Photo Credit: Jamaicans.com Davina Bennett, the winner of the Miss Universe Jamaica title in 2017, was featured on a New York billboard advertising the fine jewelry department of Nordstrom’s department store. The billboard was located in the city’s SoHo community and left Bennett “speechless,” as she posted to her Instagram account. She added that it […]
Credit: Jamaicans.com On January 11, 2023, Jamaican-born Dr. Marsha Harris, a member of the New York University’s Athletics Hall of Fame, was one of six former student athletes honored at the convention of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for her outstanding achievements during her college years and in her professional life. Harris was recognized […]
What do an Olympic athlete, a mathematician and a university dropout all have in common with each other and the unlimited potential of digital business in the Caribbean? They are all impressive and inspiring Caribbean founders of successful technology start-ups – living proof of what regional entrepreneurs and innovators can achieve. Just their presence on […]
President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali said the strong bilateral relationship between India and Guyana will continue to produce fruitful outcomes. As part of its efforts to expand the agriculture sector, President Ali noted that a regional agri-tech campus will be created to support the regional food hub. This is in keeping with the government’s commitment […]
The Labo Moto project, a joint initiative of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Haitian Ministry of Health, provides “nurses on wheels” who travel across the country by motorcycle to collect cholera samples from suspected cases and deliver them for laboratory analysis, contributing to rapid diagnosis and response. The Labo Moto project began […]
St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda – December 18, 2018: Monument dedicated to Sir Vere Cornwall Bird (Father of the Nation), St. John’s, Antigua, West Indies, Caribbean. (Shutterstock) It has been interesting to read the responses in editorials and opinions in some regional media, concerning the decision by the two main political parties in Antigua and […]
Dr. Tanya Beaubrun believes St. Lucia is inching closer and closer to being a sick country, and this realization has ignited Caribbean Spark – a movement aimed at prioritizing healthcare at the personal, community and national levels. On Saturday Dr. Beaubrun launched Caribbean Spark noting that it will change the future of Saint Lucia and […]
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved US$17 million in financing for a geothermal energy development project in Nevis, which is aimed at reducing electricity costs, reducing carbon emissions, and increasing energy security. On Friday, December 9, the Bank’s board of directors approved the grant financing for the project which will help the Government of […]
A multimillion-dollar project to improve agricultural productivity and resilience for small farmers in rural Belize, is receiving a US$5 million injection in funding from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). The bank’s board of directors approved the loan to the Government of Belize for the Resilient Rural Belize Program (B-Resilient) project at their December 9 meeting. […]
Students at the Babonneau Primary School are now set to benefit from the sale and consumption of vegetables planted and reaped by them at their school, thanks to the support of Sagicor. On Friday December 9th, the school officially re-opened its greenhouse, which was refurbished earlier this year after a $6,000 donation from the insurance […]