May 4, 2017
CDB launches Youth Resilience and Inclusive Social Empowerment project
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), and the Government of Belize have launched the Youth Resilience and Inclusive Social Empowerment (Youth RISE) Project. The Project will expand social services for approximately 3,500 children, youth and families…
May 4, 2017
Grenadians told to brace for several more eruptions
The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) has told Grenadians that they should expect more eruptions of the underwater volcano, Kick em' Jenny as it reported “increased activities” on Wednesday.In its latest advisory bulletin, NaDMA said it…
May 4, 2017
Trump Celebrates House Passage of Obamacare Replacement
President Donald Trump on Thursday declared Obamacare "essentially dead" after the House of Representatives narrowly passed a Republican-crafted health care replacement. Trump celebrated the bill's approval in the White House Rose Garden, surrounded…
May 4, 2017
Kenya Election Plans Include Dispute Resolution
Logistical challenges and disputes during Kenya's primaries last month have raised concerns about the nationwide polls in August and how best to avoid a repeat of the deadly post-election violence in 2007. When poll results are contested, the final…
May 4, 2017
Venezuelans Takes to the Streets as Death Toll Jumps to 36
Students held demonstrations across Caracas Thursday as a two-month-old protest movement that shows no signs of letting up claimed more lives. At the Central University of Venezuela, soldiers bathed hundreds of student protesters in tear gas. Many…
April 19, 2017
Haiti to rebuild National Palace toppled in 2010 quake
President Jovenel Moise launched Wednesday a project to rebuild Haiti's National Palace, a symbol of national pride destroyed by the cataclysmic 2010 earthquake that killed more than 220,000 people. "My administration wants to offer the young…
April 19, 2017
Morgan Stanley profit jumps
Morgan Stanley profits rose sharply in the first quarter as the Wall Street giant became the latest bank to see growth in the period. The US firm reported profits up 74% to $1.84bn (£1.4bn) for the three months against the same quarter last year.…
April 19, 2017
Facebook shares brain-control ideas
Facebook says it is working on technology to allow us to control computers directly with our brains. It is developing “silent speech” software to allow people to type at a rate of 100 words per minute, it says. The project, in its early stages, will…
April 19, 2017
World number two’s pregnancy is confirmed
World number two Serena Williams is pregnant and due in the autumn, her representative has confirmed. The 35-year-old earlier posted a picture of herself on Snapchat posing in a mirror with the message: "20 weeks" before deleting the post. The…
April 19, 2017
General election campaigning begins in UK
Campaigning is under way after the House of Commons backed Theresa May's call for a general election on 8 June. MPs voted by 522 votes to 13 - with Labour and Lib Dem helping secure the two-thirds majority needed to bring forward the election from…