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CARICOM’s incoming chair and his predecessor have stressed the need for regional unity as they voiced concern about Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine.

Belize’s Prime Minister John Briceno, the regional grouping’s new chairman, and outgoing chairman Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne voiced their concerns today as the Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads opened in San Pedro, Belize.

Nigeria's government has condemned reports that its citizens, and those of other African countries, have been stopped from leaving war-torn Ukraine. One Nigerian man trying to get into Poland, said border staff told him that they were not tending to Africans.

"We've been chased back, we've been hit with police armed with sticks," he said. South African foreign office official Clayson Monyela also said students had been badly treated at the border.

Stalwart stars from the ’80s came together to take the audience down memory lane with a selection of hits at Al Wasl Avenue on Sunday (February 27) in the latest session of Expo 2020 Dubai’s Street Music series, Eighties Night.

Crowds gathered to see Bonnie Tyler, Boney M featuring Maizie Williams and the Earth, Wind and Fire Experience featuring Sheldon Reynolds perform some of their greatest songs.

‎Qatar Airways and Qatar Duty Free (QDF), the Official Airline and Official Retail Sponsors of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2022, congratulate Iga Swiatek for winning her second Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 1000 title in Doha last night.

In the 20th edition of the prestigious tournament, Swiatek of Poland lifted the coveted Falcon Trophy after her well-deserved 6-2, 6-0 victory against Anett Kontaveit at Qatar’s traditional home of tennis, the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex.

Black history, to many people, means the recognition of popular African American leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman. These figures are celebrated for their remarkable contributions to the Black community and commitment to ensuring civil rights for all.

The contributions of the Caribbean and African diaspora are often not acknowledged as Black history with many important figures remaining unknown.

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) have taken part in an Alumni ceremony with the Ghana Investment and Securities Institute (GISI).  This celebrated the inaugural 10 students completing the licensing programme developed by GISI in partnership with the CISI in 2019.

Amongst the achievers were Chris Hammond and Andrew Ntumi. Both Chris and Andrew will also be part of CISI’s global awards for achieving the top mark globally in the International Certificate in Wealth & Investment Management and the International Introduction to Securities & Investment respectively.

As Birmingham prepares to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the Lord Mayor of Birmingham Councillor Muhammad Afzal travels to Pakistan this week to promote the city and opportunities for business and tourism And as the city prepares to welcome athletes and visitors from across the Commonwealth for Birmingham 2022, he will be representing the city as he meet with businesses, charities, schools and officials in Pakistan – one of the 72 competing nations and territories.

Speaking at the Saint Kitts & Nevis Pavilion in the Sustainability District, the Prime Minister of Saint Kitts & Nevis, Timothy Harris, said he remained cautiously optimistic on climate progress, while urging the world’s bigger players to follow through on their sustainability commitments. He also welcomed ‘citizens of the world’ to join Saint Kitts & Nevis’ long-standing Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme, which has already attracted thousands of participants from the UAE and wider Middle East.

Birmingham 2022 and CGF Partnerships have signed a licensing deal with The Royal Mint and Royal Mail to produce commemorative coins and stamps to mark the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Birmingham 2022 marks the third time the Games have been hosted in England in its ninety-two year history, and each of those Games have been commemorated through the release of collectable Royal Mail stamps and Royal Mint coins, anchoring this significant event in history and contributing to the celebration of the Commonwealth Games.

Ker & Downey Africa has joined forces with CleanHub, an innovative company working with local communities in developing countries to free the planet and its oceans from plastic pollution.

The partnership will form part of the Ker & Downey Africa's Legacy Partner portfolio – a selection of vetted projects and organisations that contribute to empowering local communities, protecting wildlife, and creating a sustainable future for Africa and the world.

After leading the official delegation attending Jamaica’s Expo 2020 Dubai National Day on Friday, Senator Hon Kamina Johnson Smith, Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, took time out of her busy schedule to talk about her country’s promising future.

Senator Johnson Smith is an Attorney-at-Law who worked previously in private practice and as corporate in-house counsel.

Jamaica has long enjoyed a rich musical heritage and a thriving culture, with genres such as Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, Dub and Dancehall originating.

Arguably, Bob Marley is considered to be the main pioneer of reggae music, responsible for putting Jamaican music and culture on the global map.

UNWTO is supporting communities as they prepare to welcome visitors back and realize the potential of tourism to kickstart recovery and drive sustainable and inclusive growth.

As restrictions on travel continue to be steadily eased or lifted, UNWTO is shifting its focus from supporting its Members as they mitigate the impacts of the historic crisis to rethinking tourism’s longer-term role in building resilience and providing opportunity.

Police have clashed with demonstrators in Canada's capital, Ottawa, as they move to end a three-week anti-vaccine mandate protest, with 100 arrests made. The operation started with some officers on horseback, after the government invoked the Emergencies Act to crack down on the protest.

Some protesters who resisted were thrown to the ground and had their hands zip-tied behind their backs. Police have also accused protesters of using children as a shield.

Popular UK songs were given the symphonic treatment at Expo 2020 Dubai when the iconic Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra took to the Jubilee Stage.

Led by conductor Matthew Freeman, the 78 musicians and singers worked their way through hits by artists such as the Beatles, Adele, Sam Smith, The Verve and Coldplay – the last of whom will themselves be playing at Expo 2020 Dubai on 15 February.

World leaders have called for urgent and innovative investments to help rural communities in the world’s poorest countries adapt to climate change.  

Speaking at the opening of the annual Governing Council meeting attended by 177 Member States of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), leaders specifically highlighted the vulnerability of small-scale farmers to severe weather events, like the storms that devastated Madagascar in recent weeks killing at least 121 people and destroying more than 176,000 hectares of land.