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CARICOM Member States benefitting from regional project activities. As the home of the Regional Logistics Hub and Centre of Excellence, Barbados will also share in capacity building initiatives and technical assistance opportunities under the Disaster READY Project. Sharon Peake and Regis Chapman review the Disaster READY Project agreement at the High Commission of Canada in Barbados.

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MARIGOT, St. Martin — His Excellency David Comissiong, Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM, recently received The Presidents’ Award from the St. Martin Book Fair. The annual Award is the final highlight of the three-day St. Martin Literary Festival, said book fair coordinator Shujah Reiph.

As part of its Hunger Crisis Appeal project, the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has set up 140 Mothers Clubs to tackle acute hunger and malnutrition in local communities in the North-west and North-central regions of the federation.

Local junior rowers have been putting in the work on Lake Cunningham as they prepare for competition at the 2022 CanAmMex International Regatta to be held on Fanshawe Lake in London, Ontario, Canada. It is set for July 11-12.

Prime Minister Mia Mottley has hinted at changes to legislation and the introduction of new policies to govern investment in, and production of renewable energy in Barbados. She also suggests that the island was losing out big time on major investment opportunities due to cumbersome regulation and the slow pace of the regulator to make certain decisions.

Monrovia – Liberians have once again shown how resilient they are, having weathered the civil war and Ebola. Though battered and bruised by COVID-19, they have stood strong, demonstrating a tremendous ability to withstand harsh times.

Ramatu Shariff, 55, a mother of eight boys, lives in Monrovia’s Clay Street making a living selling spaghetti, acheke (a cassava delicacy prepared with fish, sausage, and pepper sauce), and plantain chips off the front porch of her house, mainly to school children.

Dar es Salaam. Parliament’s Budget Committee wants all government vehicles to be converted to use compressed natural gas as part of efforts to cut massive spending on fuel.

The advice comes at a time when fuel prices are rising due to disruptions in the global supply chain, fuelled by Western nations’ sanctions on key producer Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine.

It’s never about the competition for soca artiste, Keith ‘Grabba Finesse’ Charles, but rather the vibe and energy that is generated whenever he performs.

Nonetheless, it would mean a lot to the ‘Place Tun Ova’ singer if he won the national Soca Monarch title this year.

It’s never about the competition for soca artiste, Keith ‘Grabba Finesse’ Charles, but rather the vibe and energy that is generated whenever he performs.

Nonetheless, it would mean a lot to the ‘Place Tun Ova’ singer if he won the national Soca Monarch title this year.

The long delayed (on account of COVID-19) Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), 2022 takes place 20-25 June 2022, in Kigali, Rwanda. According to the Commonwealth Secretariat, its leaders will travel to Rwanda to reaffirm their common values and agree actions and policies to improve the lives of all their citizens.