PSC Executive endorses Suriname-Guyana chamber’s International Business Conference 2025

EXECUTIVE Director of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Nayteram Ramnarine, has thrown his full support behind the upcoming International Business Conference (IBC) 2025, describing it as a vital platform for advancing economic growth and...

Moonilal ready for Dragon gas talks with Maduro regime

Senior Reporter [email protected] Energy Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal has refused to say who will lead negotiations with Venezuela over the stalled Dragon gas project, insisting only that “the Government of Trinidad and Tobago is one Government.”...

UPSC Key: Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan, Payments Regulatory Board, and India’s railway grid to Bhutan

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Story continues...

New York's Met museum sends 4,500-year-old ibex statue home to Iraq

Iraq has repatriated a 4,500-year-old statue of an ibex from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the latest success in its campaign to retrieve national treasures and reclaim looted historical artefacts. The Mesopotamian treasure, a copper...

Zijin Gold International Listed On HKEX: Premium Gold Sector Target Poised To Kick Off Investment Feast

HONG KONG, Sep 30, 2025 - (ACN Newswire) – Since 2024, global gold prices have embarked on a new wave of significant upward momentum, propelling Hong Kong's gold sector into the spotlight for capital pursuit. Related individual stocks have...

Caribbean Global Awards 2025: Top 30 People’s Choice Leaders Announced 

Key personalities on the list included Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Trinidad and Tobago PM), Dickon Mitchell (Grenada PM), Mark Brantley (Nevis Premier), and more. The 2025 People Choice Leaders List has been announced by Caribbean Global Awards. The...

PAHO highlights progress in health security, disease elimination, and primary health care – director says in report

Oct 01, 2025 News (PAHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, presented his Annual Report on Monday at the opening of the 62nd Directing Council, highlighting major progress in health security, disease...

DP World's Patricia Baez Talks End-to-End Workforce Development: Women in Supply Chain

Patricia Baez, SVP, People, Americas Region for DP World, was named a recipient of the 2025 Women in Supply Chain award, presented by Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive and sponsored by Let's Talk Supply Chain, in the Workforce...

From Halloween to Grand Tours: 12 great things to do in October

The leaves are falling and soon rain will lash the streets. All the more reason to lift your spirits by being frightened to death at a Halloween event or to enjoy some of these other offerings for October. Start your Grand Tour in The Hague The...

Mercury pollution threatens pink river dolphins

PUERTO NARINO, Colombia -- A flash of pink breaks the muddy surface of the Amazon River as scientists and veterinarians, waist-deep in the warm current, patiently work a mesh net around a pod of river dolphins. They draw it tighter with each pass,...

KAMLA PERSAD-BISSESSAR CARIBBEAN’S MOST INFLUENTIAL LEADER 2025

Caribbean Global Leader (People’s Choice) Crowned as First Female Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago Tops Fiercely Competitive List of 30 Influential Icons In a resounding affirmation of people power across the Caribbean and its global diaspora,...

Indigenous team develops cutting-edge system to protect river in the Amazon: 'The future remains in their hands'

A fleet of solar-powered canoes is quietly reshaping life along Amazonian rivers, giving Indigenous communities a greener, more independent future. As reported by Mongabay, a project called Kara Solar, led by Indigenous engineers and community...

Ribbon cutting ceremony marks transformational advancement in animal care 

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Pet Network Lake Tahoe is proud to announce the unveiling of its newly revitalized Medical Treatment Areas and Surgical Suite, marking a transformational leap forward in animal care for the Tahoe Basin. Made possible...

Amazon rainforest trees are getting bigger due to climate change: What a new study says

The average size of trees in the Amazon rainforest has been steadily increasing due to the rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, according to a new study. The trees are increasing in size by more than three per cent every ten...

Australia Gets Bulk of Chevron Payments to Governments

Chevron Corp has reported $14.21 billion in payments to governments for 2024 with Australia topping the list at $3.39 billion. That was more than Chevron's home country; the United States got $1.59 billion. The disclosure to the U.S. Securities...

Ambassadors of 11 countries visit Amul, Ray nano fertilizer firm in Anand district

Ambassadors of 11 countries from Latin America and North Africa were in Anand district on Saturday to visit the Amul plant as well as Ray Nano Science & Research Centre, a Nano Fertilizer company, which also boasts of a distinct patented...

Using Reflectance Spectroscopy and Cloud Computing in Analyzing Soil

Recently, a team of researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP), in collaboration with the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), explored a new way to improve soil analysis. Their study, which was published in the Journal of Environmental...

“The Amazon Stops 30 Deadly Diseases”: Indigenous Forests Shield Millions While Brazil Burns Everything For Cattle Farms Forever

IN A NUTSHELL 🌳 Researchers reveal the Amazon rainforest shields 33 million people from nearly thirty diseases. 🔥 Forest fires exacerbate health risks by increasing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in the region. 🌱 Ensuring indigenous land...

PAHO Director’s Annual Report highlights progress in health security, disease elimination, and primary health care

Washington, D.C., 29 September 2025 (PAHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, presented his Annual Report today at the opening of the 62nd Directing Council, highlighting major progress in health...

Taking a break after a half-century spent in a labor of love

I started to write this column for The South Florida Times after retiring from the newspaper where I served as editor for four years. I was encouraged to do so by the publisher, Robert Beatty, and his wife, Michele Green Beatty, the vice president...