Says finance minister at Toronto meeting By Lincoln DePradine Jamaica’s “biggest crisis’’ is not lack of economic growth, says the country’s finance minister Audley Shaw. Nor is it crime which claimed 167 lives in August alone and is a major problem, Shaw told a Toronto audience on Sunday. “Our truly greatest crisis is a crisis […]
By David Jessop IN most OECS nations, citizenship is available at a cost. It can be purchased by almost anyone who can afford it. There is no qualifying period and no residential requirement. All that is needed is a one-off payment into either an agreed form of investment or to a government development fund, plus […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has announced that it will be improving how it supports youth development in its Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs). According to a release from the CDB on Monday , it has approved US$287,000 for the development of a CDB Youth Policy and Operational Strategy (YPOS) — a consultative process […]
Migrant farm workers from Dominica which was ravaged by Hurricane Maria last month, are appealing to the Canadian government to allow them to remain and continue to work in Canada to help support their families back home. The category five hurricane was reported to have left more than 20 people dead in Dominica and severely […]
Short staffing in the Trinidad and Tobago consulate in Toronto is reported to be affecting the level of service at the offices. Several long-serving employees of the consulate have recently been sent home and no one has been hired to replace them. And nationals have been complaining about “longer wait time” to obtain fairly routine […]
By David Jessop When it comes to valuing tourism’s economic contribution, most Caribbean governments share publicly only arrivals numbers and the country of origin of their visitors. Then, usually at budget time, they produce generalised figures that indicate overall spend and contribution to GDP. Few provide the in-depth analysis that would determine how profitable their […]
Former United States president Barack Obama is scheduled to speak on global citizenship at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on September 29. The lunchtime event is hosted by Canada 2020, a non-profit, Ottawa-based think-tank. It will be Obama’s second visit to Canada since leaving the White House. Last June he spoke about local and global […]
It is a breath of fresh air in a world that has lost its sense of direction and hope. It is a shining example of the triumph of humanity over selfishness and narrow-mindedness. It is a beacon of solidarity with our Caribbean sisters and brothers in their time of need. It is living proof that […]
Radio station CKFG-FM not in danger of losing its licence – Fitzroy Gordon By Lincoln DePradine Jamaica-born Fitzroy Gordon, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Toronto radio station CKFG-FM (G98.7), has dismissed the idea that the station is in any imminent danger of losing its broadcasting licence. The license for the station was granted in […]
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said on Monday that Latin America and the Caribbean has the potential to lead a revolution in the management of wastewater as a resource by reusing it in agricultural and industrial activities, and by promoting circular economy models while at the same time striving to meet Sustainable Development […]
