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Livingston Nelson was appointed as CEO of the Grenada Cultural Foundation; a well-known cultural practitioner, he comes to the role with decades of experience as a cultural researcher, community leader and organiser of workshops and festivals

The St. Kitts and Nevis Ministry of Agriculture is working to build a strong and sustainable human resource base to increase agricultural production, creating more opportunities for women and youth to enter the sector

Around 18.000 cows were killed in an explosion at a Texas dairy farm near the town of Dimmitt; according to local authorities, machinery in the facility may have ignited methane gas and the blast also left one person in critical condition

A regional symposium on crime will be hosted today in the country; regional leaders will take an in-depth look at crime and all its elements

This past month, the country registered its highest monthly inflation in 12 months, with increase in consumer prices reached 104,3%, according to the the state’s statistics institute

The government has signed formal agreements with China for the cooperation to develop thermal energy plants in the country and construct social housing

Saint Lucia native Gabriel Allahdua, who spent four years as a seasonal farm worker in Canada, has published a book exposing the injustices for these workers and measures to improve the situation

The government has passed a law that prohibits the marketing and free delivery of plastic bags and straws, and limits the use of plastic bottles

The country has partnered up with Panama and the US to launch a campaign aimed at halting illegal migration through the Darien Gap, where tens of thousands of migrants pass every year, mainly by offering other legal pathways instead of irregular migration

Despite the US sanctions against the country, the IMF’s recently published World Economic Outlook anticipates that Venezuela will be among the Latin American countries with the best macroeconomic performance in the next two years

Shirtless skiers in shorts ventured onto southern Ontario ski hills for a final day on the slopes Friday 14 as temperatures reached 26 C in the only one hill remained open for the final day of the season

A stakeholder’s consultation has been held to present the draft Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Emergency Shelter Management Policy and Plan, through funding from the World Bank under the Canada Caribbean Resilient Facility