IMF / FISCAL Monitor Press Conference
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stressed the importance of not pulling the plug of fiscal support used to fight the COVID-19 pandemic to limit long term scarring. The Fund’s Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department Vitor Gaspar said at the…
WHO: Global Tuberculosis (TB) progress at risk
GENEVA, 14 October 2020 – Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries were making steady progress in tackling tuberculosis (TB), with a 9% reduction in incidence seen between 2015 and 2019 and a 14% drop in deaths in the same period. High-level…
Jamaica: More legislation coming to address importation, spaying dogs and other matters
Justice Minister, Delroy Chuck, says that additional legislation is coming to address the breeding and importation of specific kinds of dogs, spaying of stray dogs, among several other matters. He noted that the Dog (Liabilities for Attacks) Act, which is…
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Jamaica: Statement to the Houses of Parliament Re: Observance of International Men’s Day 2020 by the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport The Honourable Olivia Grange, CD, MP on Tuesday, 17 November 2020
Madame Speaker,As Minister with portfolio responsibility for Gender Affairs, I rise in this Honourable House to acknowledge the commemoration of International Men’s Day (IMD), which is celebrated annually on November 19. International Men’s Day was first celebrated in Trinidad and…
Why Biden will keep the U.S.-Imposed Cold War Rolling
By Vijay Prashad / Globetrotter Much will certainly change in the world of U.S. foreign policy when Joe Biden enters the White House. There will be a more measured tone, and less reliance upon Twitter to announce U.S. policy. Trump…
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Iota downgraded to tropical storm after delivering catastrophic conditions to the coast where Eta struck
By Madeline Holcombe, Amir Vera and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN (CNN) Iota is now a tropical storm, but the Tuesday afternoon downgrade will do nothing to minimize the devastation it brought when it barreled into a Central America still recovering from Eta on Tuesday.As a hurricane, it…
Automobili Lamborghini and Yohji Yamamoto celebrate the grand opening of the Lamborghini Lounge Tokyo and the Ad Personam Studio
Sant’Agata Bolognese/Tokyo, 29 October 2020 – Automobili Lamborghini opens THE LOUNGE TOKYO in the exclusive residential area of Roppongi, and the second venue of its kind after New York in the United States. Featuring a permanent Ad Personam studio where clients…
The Second Reebok x Tom & Jerry Collection invites Droopy into the rivalry
Boston, Mass. – November 12, 2020 – Today Reebok, in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, unveils its second collaboration with beloved television cartoon series, Tom & Jerry. This Reebok x Tom & Jerry collection continues the chaotic fun with a…
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Caribbean businesses take centre stage at virtual expo ‘Absolutely Caribbean’
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, November 17, 2020. Fifty Caribbean companies are getting the chance to network, connect, and trade with potential European partners during the newly-launched ‘Absolutely Caribbean Virtual Expo’, which kicked-off today (17 November). Hosted by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean…
Foreign buyers have boosted the prime London market to the tune of £3.3bn so far in 2020
International real estate experts on residency and citizenship through investment, Astons, has revealed which nationalities are currently fueling the top tiers of London’s property market. Aston’s analysed sold price records across London’s prime postcodes so far this year and found that…
