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President Tinubu To Embark On Weeklong Official Visit, Vacation In Saint Lucia
The Nigerian Voice
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All things being equal, President Bola Tinubu is expected to depart Nigeria for Saint Lucia on June 28 for official engagements and private leisure time. Philip J. Pierre, the Caribbean prime minister, made the planned trip known at a pre-cabinet...
Government Of Saint Lucia Signs New Collective Bargaining Agreements With Public Sector Unions
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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June 18, 2025
- Advertisement - St. Lucia – The Government of Saint Lucia has officially signed a series of new Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) with key public sector unions, strengthening employment terms and benefits for the periods 2022–2025 and...
Tinubu Goes on One Week Official Visit, Vacation to Saint Lucia, Caribbean, June 28
This Day
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June 18, 2025
DejiElumoye If report by St. Lucia Times, a Caribbean local media, is anything to go by, President Bola Tinubu is expected to depart Nigeria for Saint Lucia on June 28 for both official engagements and private leisure time. The Caribbean prime...
Latin American Bloc denounces US increasing economic pressure on Cuba
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) issued a strong condemnation on Tuesday of the United States’ policy aimed at increasing economic pressure and blockade against Cuba. In an official...
ALBA-TCP Blasts U.S. for Intensifying Economic Blockade Against Cuba
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) vehemently condemned the U.S. government's latest move to intensify its economic aggression and blockade against Cuba on Tuesday. In an official...
Tinubu to embark on weeklong official visit, vacation in Saint Lucia from June 28
The Cable
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June 17, 2025
President Bola Tinubu is expected to depart Nigeria for Saint Lucia on June 28 for official engagements and private leisure time. Philip J. Pierre, the Caribbean prime minister, announced the trip at a pre-cabinet press briefing on Monday,...
Companies, others warned to disclose true owners or be struck off the register
The Gleaner
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June 25, 2025
The Companies Office of Jamaica listed over 220 companies at risk of being struck off the register for failing to disclose their beneficial owners. The companies have three months dating from May 23 to remedy the breach, COJ said, otherwise they...
Nigerian President to make historic weeklong visit to St Lucia
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 17, 2025
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to visit St Lucia from June 28 to July 4, marking a historic first for the Caribbean island and signaling a deepening of ties between Africa and the region. Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre confirmed the...
Africa, Caribbean consider developing digital currency to enhance trade
Business Day
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July 1, 2025
Africa and the Caribbean are exploring the development of a digital currency to deepen trade ties between the two regions. The proposed currency, which both African and CARICOM countries could adopt, is aimed at facilitating smoother and more...
No Official Word From US on Any Travel Ban on Saint Lucia, Pierre Says
St. Lucia Times
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June 17, 2025
Prime Minister Phillip J. Pierre told reporters on Monday that his government had received no correspondence from the United States regarding a potential travel ban for Saint Lucia. The Prime Minister was responding to questions about a report...
Drug bust triggers financial probe
St. Lucia Times
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July 1, 2025
A drug bust in Vieux Fort has triggered a parallel financial investigation, as authorities pursue possible money laundering and asset forfeiture linked to the intercepted shipment. The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF), with assistance from...
UDP Criticizes Government Over Unannounced CSME Agreement
Love FM
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July 16, 2025
Another national concern that the UDP’s Parliamentary Caucus brought up this afternoon had to do with the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). As we reported yesterday, Prime Minister John Briceno signed onto an agreement in Jamaica last week...
Council Member for Antigua and Barbuda to Assume Chairmanship of ECCB Monetary Council
Antigua News Room
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July 16, 2025
Council Member for Antigua and Barbuda to Assume Chairmanship of ECCB Monetary Council The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston A. Browne, will assume the Chairmanship of the Eastern Caribbean Central...
Makinde turning Oyo to a 24-hour economy, says hoteliers association president, Ogundele
Tribune Online
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June 30, 2025
Mr Ayodele Ogundele, President of Hoteliers Association of Oyo State, has lauded Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, for providing the enabling environment that is turning the state into a 24-hour economy. Ogundele, who doubles as the Chief...
Mackenzi and Jamison Rocke Wed in Beautiful Summer Wedding
Record Herald News - Illinois
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July 15, 2025
By Doris Elmore Staff Writer Mackenzi Bowles became the bride of Jamison Rocke at a beautiful summer wedding on Saturday, June 21 at 4:52 in the afternoon at Edgewood Farm German Christmas Market, north of Atwood. Mackenzi is the daughter of Ryan...
Digital services, remittances, others drive 39.6 per cent banking sector growth in 2024 — Report
Tribune Online
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June 30, 2025
NIGERIA’S banking sector recorded a strong 39.6 per cent year-on-year growth in 2024, with total assets rising to N170.02 trillion from N121.8 trillion in 2023. This remarkable expansion was fueled by surging remittance inflows, the widespread...
Why great companies fail
Tribune Online
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June 30, 2025
In this article, I am going to try and answer a troubling question with simple and often taken-for-granted answers. In consonance with my background as a Yoruba man from South West Nigeria, let me “paint” the context with folkloric, references...
Land Use Act and impact on Nigeria’s economic devt
Tribune Online
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June 30, 2025
By: Olude. M. Abiola LAND is the space that encompasses the surface of the earth and all things that are attached to it. It includes areas covered by water such as seas, rivers and lakes, natural resources such as rocks and minerals that are just...
New CDB, AFD grant facility to prioritize climate, agriculture, and gender-focused regional projects
Dominica News Online
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July 15, 2025
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, July 15th, 2025 at 12:03 PM Dr. Isaac Solomon, (right) Vice President, Operations at the Caribbean Development Bank, and Mr. Dominique Hautbergue, Director for the Brazil-Southern Cone Region, Agence Française de...
1st National Bank Advances Digital Agenda Through IFC-Led Transformation Workshop
The Voice
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June 28, 2025
The 1st National Bank’s team of 12 staff trained by the IFC Worldbank Digilab included the following (Left to Right): Linus Charles (Acting Chief Technology Officer), Samuel Agiste (Acting Chief Administrative Officer), Vernelle Joseph (Manager,...