Commonwealth News
14-member Bahamas cricket team named for Antigua
The Bahamas Cricket Association releases the names of the 14-member team to represent the country at the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) World Cup Division Qualifier Tournament starting this November 6th in Antigua. It will be the first ICC tournament since 2013...
Kenya Mashujaa Day
This holiday used to be known as Kenyatta Day, named after Jomo Kenyatta, who was the first Prime Minister and then President of Kenya. Mashujaa Day is usually celebrated with an event at the Nyao Stadium in Nairobi. A military parade takes place with troops dressed...
African Development Bank Group, MTN sign $500,000 grant agreement to study women’s access to financial services
African Development Bank signs a $500,000 grant agreement with Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS), a fintech subsidiary of MTN Nigeria, to research into economic, religious, and social factors that hamper access to finance for women in the region. The insights...
Greenbelt Authority partners Zimbabwean firm for investment in commercial irrigation in Malawi
GBA, a Government of Malawi corporation and Maka Resources from Zimbabwe signs a memorandum of understanding (MoU), to implement large-scale commercial irrigation in Malawi. The two firms will work on scheme preparation, irrigation project implementation and...
Consortium of banks acquire CIBC First Caribbean banks
A consortium of major banks in the Eastern Caribbean Monetary Union reaches a definitive agreement to acquire the banking activities of CIBC First Caribbean banks in Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Until further...
Mawlid
Mawlid is acknowledged by Muslims all over the world, who gather to read the Quran, praise the Prophet, telling the story of the Prophet's birth, teaching religious knowledge as well as thanking and praising Allah and asking Him to magnify the honour of the Prophet...