Caribbean Development News Today

Hello and welcome. The number of people who have died from covid 19 in the United States has now officially exceeded 100,000. The actual numbers are likely to be higher than that, but it is clear that in the past three months, more americans have died from infection than during the korean war, the vietnam war and the conflict in iraq combined. Well, lets take a look at how the us got to this point the first death was reported on february 29. On march 13, President Trump declared a National Emerg...

Come June, applications will open for investors to access 795 hectares (19,000 acres of land for lease, across three agroparks in St Catherine and Clarendon, under the Southern Plains Agricultural Development of 5- to 24-acre plots, for diverse...

Three primary schools to be rehabilitated, one infant school constructed

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group concluded after its XII Annual Consultation meeting with Governors of IDB Caribbean members on Feb. 23 and 24 in Georgetown that the Caribbean might be small in size but is nonetheless a big player in many crucial areas, it was reported from the Guyanese capital.

A sweet potato research project currently being undertaken by the Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute (CARDI), is said to be already showing good results. CARDI’s local representative Donowa Jackson said the project is designed to strengthen the production of sweet potato which is facing numerous challenges. He spoke to the Agency for Public Information (API), at the CARDI field office at Orange Hill where significant sweet potato research is …

On December 13, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC" or "Commission") adopted rule amendments (the "Amendments") under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that will...

Here is a call for abstracts for the Caribbean Studies Association (CSA) 48th Annual Conference: “CSA at 50: Caribbean Development Sustainability—The Convergence of Technology, People, Planet, Peace, Prosperity & Partnerships.” The conference will take place from June 3rd to June 7th, 2024, in Saint Lucia. The deadline for submission of abstracts is January 31, 2024…

Young Barbadian innovators see economic opportunity in the climate change threat, finding solutions unique to their environment.

Gunman shot during police raid One man was fatally shot, and a firearm seized during an early morning raid in St Elizabeth yesterday. Reports are that, between 5 a.m. and 5:45 a.m., a team comprising members from the Counter-Terrorism and...

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