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ANSA Coatings welcomes 35% CET on paints and varnishes
Now Grenada
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July 9, 2025
by Curlan Campbell Berger and Sissons consistently rank higher in quality benchmarked against foreign brands CPSO revealed significant underpricing from extra-regional suppliers Caricom recently increased Common External Tariff on paints and...
Senator approves changing Emancipation Day commemoration to 1 August
Now Grenada
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July 1, 2025
by Linda Straker Before 2007, Emancipation celebrations were observed on first Monday and Tuesday Tuesday observation removed to accommodate working day lost for cricket tournament in 2007 Senator St Clair called for Festival Act review Senator...
CARICOM secretary general urges continued Africa-Caribbean cooperation
The Nassau Guardian
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CARICOM (Caribbean Community) Secretary General Dr. Carla Barnett said Africa and the Caribbean have to continue strengthening cooperation in trade and align areas of mutual interest, in order for both regions to continue advancing amid the...
Statement on World Parliament Day, 30 June 2025
Now Grenada
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June 30, 2025
As Presiding Officers of the Parliament of Grenada, we join with Parliaments and parliamentary organisations across the globe in commemorating World Parliament Day 2025. This day reminds us of the vital role that Parliaments play in upholding...
Afeximbank president ends tenure, lauding expansion to the Caribbean
I Witness News
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June 27, 2025
By Kenton X. Chance ABUJA, Nigeria (CMC) — Professor Benedict O. Oramah on Friday ended his 10-year stint as president and chairman of the board of directors of the Egypt-based African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), hailing the financial...
Latin regional bloc condemns U.S. policy against Cuba
Xinhua News Agency
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CARACAS, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) on Tuesday strongly condemned the U.S. policy to reinforce economic aggression and blockade against Cuba. In a statement, the bloc...
The Draft Constitutional Amendment Bill!!!
The New Today Grenada
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June 28, 2025
Is it a squalid betrayal of the Grenadian people by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government with this draft bill which seeks to remove allegiance to the King and instead substituting the word Grenada? This question does not mean that THE...
Beachgoer shares photo of baffling discovery while walking along shoreline: 'I feel like it's an object that belongs in a larger object'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 10, 2025
"I'll find out where to properly dispose of it." by Daysia TolentinoJuly 10, 2025 One Reddit user was confused when they found a metallic brick on the beach, and others revealed that it was an increasingly common type of litter. In the subreddit...
Sandals Resorts International’s Milestone Achievement of CARPHA’s Healthier Safer Tourism Travellers Health Assurance Award
Antigua News Room
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July 10, 2025
Sandals Resorts International’s Milestone Achievement of CARPHA’s Healthier Safer Tourism Travellers Health Assurance Award The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) awarded all nineteen (19) Sandals Resorts its prestigious Healthier Safer...
On Sustainable Population Growth: Human Values
The Good Men Project - California
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July 1, 2025
“Population growth can exacerbate environmental degradation when it increases pressure on natural resources and generates more waste and emissions. Sustainable development requires policies that balance population trends with economic growth,...
Vacancy: Office Assistant
Now Grenada
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July 1, 2025
Applicants are invited to fill the position of Office Assistant within a private yacht management company. Job summary: The office assistant will be responsible for positively representing the company by creating a good first impression when...
Academic urges African neutrality as US, China wrestle for dominance
I Witness News
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June 28, 2025
By Kenton X. Chance ABUJA, Nigeria (CMC) — A former member of the United Nations Security Council, Kishore Mahbubani, is urging Africa to remain neutral amidst the struggle between the United States and China for domination of the world economy....
MWAG condemns politically motivated withholding of advertising from media houses
Now Grenada
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June 28, 2025
The Media Workers Association of Grenada (MWAG) issues this unequivocal and forceful condemnation of the threats, intimidation, and actions by political activists and operatives who are pressuring statutory bodies and government-affiliated...
Government to table Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Amendment Bill
Now Grenada
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June 30, 2025
Plans are in place to table the Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Amendment Bill in the Lower House of Parliament, in keeping with the government’s set deadline of July 2025. The bill seeks to decriminalise the use and possession of cannabis for...
CRFM appoints two Caribbean leads for regional fisheries sustainability program
Dominica News Online
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July 9, 2025
(L-r) Sherrón Barker, Daintyann Barrett-Smith,The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is actively progressing with the execution of the STAR-Fish Project, a venture funded by Canada aimed at fostering sustainable technologies to enhance...
Tucson Speaks Out: June 30
The Arizona Daily Star
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This is a new Arizona data center in Mesa (by Meta) with five buildings. A separate data center complex planned near the Pima County Fairgrounds in the Tucson area, to be developed by an undisclosed company, will have up to 10 buildings. Star...
Former Trump advisor says US ‘will make Africa great again’
I Witness News
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June 27, 2025
By Kenton X. Chance ABUJA, Nigeria (CMC) — Jason Miller, a communication strategist and former advisor to President Donald Trump, says that Africa should ally itself with the United States as Washington “will make Africa great again” as...
List of Countries offering Citizenship by Investment for Pakistanis in 2025
Pakistan Observer
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June 27, 2025
ISLAMABAD – Pakistanis continue to move abroad for better education, security, and lifestyle. Beside traveling on original passport, you can also get citizenship of other countries by Investment. In 2025, several countries including Turkiye,...
Most African slaves brought to Saint Lucia were from Nigeria, says Alvina Reynolds
The Cable
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June 30, 2025
Alvina Reynolds, president of the Saint Lucian senate, says historical records show that most of the African slaves brought to the island during the transatlantic slave trade were from Nigeria. Reynolds referenced a British census conducted in...
Tinubu: Nigeria open to visa waiver for diplomats, government officials from Eastern Carribean states
The Cable
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is open to exploring a visa waiver arrangement for holders of diplomatic and official passports from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The OECS comprises Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth...