By Akinwumi A. Adesina Guest Writer ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire, Feb 26, 2018 (IPS) — Over the past few years, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has confirmed its position as Africa’s premier development finance institution, generating significant impact on the continent’s ...
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Can Anxiety Help Your Memory?
WATERLOO, Ontario February, 26, 2018 — Anxiety can help people to remember things, a study from the University of Waterloo has found. The study of 80 undergraduate students found that manageable levels of anxiety actually aided people in being able to ...
Read More »Can CARICOM Survive The Caribbean Single Market And Economy (CSME)?
By Peter Richards CMC Caribbean Correspondent BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 26, 2018 (CMC) – When it was established in 1989, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME) was intended to deepen the regional integration movement and to better respond ...
Read More »The Bigger Question Beyond Gun Control: Why Are School Children Killing School Children?
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Education must not be shunned in any gun control conversation. Deeper questions must be asked regarding why the shootings are happening in schools. Oh say can you see the frightening statistics from which ...
Read More »Tributes Pour In For The Late Dr. Howard McCurdy, Scientist, Community Leader And Former NDP Member of Parliament
By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer WINDSOR, Ontario February 26, 2018 (PRIDE) — Tributes are pouring in for the late Dr. Howard Douglas McCurdy Jr., a pioneer in science, civil rights activism, politics and education in Canada. Born on December ...
Read More »Caribbean Export Development Agency And Caribbean Development Bank Partner To Provide Greater Access To Financing For Women-owned Businesses
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 22, 2018 (CMC) – The Caribbean Export Development Agency and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have joined forces to help women across the region fund their business ventures. On Tuesday, both organisations signed an agreement to collaborate ...
Read More »Trinidad Government Initiates Criminal Proceedings In Chaguaramas Oil Spill
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, February 22, 2018 (CMC) – Energy Minister, Franklin Khan, says the Government is taking both civil and criminal legal action against the owners of a vessel, responsible for an oil spill in Chaguaramas, to ...
Read More »Forty-five Candidates Nominated To Contest Upcoming General Election In Grenada
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, February 22, 2018 (CMC) – Forty-five political candidates were nominated here, on Tuesday, Nomination Day, to contest the March 13 general election. The majority of the candidates will represent the ruling New National Party (NNP) and the ...
Read More »Canadian Oil And Gas Exploration Company Acquires Full Ownership Of Guyana Subsidiary
TORONTO, Ontario February 22, 2018 (CMC) – Canadian-based oil and gas exploration company, Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. announced, on Tuesday, that Eco (Guyana) Oil and Gas (Barbados) Ltd. (Eco Barbados), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, has agreed ...
Read More »St. Lucia Attracts Record-breaking Tourist Arrivals In 2017
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, February 22, 2018 (CMC) – St. Lucia achieved a record-breaking performance in tourism arrivals during 2017, with total visitor arrivals climbing to an all-time high of 1,105,541. Figures, released by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), reveal that ...
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