permanent Secretaries, who play a vital role to the specific ministers and ministries. Hon Gregory Bowen, Acting Prime Minister made the announcements during the first Post Cabinet Briefing, which […]
“United Kingdom’s Prince Harry speaks during the opening ceremonies of the the2017 Invictus Games” (CC BY 2.0) by DoD News Photos Just a few short weeks before his big wedding, Prince Harry has been appointed a Commonwealth Youth Ambassador, according to Kensington Palace. “In this new role, Prince Harry will highlight and support the work and aspirations of […]
“Theresa May” (CC BY 2.0) by EU2017EE Prime Minister Theresa May has apologised to Caribbean leaders over the Windrush generation controversy, at a Downing Street meeting. She said she was “genuinely sorry” about the anxiety caused by the Home Office threatening the children of Commonwealth citizens with deportation. The UK government “valued” the contribution they had made, she […]
Students and teachers at the St. Louis Girls RC School are on their way to becoming more tech-savvy, as their resource lab was given a much-need upgrade by MiSIT, an undergraduate student organization, from the St. George’s University (SGU). The School received a number of new items including batteries, water-proof ethernet cables, a network switch, […]
World’s Largest One-day Leadership Conference to be Broadcast LIVE in Grenada on Friday, May 4, 2018 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA — Friday, April 13th, 2018 — On May 4, 2018, Grenada will be one of hundreds of locations around the globe to take part in Leadercast Live, the world’s largest one-day leadership conference, Broadcast LIVE from Atlanta and featuring world changers […]
Lima, 13 April 2018 (IICA). The Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, participated in the Summit of the Americas, where he attended the entrepreneurship forum organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Government of Peru; held meetings with high-level authorities of member states around the hemisphere […]
GRAND ANSE BEACH, Grenada (April 13, 2018) – Having consistently achieved the highest benchmarks in the hospitality industry, Grenada’s family owned and operated Spice Island Beach Resort has been rated among the top 3 luxury hotels in the Caribbean by TripAdvisor reviewers in the company’s 2018 Travelers’ Choice Awards. Now in its 16th year, the […]
