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Tanzania, Qatar agree to deepen ties in trade, investment
Daily News Tanzania
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July 31, 2025
Home/Politics/Diplomacy/Tanzania, Qatar agree to deepen ties in trade, investment DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA has agreed to deepen cooperation with Qatar in various key areas to promote trade and investment, based on peace, security, and sustainable...
Mene: Afri-Caribbean markets need to combat global trade instability
CNBC Africa
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July 30, 2025
In light of the ongoing disruptions in global trade, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat's Secretary-General, Wamkele Mene, has underscored a strategic pivot towards bolstering trade ties between Africa and the Caribbean....
World Bank: New Financing for Belize
I News Cayman
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July 30, 2025
Washington, D.C., July 29, 2025 — The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$20 million Development Policy Credit with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat-DDO) for Belize. The operation provides emergency funding...
A Living Legacy: Flamboyant Tree Planted in Grenada to Honour Outgoing Afreximbank President Benedict Oramah
Antigua.News
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July 30, 2025
In response, President Oramah expressed his deep gratitude to Grenada and the wider Caribbean community: “As an agricultural economist, I know the value of a plant. In the food life cycle, it is the plant that stands as an anchor. As I join the...
PM Browne Advocates for Greater Ownership in Caribbean Economies
Antigua.News
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July 30, 2025
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has issued a strong call to action for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), asserting that reliance on foreign direct investment perpetuates extractive economies within the Caribbean. Speaking at the ongoing...
12.5% reduction in stayover arrivals first 5 months of 2025
Now Grenada
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August 27, 2025
by Linda Straker In first 3 months of 2024, Grenada was not yet faced with economic high tension and uncertainty Decline of Caribbean stayover arrivals by 16.6%; Grenada recorded 12.5% drop Stayover arrivals from all major markets showed...
Select committee appointed to examine new CBI legislation in Antigua
Jamaica Observer
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August 28, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — The Antigua and Barbuda Parliament has appointed a select committee to conduct an in-depth study of the new legislation that is intended to form part of regional efforts to harmonise their respective legislations on the...
Gravel and Concrete empowers staff with risk management skills
Now Grenada
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August 27, 2025
The Gravel, Concrete and Emulsion Corporation has launched a comprehensive 2-week training programme in safety and risk management for its employees, supervisors, and management, as part of its 2025 corporate objectives to strengthen workplace...
Saint Lucia’s Winning Streak Continues in ECCB Netball
St. Lucia Times
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August 27, 2025
Saint Lucia’s Piton Sparks got their third win in a row on Tuesday evening at the fifth Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) International Netball Series. Saint Lucia handed Antigua & Barbuda their first loss, 45-33, after the Antiguans had...
GHTA donates over EC$300,000 in supplies to General Hospital
Now Grenada
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August 27, 2025
The Grenada Hotel and Tourism Association (GHTA), through its Tourism Enhancement Fund, on 26 August, officially donated over hospital supplies valued at EC$308,000 to the General Hospital in a formal ceremony attended by the Minister of Health,...
Nairobi Ranked Among Africa’s Wealthiest Cities With 4,200 Millionaires
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 28, 2025
Kenya has cemented its position as one of the wealthiest nations in Africa, ranking fifth in the Africa Wealth Report 2025, which was released earlier this week. According to the report by Henley & Partners in collaboration with the wealth...
Dominica set to host next cybersecurity awareness event in regional campaign
Dominica News Online
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August 26, 2025
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, August 26th, 2025 at 2:14 PM Dominica will serve as the next venue for a regional cybersecurity awareness campaign, with activities scheduled for August 28 as part of a broader initiative spanning four Eastern...
Unlocking T&T’s tourism promise
Trinidad Express
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In this edition of the TT Chamber’s business column, we feature President Sonji Pierre-Chase as she delivered the opening remarks at the Tourism Investment Forum, an event in partnership with Tourism Trinidad Limited held on August 22, 2025....
CARDTP Cybercrime and Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign
Now Grenada
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August 26, 2025
In Dominica, Grenada, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines, national governments in collaboration with Caricom IMPACS and the OECS Commission will soon launch a coordinated Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Public Awareness Campaign. The...
Trump’s axis of co-operation
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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August 28, 2025
Editorial Newsday 34 Minutes Ago President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, on August 26, at the White House in Washington, as from left, Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, look on. - AP Photo TO...
CARDTP initiates regional cybersecurity and cybercrime awareness initiative in four Eastern Caribbean nations
Dominica News Online
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August 26, 2025
In Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, government authorities in partnership with CARICOM IMPACS and the OECS Commission are preparing to launch a unified campaign aimed at increasing awareness about cybersecurity...
Thinking of Studying Medicine Abroad? 7 Steps to Get Started
South Africa Today
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August 27, 2025
Studying medicine abroad is an exciting and life-changing opportunity – one that opens the door to global education, diverse clinical experiences, and an international medical career. But it also means making big choices and being prepared. To...
Welcome to the new frontier
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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On the issue of the presence of US naval forces in Caribbean and Venezuelan waters, let us acknowledge a topsy-turvy multi-polar world in which power matters more, principles mean less and expectations are being recalibrated...
The heart of the problem — and the hope for Belize and other Caribbean countriesBy Ismael Perez
Amandala
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August 26, 2025
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Aug. 25, 2025 Recently, I shared a powerful video on my Facebook page featuring the prime ministers of Barbados, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines discussing the urgent issues of crime, gangs, and gang...
SVG, CARICOM IMPACS, OECS to launch cybercrime awareness campaign
St. Vincent Times
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August 26, 2025
In Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, national governments in collaboration with CARICOM IMPACS and the OECS Commission will soon launch a coordinated Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Public Awareness Campaign. The...