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KINGSTON, Jamaica (Tuesday, July 12, 2022) — The government has announced that it will continue to transform the public transportation sector, by using more renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs). Speaking at the launch of the Government Electric Vehicle Trial ...

By Philippe Massiera Guest Contributor According to the U.S. research and consulting firm, CB Insights, most entrepreneurs fail because they lack sufficient financing. The second reason they fail is because the market for their product is too small. Yet many entrepreneurs and ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist It is not exactly a surprise that, because of the pandemic, 60 percent of employees now work from home. While everyone understands the reason for this change, and that some ...

TORONTO, Ontario (Tuesday, June 28, 2022) — The Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) and Zulu Alpha Kilo, recently won a Cannes Lion International Festival of Creativity silver award, in the Social and Influencer category, for its ‘Micropedia of Micro-aggressions’ ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Friday, June 10, 2022) — Foreign investors now have the opportunity to make informed decisions on where to invest, when coming to Guyana, with the launch of an ‘Investment Portal’ by the Georgetown Chambers of Commerce and Industry ...

By Chevon Farley Guest Contributor GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Sunday, May 22, 2022) — Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, said agriculture has the potential to aid in economic recovery throughout the region, and push socio-economic development. She made the statement, ...

By Natasha Smith-Thomas Guest Contributor GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Sunday, May 22, 2022) — The global coconut industry is expanding and so is the industry in the Caribbean, with Guyana among the top producers. Speaking on day two of the Agri-Investment Forum ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist This narrative must change: 84 percent of executive directors and producers in the cannabis industry are White, and only 1 percent is Black. In March 2012, the federal Conservative government of Stephen Harper enacted Bill C-10 ...

By Michael L. Van Cooten Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario (Tuesday, May 10, 2022) — The Ubora Network — Ubora meaning ‘excellence’ in Swahili — was recently originated, and launched, by five Black-Canadian female communications specialists, providing an important — but missing ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Thursday, February 17, 2022) — Guyana will be pursuing a low-carbon transportation infrastructure, to reduce the demand for imported fossil fuels for vehicular transport in 2022. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, Mark Phillips, on the third day ...