Nov 18, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Exxon’s Yellowtail development project marks the fourth floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) to be deployed in Guyana. ExxonMobil has selected Dutch conglomerate SBM Offshore to construct, install and lease the FPSO after approvals for the next two... 
Nov 18, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Companies like national carrier RwandAir, Nova Coffee, Bourbon Coffee and drone company Charis UAS will showcase their products and services at the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2021), in Durban, South Africa. The leaders are expecting worth $40 billion deals this... 
Nov 17, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Happy III Full Moon Poya Day to everyone celebrating! The day celebrates attaining Vivarana (the assurance of becoming a Buddha) by the Bodhisatta Maitreya and the commissioning of 60 disciples by The Buddha to disperse his teachings. The day also commemorates the... 
Nov 17, 2021 | Commonwealth News
British-based entrepreneur Lavinia Osbourne, founder of Women in Blockchain Talks, a space for women, plans to launch an NFT marketplace called “Crypto Kweens” for female artists, entrepreneurs and collectors. Cryptocurrency is becoming popular among young people and... 
Nov 17, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Commonwealth Secretariat partners with legal firm Mayer Brown to review and rebuild the Energy Module of the Law and Climate Change Toolkit. It will be an online tool to assess and reform energy law frameworks. According to the Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia... 
Nov 16, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Dominica’s Kenesjay Green Ltd (KGL) signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government agency called CREAD (Climate Resilience Execution Agency for Dominica) to explore green project opportunities. The project will utilise geothermal resources to build a... 
Nov 16, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Asian Development Bank (ADB) to showcase findings of climate and disaster risks in the Pacific nation with the Government of Tonga. The report has also identified relatively safe areas on the island for upcoming climate-resilient investments and adaptation. These... 
Nov 16, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Singapore FinTech company, Hashstacs partners with Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Project Greenprint to develop an industry-wide blockchain-based Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) Data and Certification Registry. The aggregated platform will... 
Nov 15, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Trinidad and Tobago donates about 2,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Grenada on request. The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has also assured that it is willing to play its part in extending support to other territories required to overcome the... 
Nov 15, 2021 | Commonwealth News
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) to contribute a $5 million grant to support Tonga’s economic recovery post-COVID-19 pandemic. The Economic Recovery Support Program financed in collaboration with the Government of Australia, New Zealand, and the World Bank will help...