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Afreximbank’s bold bet on the Caribbean is paying off
News Room
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June 27, 2025
By Kurt Campbell in Abuja, Nigeria Kurt@newsroom.gy Afreximbank’s presence in the Caribbean is no longer just talk —it’s becoming transformational. And according to the Bank’s Regional Chief Operating Officer for the Caribbean, Mr. Okechukwu...
Five Caribbean countries to initially benefit from new CCRIF initiative
Jamaica Observer
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July 9, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) on Tuesday said it had entered into a partnership with CelsiusPro and its subsidiary, Global Parametrics, to launch two initiatives allowing for the...
T&T poised to join minority of nations with 21-year drinking age
CNC 3
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July 11, 2025
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has announced that Government will seek to raise the legal drinking age in T&T from 18 to 21. Legislation is expected to be introduced following the resumption of Parliament in September. The proposed measure...
Letter: We need to look in a mirror
The Arizona Daily Star
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I have never been more ashamed of my country than now. Trump calls Iran the Bully of Middle East, but it is the United States that is the Bully, constantly abusing our economic and military power to threaten and attack other countries. We had a...
Renewed commitment to people-centered development!
The Grenadian Voice
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June 26, 2025
In the third year of the administration led by Prime Minister the Honourable Dickon Mitchell, it is said in many circles that the Government of Grenada continues to make significant strides in its transformational agenda that it launched with,...
Caricom could soon have its own Afreximbank
Now Grenada
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June 26, 2025
by Curlan Campbell In 2022 Afreximbank’s board approved US$1.5 billion initiative to help Caricom states At first AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum in Barbados, 9 Caricom nations joined Afreximbank is currently operational in 12 Caricom...
MIREX presents book on Cocolo contributions to Dominican identity
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MIREX) has released a new book titled “Contributions of the Cocolos to the Dominican National Identity,” which explores the profound cultural, social, economic, intellectual, and athletic impact of...
UWI Five Islands Campus OECS budget watch: “Beyond the numbers: What the 2025 Budgets reveal about priorities and politics in...
The New Today Grenada
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June 28, 2025
Budgets aren’t just financial plans—they’re political statements. In 2025, Eastern Caribbean governments will reveal what they value and where they believe the future lies. From climate resilience to youth savings accounts, mega-infrastructure to...
Unfiltered and Unapologetic empowers women to lead without apology
Now Grenada
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July 9, 2025
In her bold new book, “Unfiltered and Unapologetic: A Woman’s Guide to Live, Love, and Lead with Boldness,” leadership consultant and speaker Judy McCutcheon delivers an inspiring manifesto for women who are ready to stop people-pleasing, reclaim...
Heightened precaution advised for seafarers operating near regional waters
Now Grenada
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June 27, 2025
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Export Development expresses its deep and ongoing concern for the safety and welfare of Grenadian seafarers. In view of recent developments involving maritime navigation in the region, the ministry issues...
Five Caribbean countries to benefit from new CCRIF initiative
Jamaica Observer
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July 8, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) – The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) on Tuesday said it had entered into a partnership with CelsiusPro and its subsidiary, Global Parametrics, to launch two initiatives allowing for the...
Have camera, will travel: Local photographer brings art to Brookings Summer Arts Festival
The Brookings Register - South Dakota
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By John KubalThe Brookings Register BROOKINGS — Art and the joy of adventure: that’s the theme the photographs of Casey Goodwin is bringing to booth No. 119 at the 2025 Brookings Summer Arts Festival. “I’d like to say that every print in there has...
Afreximbank confident of non-stop flights between Africa and Caribbean
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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June 26, 2025
ABUJA, Nigeria, CMC — The acting head of the Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in the Caribbean, Okechukwu Ihejirika, says he remains confident that scheduled flights between Africa and the Caribbean region could soon become a reality....
As China Courts the Caribbean, Some See Loss of US Soft Power
Nearshore Americas
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June 26, 2025
China is pumping billions into the Caribbean — building roads, wiring digital networks, providing surveillance equipment and deepening ties with governments from Guyana to Grenada. At first glance, the region’s struggling economies appear to be...
Afreximbank confident of scheduled non-stop flights between Africa and the Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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The acting head of the Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in the Caribbean, Okechukwu Ihejirika, says he remains confident that scheduled flights between Africa and the Caribbean region could soon become a reality....
Afreximbank confident of scheduled non-stop flights between Africa, Caribbean
I Witness News
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June 26, 2025
By Kenton X. Chance ABUJA, Nigeria (CMC) — The acting head of the Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in the Caribbean, Okechukwu Ihejirika, says he remains confident that scheduled flights between Africa and the Caribbean region could soon...
'We must be patient': Di Venuto backs re-jigged top-order
Cricket.com.au
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Match details Who: West Indies v Australia What: Third Test (D/N), Frank Worrell Trophy When: July 12-16 (July 13-17, 4.30am AEST first ball) Where: Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica How to watch: ESPN (available via Foxtel, Kayo Sports, Disney+,...
Sparrow loving the love on 90th birthday
Trinidad Express
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July 10, 2025
“I am having a good time. It’s a busy day. I was playing (my song) ‘Salvation’. I like to listen to ‘Salvation’. I was listening to my church music.” So said undisputed Calypso King of the World, The Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco), as he...
Fascism’s New Face is Still The Same!
teleSUR
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On July 3, the Meeting of Promoting Teams of the Antifascist International is taking place at a right time. The stated objective is “to update and strengthen our shared agenda in a critical moment of regional and global tension amid the escalation...
Public trust ‘eroding’ in insurance – Straughn
Barbados Today
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June 26, 2025
78 Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn has called on regional insurance regulators to urgently restore public confidence in the industry, warning that unresolved claims, failed insurers and capital outflows are fuelling deepening...