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Jamaican businesses urged to pursue trade opportunities in North America
Radio Jamaica
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July 9, 2025
Business leaders are being strongly encouraged to aggressively pursue opportunities in the North American trade market. The call follows the just concluded 49th CARICOM Heads of Government meeting where regional leaders emphasized the urgent need...
NPCI, Namibian Central Bank enter licensing agreement to develop a UPI-like instant payment system: MEA
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 9, 2025
Windhoek [Namibia], July 9 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday confirmed a licensing agreement between India and Namibia for the deployment of UPI (Unified Payments Interface). During the press conference on Prime Minister...
India, Namibia ink key MoUs in entrepreneurship, health; join CDRI, Global Biofuels Alliance
Sacramento Sun - California
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Windhoek [Namibia], July 9 (ANI): India and Namibia exchanged MoUs in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, on Thursday. The MoU focuses on setting up the Entrepreneurship Development...
World News | India, Namibia Ink Key MoUs in Entrepreneurship, Health; Join CDRI, Global Biofuels Alliance
Latestly
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July 9, 2025
Windhoek [Namibia], July 9 (ANI): India and Namibia exchanged MoUs in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, on Thursday. The MoU focuses on setting up the Entrepreneurship Development...
Prominent Trinidad attorney charged with sexual assault
Stabroek News
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July 9, 2025
Martin George (Trinidad Guardian) Prominent attorney Martin George has been charged with two counts of sexual assault by police. George, who practises in both the civil and criminal courts and is the president of the Tobago Business Chamber, was...
Five-Nation Tour: PM Modi arrives in Argentina after Trinidad & Tobago, first bilateral visit by Indian PM in 57 years
Organiser Weekly
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the evening of July 4, marking the first prime ministerial-level bilateral visit from India to Argentina in 57 years. This visit is part of his ongoing five-nation diplomatic tour...
Trinidad PM raises drinking limit
Stabroek News
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July 9, 2025
(Trinidad Guardian) A law will be brought to the Parliament to raise the legal age for gambling and marijuana use to 25 years and over and also increase the legal age for alcohol use to 21 years and older. And Government is reviewing and amending...
Circular economy transforms waste to wealth
Jamaica Observer
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July 9, 2025
Unlike the traditional linear model of “take-make-dispose,” the circular approach promotes longer product life cycles, offering more environmentally sound solutions as it keeps materials and products in use for as long as possible utilising...
Caricom Chair calls for urgent regional trade reform as Trump tariffs loom
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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With the United States set to implement reciprocal tariffs by August 1, 2025, Caricom Chair Andrew Holness says while talks with the Donald Trump administration continue, the time has come for the region to take trade...
Predator delays acquisition of Challenger operations in Trinidad
The Gleaner
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July 9, 2025
Oil and gas company, Predator Oil & Gas Holdings, says it has experienced some short-term delays in the acquisition of Challenger Energy Group’s operations in Trinidad & Tobago. In February 2025, Predator, which is based in the United States and...
India’s Modi promises trade and investment during visit to Trinidad
The Gleaner
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July 9, 2025
Prime Minster of India Narendra Modi promised continued trade and investment in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday during an address to the nation’s parliament. “It’s time for us to work together to give the global south its rightful seat at the...
Trinidad and Tobago joins Global Biofuel Alliance
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 8, 2025
Business Paula Lindo 6 Hrs Ago MINISTER of Energy Dr Roodal Moonilal said Trinidad and Tobago will join the Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA), a collaborative initiative spearheaded by India and launched during the 2023 G20 Summit in New Delhi. The...
Trinidad: almost 100 years of life - eight of them waiting for home help
SUR in English
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July 8, 2025
The door of the house - a ground floor dwelling in Los Boliches, Fuengirola - is wide open, just as it was before tourism forever changed the urban landscape and the economy of this neighbourhood. From the outside you can see the living room and,...
Trinidad gov’t to raise legal ages for gambling, marijuana and alcohol
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 8, 2025
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has announced sweeping legislative changes aimed at protecting youth, supporting retirees, and bolstering public safety, including raising the legal age for gambling and marijuana use to...
CARICOM Summit | Johnson Smith and Barbados counterpart to lead push to dismantle trade barriers
The Gleaner
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July 8, 2025
Jamaica’s Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson Smith and Barbados’s Kerrie Symmonds will lead a CARICOM review to remove regional trade barriers, amid urgent calls to boost intra-regional commerce and respond to new United States tariffs. The move...
Business News | UPI Gains Global Ground as Transactions Surge and New Partnerships Emerge
Latestly
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July 8, 2025
New Delhi [India] July 8 (ANI): Unified Payments Interface (UPI), India's flagship digital payments system, continues to reshape the country's digital economy while also emerging as a tool of diplomatic outreach and international collaboration....
US-sanctioned businessman wants to be president but hides from public scrutiny – Jagdeo
I News Guyana
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July 8, 2025
General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) has criticised US-sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed for avoiding public scrutiny, despite actively seeking votes in the upcoming election. Jagdeo made the assertion during his press...
Integration Also Imperative for Regional Businesses – PSOJ President
Jamaica Information Service
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July 8, 2025
As Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders meet in Montego Bay to advance the region’s collaborative agenda, President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Metry Seaga has underscored the need for Caribbean businesses to also pursue...
Trinidad and Tobago doctor partners with Barbados clinic for HRT for menopausal women
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 8, 2025
Features Carol Quash An Hour Ago Dr Nadya Watson says TT needs a clinical that deals exclusively with perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms. - For many women, their fabulous 40s and 50s come with a certain amount of stability – financially,...
Modi’s visit rekindles a new era in India-Trinidad relations
News India Times
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July 8, 2025
Indian PM Narendra Modi with Trinidad PM Kamla Prasad Bissesar. PHOTO: X @narendramodi A new awakening has gripped the people of Trinidad and Tobago following the historic visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 3–4, 2025. Modi, seen...