By Sir Ronald Sanders In November 1998, shortly after Antigua and Barbuda and Cuba established diplomatic relations, Fidel Castro and Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Lester Bird, had a memorable conversation in Havana. The conversation is worth recalling in the context of the third announcement by a Government of Barbados that by November 2021, it intends […]
As Prepared for Delivery The COVID-19 pandemic has caused dramatic decline in the economic growth around the world. All countries – small, medium, and big – were and still are negatively affected by the pandemic. Here in St. Kitts and Nevis, the second quarter of 2020 witnessed the closure of our manufacturing plant […]
By Calvin G. Brown, WiredJA WASHINGTON, DC – October 8, 2020: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says given the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, under further strong deterioration of macro financial conditions, some Trinidad and Tobago banks could breach their minimum capital requirements in 2022. A report from the IMF following […]
By Calvin G. Brown, WiredJA KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, October 8, 2020 – The people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will go to the polls on November 5 to elect a new government. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves who will be seeking his fifth consecutive term made the announcement during an online meeting of the […]
By St Lucia First The National Competiveness and Productivity Council (NCPC) in collaboration with Compete Caribbean and IfM ECS (Cambridge University) has reported the successful completion of phase one of a two phased online capacity building programme. This training programme is geared towards to the formulation of a Science Technology and Innovation (STI) policy for […]
By OECS Wednesday, October 7, 2020 — St. Georges Methodist School in Grenada was first introduced to the Early Learners Programme in January 2017 and has seen a marked improvement in their early grade students’ reading levels as a result. Despite trepidation to start, the Principal and teachers embraced the various ELP initiatives and incorporated those […]
Presidential Candidate Senator Kamala Harris (D-California) speaks at the West Des Moines Democrat’s Picnic at Legion Park in West Des Moines, Iowa. – West Des Moines, Iowa – July 3, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Jamaicans.com Senator Kamala Harris, who is of Jamaican descent and is in the running to become the Vice President of the United States, has […]
By St. Lucia First Key stakeholders of marine-based industries and services are being urged to participate in the upcoming round of stakeholder consultations in the process of developing marine spatial plans and coastal master plans in five OECS Member States. A key component of the Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project (CROP), is Coastal and Marine Spatial […]
Photo Credit: St. Lucia First By St. Lucia First Parliament has authorised the Minister of Finance to guarantee a loan from the European Investment Bank on behalf of the St. Lucia Development Bank. The loan of 5.75 million Euros will be disbursed through the SLDB to assist small, micro and medium size enterprises struggling as […]
By Wiredja.com – Calvin G. Brown BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sept. 29, 2020 – Following a wave of protests from students and parents across region, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has softened its stance announcing that a team will be employed to review its 2020 results. CXC chairman Professor Sir Hilary Beckles in a statement yesterday, admitted […]