Guyana becomes 57th member of the Islamic Bank
By Ray Chickrie From Caribbean News Now GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana is now a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), after joining the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in 1998, according to a press release from the ministry of finance…
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Jamaican woman becomes queen in Nigeria
A Jamaican woman became the queen in a Yoruba kingdom, and her people are so excited, they made a story out of it. The Imperial ruler of Iwo kingdom, Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Rasheed Adewale Akanbi, met and married his…
Another lion escapes from Kenyan park, attacks man in the capital
By Faith Karimi and Briana Duggan, CNN Story highlights Man mauled by lion is undergoing treatment It’s the fourth time in recent weeks lions have escaped from the park in Nairobi CNN) A lion escaped from a park and mauled…
Nigeria’s NNPC ‘failed to pay’ $16bn in oil revenues
From BBC Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil producer Nigeria’s state-owned oil company has failed to pay the government $16bn (£11bn) in a suspected fraud, according to an official audit. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) provided no explanation for the…
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New FIFA boss identifies Caribbean for future development
From RJR News The Caribbean is one area identified for development under new FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who spent his first day in office on Monday. To mark the occasion, the Italian-born Swiss national played an informal football match with…
Trinidad declares health emergency over Zika virus/WHO declares emergency
Trinidad declares health emergency over Zika virus From St Lucia News online CARIBBEAN360 – No cases of the Zika virus have surfaced in Trinidad and Tobago, but Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh has declared a national public health emergency as…
Uganda: How events unfolded at the 1986 swearing in
By Yasiin Mugerwa From allAfrica Kampala — President Museveni, 71, a former rebel commander, whose nascent National Resistance Army (NRA) toppled the military government of Gen Tito Okello 30 years ago, was sworn in on January 29, 1986, as the…
IRENA announces loans for projects in Africa and the Caribbean
By Robin Whitlock The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has announced $46 million in concessional loans for renewable energy projects in developing countries. The loans will fund a wind and solar project in…
Chimp loves doll like her own child
Chimp kept in cage for 17 years loves doll like her own child By Sarah V Schweig From The Dodo Save the Chimps Like so many chimps used in laboratories, Henrietta has a past that is shrouded in mystery. But…
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Reparations march riddled with hypocrisy
By Michael A. Dingwall Recently, Hundreds of persons marched in front of the British houses of parliament for reparations. I still cannot believe that that those persons who were marching could be so hypocritical! I still don’t understand it, why…
