Avellon Williams KINGSTON, JAMAICA- Providing inmates with food at the island’s correctional facilities costs the government over half a billion dollars a year. Obtaining figures from the Jamaica Observer, one inmate in 2020 would cost $13,000 to feed each month, and the island’s prison population is estimated at approximately 3,700. For the current fiscal year, revised […]
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Avellon Williams, Trinidad and Tobago – On this day of March 11, what events happen? 2011- Japan was struck by an earthquake and tsunami. On this day in 2011, an earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Honshu, Japan, causing widespread damage in the country and triggering a devastating tsunami that instigated a major nuclear accident. 2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the COVID-19 outbreak was a pandemic. 2006- Chilean politician Michelle Bachelet became the […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- It is no longer possible to insulate the population from the effects of changes in oil prices, as the cost of maintaining fuel subsidies has become prohibitive. This was stated by Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley. PM Rowley warned the nation that the price increase in oil could mean increased prices […]
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Avellon Williams KINGSTON JAMAICA- The Jamaican government has announced a series of changes to its banknotes, including the launch of a brand-new $2000 note. Michael Manley and Edward Seaga, the former Jamaican prime ministers, will both appear on the newly created banknote. The announcement was made by the Caribbean country’s finance minister, Dr. Nigel Clarke, who said […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – According to the World Health Organization (WHO), multiple Russian attacks have targeted Ukrainian hospitals, ambulances, and health workers. WHO has confirmed 18 attacks on health providers in the two weeks following the invasion ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, said at least 10 people have died and […]
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Avellon Williams DOMINICAN – San Rafael’s Dominican University has been recognized as a federally recognized “minority-serving institution” as part of its efforts to promote diversity among the students it enrolls, educates, and graduates. With the qualification and designation, the campus can waive its match – 25% – in federal funding for equal-opportunity grants and work-study programs. […]
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• McDonald’s, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and the parent KFC and Pizza Hut are temporarily ceasing operations in Russia Avellon Williams RUSSIA- As a result of the war in Ukraine, KFC and Plano-based Pizza Hut’s parent company announced Tuesday that it would suspend all investments and development in Russia. This is the first time a U.S. food chain […]
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Avellon Williams GEORGETOWN, GUYANA – Guyana is exploring ways to tap into the lucrative hemp industry, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, disclosed at a press conference at State House on Sunday. “There is a great opportunity that lies ahead in terms of the hemp industry and what it can do in terms of the technological push and construction material, […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – As part of the Global Partnership for Education, the World Bank’s board of executive directors has approved an additional grant funding of US$90 million to the Republic of Haiti for the Promoting a More Equitable, Sustainable and Safer Education Project (PROMESSE). The project will benefit around 150,000 students, of whom about […]
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Avellon Williams GEORGETOWN, GUYANA – Several efforts are being made by the government to rejuvenate the sugar industry. Dr.Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Guyana’s president, confirmed this via a statement on Sunday, stating that Guyana and Guatemala will work together to ensure this becomes a reality. Guatemala is the world’s fourth-largest exporter of sugar, and the second largest in Latin and Central America, […]
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