Commonwealth News
India to shell out $10b to woo global chip makers
Dec 20, 2021
Amid the global chip crises, India approves a $10 billion incentive plan to attract semiconductor and display manufacturers. To establish the country as a global electronics production hub Indian government will extend financial support of up to 50 per cent of a...
Visit to Maldives: Bangladesh PM to push for regularising undocumented
Dec 20, 2021
Bangladesh to deepen its ties with the Maldives, a small Commonwealth island nation, to discuss trade, connectivity, migration and tourism as part of its greater objective of regional integration in South Asia. The PM Sheikh Hasina will hold a bilateral meeting with...
AsaaseGPS gives Lesotho’s capital a new digital addressing system
Dec 20, 2021
AsaaseGPS Limited, a wholly-owned Ghanaian software development company and a subsidiary of Afrifanom Group, signs a partnership agreement with the Maseru Municipal Council and Future Systems Limited in order to provide Lesotho with a new and effective digital...
SA company has built a thruster system that could revolutionise the way satellites move in space
Dec 18, 2021
South Africa's Hypernova Space Technologies intends to launch an innovative satellite thruster system that could revolutionise space travel in future. The breakthrough technology will burn metals as rocket fuel, as opposed to the current use of expensive rare gasses....
Sri Lanka Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day
Dec 18, 2021
Every full moon is a public holiday in Sri Lanka. Poya Day is a day of religious rites. The term "poya” in Sinhalese comes from Pali and Sanskrit, which means "fast day". Local devotees celebrate this day by visiting temples for worship.
Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Tourism cheers on region’s first woman travelling to space
Dec 17, 2021
Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of Tourism and Investment, Charles Fernandez extends his wishes to Keisha Schahaff, who will be the first Antiguan and Barbudan, and Caribbean woman to travel to space. The ministry offered full support and the Ministry of Tourism and...