The Hilton Toronto on 145 Richmond Street West, opened its doors to Toronto youths last Saturday, for the inaugural Jobs of the Future Youth Summit. The event was put on by the government of Ontario, in conjunction with the Jr Economic Club. It was an all-day affair, commencing at 8:30 am and culminating at 4:00 […]
NEW YORK, The United States of America – The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), has presented a debt for climate adaptation swaps proposal for Caribbean countries ravaged by hurricanes during this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. Director of ECLAC’s Economic Development Division, Daniel Titelman presented details of the proposal on Monday […]
David Estwick, the Barbados Minister of Agriculture and Water Resource Management, has announced plans to modernize the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) infrastructure, starting with the rebuilding of the sewage system. Estwick noted the level of development on the South Coast has increased drastically since the Sewage Plant was first put into use back in the […]
The UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn concluded last week. And although the United States decided to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, it sent representatives to the conference. The representatives’ goal, it seemed, was to wreck the climate conference negotiations. The US envoys presented a platform of “big coal and big cuclear”, and informed the conference […]
By Stephen Weir The Toronto African Film and Music Festival that was scheduled to take place this weekend in downtown Toronto, has been canceled. The organizers had planned to showcase the works of filmmakers and musicians from over 50 countries in Africa, United States of America and the Caribbean, with the emphasis on film and […]
Canadians will host more than 60 events for Global Entrepreneurship Week November 13-19. During the Week, Toronto will join cities around the world, including those in the Caribbean, in celebrating entrepreneurs, the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation. How will you be celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week? Valerie MacLeod Global Partner, Haines Centre for Strategic Management. Calgary […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -A homeless man who took the Port of Spain City Corporation to court over an alleged decision to lock him and other homeless people out of Tamarind Square here at nights, has lost his lawsuit and was ordered by the judge to pay the legal cost of the city council lawyers. […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados government announced plans on Monday to establish a national cybersecurity strategy to provide the island with “a robust cyber defence” as it seeks to deal with crime. Attorney General, Adriel Brathwaite, addressing the first annual conference of the Department of Public Prosecutions, said the new framework would include a revision […]
By Carlton Joseph You may not have yet heard the news but later this month (November 13-19) Toronto will join with cities in 160 countries around the world in celebrating Global Entrepreneurial Week. This event is part of a worldwide program where thousands of events and competitions will be held with the aim of inspiring […]
NEW YORK – United States Congressman Eliot Engel said here Saturday that Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean could see a 28 per cent decline in assistance under the US Agency for International Development (USAID) programme, if what he describes as a “draconian and short-sighted 33 per cent cut” in his country’s international affairs […]
