Nov 10, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Trinidad and Tobago’s fight against climate change include tracking greenhouse gas emissions with an MRV system. The first of its kind system records all sources of greenhouse gas emissions and its progress in reducing efforts. All the data is collected through a... 
Nov 10, 2021 | Commonwealth News
To pitch national and foreign investors, the Belize Investment Summit will be held on November 10-11, at northern Ambergris Caye. Belize Investment Summit 2021 is a high-profile expo led by the Office of the Prime Minister and various ministries under the theme:... 
Nov 9, 2021 | Commonwealth News
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... 
Nov 9, 2021 | Commonwealth News
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... 
Nov 9, 2021 | Commonwealth News
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... 
Nov 8, 2021 | Commonwealth News
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... 
Nov 8, 2021 | Commonwealth News
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,... 
Nov 8, 2021 | Commonwealth News
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... 
Nov 8, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Tuvalu finds a way to dispose of its waste in an environment-friendly manner while building its export capacity. Tuvalu Department of Trade with the Department of Waste was able to build recyclable exports of waste items like plastic, cardboard and metal to generate...
