IMF Somalia Debt Relief
Somalia has won international support to help it advance in the process of debt relief, the head of the IMF announced Wednesday (Dec. 18) in Washington. “We have very good news from the IMF executive board today. A decision on…
ECS Embassies congratulates Dominican Foreign Service Officers on Graduation from the Moroccan Academy of Diplomatic Studies
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 — Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco — The Embassies of Eastern Caribbean States to the Kingdom of Morocco wishes to congratulate Ms. Remilia White and Ms. Kamila Bell, Foreign Service Officers from the Commonwealth of Dominica, on the…
The power of print. Lessons from the world’s biggest brands
By Chaymae Samir From Reuters Community If you missed Part 1 of our series on the current state and future of print, head to If Millennials killed print, will Gen Z revive it?. Last Christmas, Amazon announced that it would print…
7 verification tools for better fact-checking
By Ellis Wills-Harper From Reuters Community This handy guide outlines go-to tools for verification Reuters Institute researchers found than less than half the population (43%) trust the media, across all the 36 countries surveyed. One way publishers can improve trust is…
Singapore Digital Bank wannabes must prove they can profit
Bloomberg From UK Investing (Bloomberg) — Grab Holdings Inc. and gaming company Razer Inc. will need to demonstrate how their millions of users can help them generate profits if the two technology firms are to win one of Singapore’s coveted…
COP25: Small island states rally together to secure ‘Best Possible Outcome’
By Crispin d’Auvergne Wednesday, December 18, 2019 — At its conclusion, on the afternoon of Sunday 15 December, and by the time the Parties adopted the final decision, this year’s 25th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on…
Embassies of Eastern Caribbean States congratulates Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on 50th Anniversary
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 — Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco — The Embassies of Eastern Caribbean States to the Kingdom of Morocco (ECS Embassies) wish to extend warmest salutations and highest praises to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the commemoration…
CARICOM announces Guyana Solar Challenge Winners
Georgetown, Guyana: Solar Head of State, a non-profit that helps world leaders become green by installing solar panels on government buildings, has announced the winners of the Guyana Solar Challenge, a competition that invited young people from across the country to create…
Sion Hill Government School in St. Vincent innovates with agriculture to improve literacy!
By Tracey Warner-Arnold From OECS/USAID Early Learners Program Wednesday, December 18, 2019 — As part of the OECS/USAID Early Learners Programme (ELP) within the Education Development Management Unit of the OECS Commission, small grants were provided to support school-based reading intervention…
Superbugs live in opened beauty products
From Newsmax Makeup is a daily staple for most women, but new research finds that 9 of 10 beauty products may harbor superbugs after they’re opened. Beauty blenders (sponges used to apply foundation or other products to the face), mascara,…