Commonwealth News
Australia and Fiji partner on high integrity carbon offsets to reduce emissions
Fiji joins Australia’s recently established Indo-Pacific Carbon Offsets Scheme. The Scheme is modelled on the successful Emissions Reduction Fund and to develop a high-integrity carbon offset scheme in the Indo-Pacific region. Australian Government is also providing...
‘Tantie Lorraine’, a taste of Trinidad and Tobago in the UK
Tantie Lorraine's Homemade is a contemporary producer of jams, chutneys and delicacies based on Trinidadian heritage. Trinidad and Tobago born Beverly Lorraine Frederick has been making sauces for about 10 years at her home in Surrey, England. Her small-scale venture...
Solomon Islands push for USD$100 carbon levy on international shipping
Asia joins the Pacific to push International Maritime Organization (IMO) to decarbonise international shipping by 2050 and introduce a USD$100 carbon levy on shipping companies by 2025. Proposals by Solomon Islands, Kiribati and the Republic of Marshall received a...
Antigua, Tuvalu to seek justice over climate change damage
The Prime Ministers of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne and Tuvalu's Kausea Natano signs a historic accord allowing for litigation for any severe damage to the Small Island States caused by climate change before international courts. The agreement will establish a...
Ghana is the best investment destination in West Africa
Rand Merchant Bank's latest report states Ghana as the best West African country for investments. Ghana outperformed neighbours like Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal and managed to avoid recession in 2020. It also recorded a growth of 0.4% where construction,...
Traditional Samoan medicine found as effective as ibuprofen by scientists
An ancient Samoan medicinal plant used to reduce inflammation has been scientifically validated by researchers in New Zealand and Samoa. Dr Seeseei Molimau-Samasoni, senior research director at the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa and post-doctoral fellow Dr...