By Michael Waldman | Brennan Center for Justice “We are in danger of creating a situation in which our candidates must be chosen from among the rich, the famous, or those willing to be beholden to others.” So warned Robert F. Kennedy — the senator, not his son who is running for president and just showed the […]
Photo courtesy: Caribbean Business Report The Caribbean Tourism Organization has wrapped up its Women’s History Month series by highlighting Lorine Charles-St. Jules, MSC, CIS, Chief Executive Officer of the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA). The CTO says Mrs. Charles-St. Jules ‘with over two decades of experience in tourism and leadership, has notched up notable achievements […]
Companies in France and the Caribbean are seeking innovative solutions that will transform the region’s maritime industry. The companies, PONANT and startup FARWIND Energy have defined a road map to develop production and use of renewable marine hydrogen. The plan is to produce electricity at sea from offshore wind and transform it into hydrogen by […]
Guyana is gearing up to host the Caribbean Investment Forum from July 10 – 12, 2024, a key event for business collaboration and development. The forum will be held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), will focus on sustainable agriculture, green economy transition and digitalization of business. Agriculture and food security are among Guyana’s […]
The Standing Finance Committee of Parliament has scrutinized the 2024 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure as presented by the Minister for Finance and Prime Minister Philip J Pierre. The Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Financial Year 2024/2025 stands at One Billion, Eight Hundred and Ninety-Four Million, One Hundred and Ten Thousand, Eight Hundred […]
The OECS Tourism Policy Regional Task Force, comprising Regional Permanent Secretaries and Senior Technical Officers from the Ministries of Tourism across OECS Member States, convened for a two-day Regional Consultation in Antigua and Barbuda. This gathering aimed to establish new guiding principles and articulate a mission and vision for the development of a new OECS […]
By Jake Pearson, ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This story was originally published by ProPublica. As New York lawmakers hammer out a more than $200 billion budget this week, they may include $5 million to improve the state’s troubled […]
Editorial credit: arindambanerjee / Shutterstock.com GENEVA — Amidst the rapidly deteriorating security, human rights and humanitarian situation in Haiti, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has issued today new legal guidance to ensure that international refugee protection is provided for Haitians who need it. Indiscriminate gang violence in Haiti has led to an alarming escalation of […]
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com New York, NY – New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander today announced a settlement totaling almost $230,000 with a contracting agency and the Board of Managers of a New York City condominium building for failing to pay workers in the building the […]
Photo courtesy: jamaicans.com, Sean Bailey By Stephanie Korney | jamaicans.com Jamaica’s champion runner, Sean Bailey, 26, announced his engagement to his long-time girlfriend Denae McFarlane after proposing to her on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2024. He shared the information on Instagram, posting, “She said yes!” The momentous engagement comes at the same time as the […]