Commonwealth News

Scotiabank announces The Scotiabank Women Initiative (SWI), a programme that aims to advance women-driven businesses in Jamaica. It is the second country within Scotiabank's global operations to launch the initiative after Canada and has helped over 5000 women develop...

Guyana's President, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, signs into law a local content bill that prioritises nationals and companies in the procurement of some goods and services. The law lays out 40 services that oil companies and their sub-contractors must procure from the...

Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP invests $40m into Kabanga Nickel Project in Tanzania's. With the growing demand for the metal used to make electric vehicle batteries, Tanzania targets to become a significant producer of responsible and sustainable metals. The...

The United Kingdom plans to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 70 years on the throne with an annual military parade, neighbourhood parties and a dessert competition for Platinum Jubilee, at Buckingham Palace. The palace is expecting around 200,000 neighbourhood events...

Airtel Seychelles is inviting local and global companies to make use of its state-of-the-art data storage facility inaugurated at Perseverance. The new facility is equipped with globally admired technologies and services to give Africa a convenient way to connect to...

Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation (BREEF) announces disbursement of $6275.55 raised along with the Foundation For Environmental Education (FEE). In response to Hurricane Dorian, they ran together the Children for Children Campaign, initiated in November...