USAID to assist students in Haiti
Port Au Prince – The government of the United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is helping Haitian students return to...
IDB to provide US$1 billion for virus vaccines in region
Washington – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced on Wednesday that it will mobilise US$1 billion to help Latin American and Caribbean countries acquire and...
CDB funding water upgrades in Jamaica
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – An improved water supply is in the pipeline for nearly 100 000 Jamaicans under a programme approved for US$30 million in funding...
Move to save Brazil savanna
Sao Paulo – Companies including Tesco, Walmart, Unilever and McDonald’s on Tuesday said they had urged major commodities traders to stop dealing in soy...
Lalgie Bermuda’s first Black Governor
Hamilton – Rena Lalgie, Bermuda’s first black and female Governor, was sworn into office on Monday during a closed ceremony at Government House.
Lalgie, who...
Trinidad minister: Coast Guard was not involved in deaths of Venezuelans
Port of Spain – Minister of National Security Stuart Young has denied that personnel from the Trinidad and Tobago Coast guard had any involvement...