MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (Tuesday, May 4, 2021) — Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Floyd Green, projected that the growth of Jamaica’s mango export program will boost the volume of goods, shipped to external markets this year. “We are very happy to ...
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Feed SubscriptionIntercaribbean Airways And Flyallways Get Approval To Ply Guyana Route
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Tuesday, May 4, 2021) — Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, disclosed, yesterday, that the government has granted approval for the Turks and Caicos Islands’ InterCaribbean Airways and Suriname-based FlyAllways to operate flights to the country. The ...
Read More »Census 2021: Canadians Are Talking About Race; But The Census Hasn’t Caught Up
By Bryony Lau Guest Contributor This May, Canadians will again be asked if they identify as a member of a set list of minority groups when filling out the long-form census. That data is used to measure the portion of Canada’s ...
Read More »For Blacks Nothing New; Living In The Interminable Coil Of Déjà Vu
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Speaking of being pulled over, by the police, the criminal “justice” system is at the heart of much of the Black collective trauma. In the book, “No Name in the Street” — written by American ...
Read More »Overcoming Self-Identity Loss During The Pandemic Lockdown
By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist In spite of the many challenges, brought on by the pandemic, one of the most life-altering, for millions of people, is the lockdown situation in general and, in particular, the new phenomena of working from ...
Read More »Trinidad’s Ministry Of Health Joins PAHO In Tackling Mental Health During COVID-19
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (Friday,April 30, 2021) — Terrence Deyalsingh, Minister of Health, joined health officials, from around the region, in the webinar “Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic”. The seminar, which was hosted by the Pan American Health Organization ...
Read More »Open Bidding Process Will Be Implemented For Awarding New Oil Blocks, Declares Guyana President
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Friday, April 30, 2021) — When the government is ready to award new oil blocks, the process will be done, transparently, to ensure that the best offer is received, promised President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, adding that his administration ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Expands Allowable Foreign Assets For Investment
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Friday, April 30, 2021) — The government has approved the expansion of allowable foreign assets, in which domestic capital and financial market intermediaries can invest, effective today. These are corporate, foreign-currency debt instruments, issued by entities incorporated in ...
Read More »The Airline Industry Hasn’t Collapsed, But That’s The Only Good News For Overseas Travel
By Volodymyr Bilotkach Guest Contributor We thought things would be so much better by now. A year ago I wrote about the future of the airline industry. Along with many other experts, I expected international air travel by this point would ...
Read More »Zucchini & Goat Cheese Pasta
By Chef Selwyn Richards Culinary Specialist Ingredients: 12 ounces of linguine pasta 1 Tablespoon of olive oil 1 pound of zucchini Kosher salt to taste Black pepper to taste 1 clove chopped garlic 5 ounces of fresh goat cheese 2 ...
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