Commonwealth News
U.K. planning holiday weekend to honour Queen’s 70th year on throne
Jan 10, 2022
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 invites local, international companies to use new data centre on Perseverance
Jan 10, 2022
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...
BREEF partners with children around the world to support 12 Abaco and Grand Bahama eco-schools
Jan 10, 2022
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...
The Bahamas Majority Rule Day
Jan 10, 2022
Majority Rule Day in the Bahamas is celebrated every year on January 10 and only recently became an official holiday in 2014. The day is seen as one of the most important national events in The Bahamas. The holiday allows Bahamians to celebrate the ideals of equality,...
Malaysia’s Petronas, Sabah state launch masterplan for gas development
Jan 8, 2022
Malaysia's state oil firm Petronas and the resource-rich state of Sabah announces a master plan to develop the state's natural gas resources in a joint statement. This includes the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant with a capacity of 2 million tonnes...
Pakistan’s startups in 2021: $350mn raised across 81 deals
Jan 8, 2022
Pakistan was able to close about 81 deals worth $350 million in the year 2021, according to a Deal Flow Tracker by Invest2Innovate (i2i) which supports startups and the entrepreneurship ecosystem in growth markets. This amount is more than 5x of what was raised in...