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Makes history as first female, first African head of global trade body The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has announced Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as its Director General. Okonjo-Iweala was affirmed as the new head of WTO at a special meeting of its General Council on Monday. With her emergence as DG, Okonjo-Iweala becomes the first woman, first African and first black person to head the global trade body. WTO had been without a substantive head since its former director general, Roberto Azevêdo, a Brazilian, resigned on August 31, 2020. Okonjo-Iwea...

Try refreshing your browser. Reflections: A 'go-to' source at the Stratford-Perth Archives Back to video The first newspaper to be preserved on microfilm — by Eastman Kodak in 1935 — was the New York Times, saving the highly acidic, fragile, original paper from further handling. It is estimated the life expectancy of microfilm is 500-plus years, making it the perfect tool for preservation. The Stratford-Perth Archives has a number of newspapers available for public viewing on microfilm. The Stratford newspapers go back to the year 1855, while the Mitchell and Listowel papers begin in th...

CHESTER-BASED North West Academies Trust is now collecting and restoring used laptops exclusively for other local schools, thanks to a stunning response to their campaign to ensure all children have access to online lessons during lockdown. NWAT started an appeal asking people to donate devices to help pupils who are unable to join virtual classrooms, and set an initial target of 150 to support youngsters who attend their schools across Cheshire and Shropshire. They smashed past that mark in a matter of days, with an estimated £100,000 worth of devices handed over by generous individua...

KYLA Gaynor, The Queen's School fifth former who was recently selected as the Office of D...

Kevona Davis wins heat 3 of the women's 200m at the Wooo Pig Classic at the Randal Tyson Track Center on Friday, January 22, 2021. Standout Jamaican sprinter Kevona Davis, representing the University of Texas, registered an impressive 23.26 seconds to finish second overall in the women’s 200m at the Wooo Pig Classic indoor meeting at Arkansas at the Randal Tyson Track Center on Friday. The 19-year-old Davis, who missed out in her first college race last week after she false-started in the 60m heat, bounced back to officially opened her collegiate career. The Longhorns freshman won heat th...