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St Kitts – Nevis to issue over 25k national digital ID cards in 2026

By Ayang MacdonaldBASSETERRE, St Kitts, (Biometric update.com) – The prime minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Terrance Drew, has stated that the country’s national digital ID project is far advanced and on good footing, meaning that a government plan to issue more than 25,000 cards to citizens and resi

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CDB conducts country project portfolio review of Barbados
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CDB conducts country project portfolio review of Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB/the Bank) recently conducted a comprehensive Country Project Portfolio Review of Barbados. The event brought together senior government officials, CDB representatives, and key project stakeholders to assess the status of Bank-funded projects

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Chairman of CARICOM urges removal of Jamaica and Barbados from EU high-risk list

By Donique WestonKINGSTON, Jamaica, (JIS) – Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and prime minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, has urged the European parliament to remove Jamaica and Barbados from its list of high-risk jurisdictions for money laundering and terrorist financing.Prime Minist

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UN committee draft resolution calls for BVI to be decolonised

By Government of the British Virgin IslandsTORTOLA, BVI – The United Nations (UN) Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) has adopted a draft resolution for consideration by the wider membership of the UN that calls for the full decolonization of the British Virgin Islands which remains under the

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MOI – Taiwan Technical Mission launch second phase of training
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MOI – Taiwan Technical Mission launch second phase of training

BELMOPAN, Belize – The ministry of investment, through its Investment Policy and Compliance Unit (IPCU), in collaboration with the Taiwan Technical Mission, and the ministry of human development, family support & gender affairs through the National Women’s Commission, launched the second training fo

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Haiti welcomes CARICOM’s focus on addressing country’s security crisis

By Okoye HenryJAMAICA / HAITI – Member of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council, Laurent Saint-Cyr, has commended the region’s leaders for prioritising the country’s security crisis during the 49th meeting of the conference of heads of government of CARICOM.Addressing Tuesday’s closing press con

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CARICOM urged to tackle misinformation and strengthen regional justice framework

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados has made an urgent call for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to confront two mounting threats to the Region’s existence, the spread of fake news and the persistent challenge of citizen insecurity.In her address as outgoing chair of CARICOM

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Gold reserve $7.4B bid picked as preliminary winner of auction for Venezuela’s CITGO

The “special master” chose the Canadian miner’s bid as the highest that met the court’s requirements.By Ricardo VazCARACAS, (venezuelanalysis.com) – A Delaware court official has recommended a final offer in the ongoing auction of Venezuela’s US-based refiner CITGO that could mark the end of a years

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