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IMF launches new regional office in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will open a new regional office in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to enhance the partnership...

Ontario raising highway speed limits

HAMILTON, ONTARIO – The Ontario government is raising the speed limit permanently from 100 km/h to 110 km/h on ten additional sections of provincial...

Inequity IS the Disaster

The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center of Excellence are researching ways to enhance disaster resilience...

UK announces funding to unlock 50 green projects in Kenya

LONDON, England - The UK has announced funding to kick-start the development of 50 green investment projects across Kenya. The funding was guided by...

Sackcloth and Ashes

By Johnny Coomansingh Then there is this question about our extremely colourful Trini language; how we use it and how we interpret it. We have...

FDA approves new treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections

ATLANTA, USA – Wednesday, April 24, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Pivya (pivmecillinam) tablets for the treatment of female adults with...

A conversation with Jess Marinaccio on Tuvalu, Taiwan, and the Pacific Islands

WASHINGTON, USA – In Season 5, Episode 3 of GTI Insights, GTI program manager Marshall Reid and Intern Uma Baron interview Dr Jess Marinaccio,...

My Trinidad: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – April 2024

By Margaret Syne April Showers, May Flowers What’s Inside! Why have some people become so prone to colourism? Check out Language prejudices and the sensitivity...

Taiwan – Canada deepen science, technological cooperation

TAIWAN / CANADA - Taiwan and Canada concluded the Science, Technology, Innovation Arrangement on April 15, 2024, in Ottawa, highlighting the commitment by the...

Greater social justice is the cornerstone of a more sustained recovery, ILO tells World Bank and IMF

 In statements to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington DC, the ILO’s director-general, Gilbert F. Houngbo, underlined "the crucial...

WHO prequalifies new oral simplified vaccine for Cholera

GENEVA, Switzerland - A new oral vaccine for cholera has received prequalification by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 12 April, 2024. The inactivated...

Taiwan’s indispensability in preparing for future pandemics

By Dr Hsueh Jui-yuan The three years of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a terrible loss of life and exacerbated health inequalities. The global economy...

Where there’s Poke

By Tony Deyal “In spite of their diversity in ancestry and language, the countries of the West Indies share a largely common culture, the result of...

BVI deterrence of fraud and the fight against financial crime

TORTOLA, BVI - Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour, and Trade, Lorna Smith, on Friday, delivered the keynote address at the special...

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