“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 […]
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 […]
April 10, 2018, LA SOUFRIÈRE, St. Vincent and the Grenadines – The University of the West Indies’ Seismic Research Center (UWI-SRC), in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO), recently launched a project to prepare communities to manage potential impacts of La Soufrière Volcano and related hazards. The “Volcano-Ready Communities in St. Vincent and […]
Manuel Otero, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), is participating in the meeting of the Central American Agricultural Council (CAC) of the Central American Integration System (SICA) and meeting with senior officials of the Dominican Republic. San Jose, 10 April 2018 (IICA). The Director General of the Inter-American Institute for […]
The organization updated its growth projections for the region. (April 11, 2018) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) updated its economic activity growth projections for the region’s countries during 2018 and kept its estimate for average regional expansion at 2.2%, after growing 1.2% last year, the United Nations organization stated today […]
Bridgetown, Barbados, March 23, 2018. FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited (“FCIB” or “First Caribbean”) today announced that it has filed a Registration Statement on Form F-1 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to the proposed initial public offering in the United States of FCIB’s common shares. All of the shares to be […]
Next step forward in Digicel 2030 global transformation programme Thursday 22nd March 2018 – Kingston, Jamaica. As it enters the second year of its Digicel 2030 global transformation programme, the total communications and entertainment provider is unveiling a new Group senior management team and a leaner structure from top to bottom that will see it […]
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – Wednesday, 21st March, 2018: The Digicel Haiti Foundation, under the patronage of Digicel Group chairman and founder Denis O’Brien, proudly inaugurated its 175th school in Haiti on March 20, following its 2014 commitment to build an additional 25 schools after the completion of the 150th. The school, Ecole Nationale Congréganiste Notre Dame […]
