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SEOUL, South Korea – The Toronto Korean Festival scheduled from August 25 to 27 will feature a remarkable presence –  the “K•FISH” pop-up store, a collaborative effort between the ministry of oceans and fisheries of Korea and the Korea Fisheries Association. Hosted by the Korean Canadian Business Association ( KCBA), this year’s Toronto Korean Festival holds particular significance as it celebrates the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea and Canada. Anticipating over 45,000 participants at the festival, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and Korea […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will host women entrepreneurs from the region at its Barbados headquarters on September 26, 2023, as it launches the SheTrades Regional Hub in the Caribbean. SheTrades is a global initiative of the United Nations and World Trade Organization’s (WTO) International Trade Centre (ITC) which seeks to provide support for women-led and women-owned businesses as a means of economic empowerment. At the inaugural meeting, the bank will commence direct engagement of Caribbean women […]

By Sir Ronald Sanders The saying, coined by the Latin poet, Horace, that “you too are in danger when your neighbour’s house is on fire” is particularly relevant now in relation to Latin American countries which are the closest neighbours to the member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). There has been a marked increase in deadly violent incidents in Latin America, linked to organized criminal gangs. This includes the assassination of the leading candidate in Ecuador’s presidential elections and the […]

NEW YORK, USA, (BRICS TV) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attended the BRICS summit for the first time. In his speech, he spoke about the need to reform the Security Council of the World Organisation and the Bretton Woods financial system. Guterres noted that he sees two directions for achieving a harmonious and fair world order. First of all, it is about efforts in the economic front. “We must urgently restore trust and reinvigorate multilateralism for the 21st century. This […]

Dominica has partnered with a full-scale engineering, construction, and management firm to reduce the coastal vulnerability of its citizens. Smith Warner International (SWI) will spearheaded this project for coastal communities called the Coastal Hazard Vulnerability Project (CHVP). SWI is a company headquartered in Jamaica and has satellite offices in Canada, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago. With CHVP, the aim is to “improve access to data,” which will eventually strengthen “decision-making autonomy of communities, and key sectors of Dominica who are […]

ASSOCIATED PRESS (BY MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA AND DÁNICA COTO) —Dominican authorities announced late Friday that they are pursuing a criminal case against a plastics company based on evidence found during an investigation into a powerful explosion this week that killed at least 31 people. Police and the Public Ministry issued a joint statement saying the blast occurred at a business called Vidal Plast, rather than at a bakery as authorities had said initially. The explosion occurred Monday afternoon in a bustling commercial center in San Cristobal, a […]

The school year for Dominica’s newest private medical school has officially begun as it welcomed students from all over the world this week. A total of nine students enrolled at the American Canadian School of Medicine (ACSOM), a premier institution that replaced the Ross University School of Medicine in Picard, Portsmouth. Ross University was the longest existing medical school in Dominica that operated for more than four decades until it stopped accepting students for four years. At his address at […]

As world leaders prepare for the upcoming COP28, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is slated to rally for more support on the Lost and Damage Fun designed to assist countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The Lost and Damage Fund came to fruition at last year’s COP27 meeting at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, after three decades of relentless lobbying by developing nations to make rich nations offer funding to countries that are first hit by climate change. CARICOM is […]

UN NEWS—As the world celebrates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on Wednesday, the theme of “Indigenous youth as agents of change for self-determination” is taking centre stage at the United Nations. As many young Indigenous People are engaging in climate action, human rights and cultural conservation, the message from UN Secretary-General António Guterres resonates loudly – this year, it’s all about the youth. “We celebrate young Indigenous Peoples, and their role in creating change and shaping the future,” he said in […]