NEW YORK, USA – The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the United Nations agency for digital technologies – Google, and musician, tech founder and philanthropist will.i.am have launched an initiative to bring artificial intelligence and robotics training to students across Africa. Announced during the Digital@UNGA Anchor Event at the UN General Assembly, the programme combines […]
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WASHINGTON, USA – Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett addressed new customs duty requirements that went into effect on August 29, 2025, impacting residents across all US territories outside the Custom Zone including the US Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. “The Virgin Islands has been outside of the Customs Zone since becoming […]
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LONDON, England – The latest upgrade links the Commonwealth Meridian debt management software with Fiji’s new Financial Management Information System (FMIS) to create a streamlined process for recording all government financial transactions. The interface ensures that debt transactions are recorded in real-time and accurately across both systems. With reliable and real-time data, it enhances audit trails and […]
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LONDON, England – The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (“CLA”) expresses grave concern over the imminent execution of five individuals in Singapore. Datchinamurthy Kataiah is scheduled for execution on 25 September 2025, while the other four are facing immediate risk of execution following the dismissal of their final appeals. Datchinamurthy Kataiah, along with three others, filed a […]
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Dear Sir, I may not have the fabled memory of an elephant, but rest assured, it is better than that of a goldfish. Thus, when I see Allen Chastanet, Leader of the Opposition (LOO), engaging in convenient historical revisionism of the recent past, 2016-2021, not only does my antenna get raised, it recoils, compelling me […]
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NEW YORK, USA – The Caribbean country remains in the grip of a deepening multidimensional crisis affecting the political, security, human rights and humanitarian spheres, with implications for the region. Armed gangs control large swathes of the territory, more than six million people are in urgent need of assistance, and 1.4 million have fled their […]
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At the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce 2025 Economic Outlook Luncheon, Warwick, Rhode Island By Chair Jerome H. Powell It is a pleasure to be back here in Rhode Island. The last time I had the opportunity to speak to the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce was in the fall of 2019. I noted then […]
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AFRICA – The board of directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new $209 million Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Lesotho, setting out a roadmap to accelerate the country’s transition toward economic diversification, resilience, and inclusive growth over the next five years. The approval comes at a crucial moment for the landlocked […]
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NEW YORK, USA, (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and UNITE – Parliamentarians Network for Global Health signed a Framework Agreement today to promote stronger legislative action on health in the region of the Americas. The agreement, signed on the margins of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, establishes a strategic […]
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By Caribbean News Global CASTRIES, St Lucia – Delivering remarks at the United Workers Party (UWP), September 16, opposition senator Herod Stanislas stated the reality is this: “The cost of living has climbed beyond what ordinary families, workers, and businesses can bear.” Senator Stanislas argued, “I stand before you today not just as a political representative, […]
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