MADRID, SPAIN – Currently only one out of every ten university students in the Caribbean is being trained in Engineering, Mathematics, Science, and Technology, despite these being the most highly valued and best-paid skills in the labor market. STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) skills are currently the most in-demand in job interviews across the Caribbean. However, less than 15 percent of graduate students in the region are being trained in these disciplines, despite them being the most valued and highest-paid skills in the labor market. This is according to a recent study by Structuralia, the world’s largest online school…
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The Coca-Cola System in Nigeria (www.Coca-ColaCompany.com), comprised of Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited and its authorized bottler, Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC), announced plans to expand its investments in Nigeria. Over the next five years, with a predictable and enabling environment in place, the System plans to accelerate its investments in Nigeria to reach US$ 1 billion. The investment builds on the System’s long-standing involvement in Nigerian communities. Over the last 10 years, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company, known locally as Nigerian Bottling Company, has invested $1.5 billion in Nigeria. With today’s announcement, the Coca-Cola System plans to more than double its rate of investment…
The sensational singer had a listening party for his debut album, and there are takeaways from it.Nigerian singer, songwriter, and performer Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, better known as Oxlade, is set to release his debut album, ‘Oxlade From Africa’, and we already have some insights about it.The Epe-born star, whose global smash ‘Ku Lo Sa’ opened an international market for him and has kept him on the road for the longest time, is tying his new album back to his roots — Africa. The album, which is short and concise, sees some heavyweight features and is scheduled to be released on…
The San Francisco 49ers are at risk of being without another star offensive player for Week 3. Tight end George Kittle is experiencing hamstring tightness and did not practice Thursday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. That practice absence makes his availability for Sunday’s game against the division-rival Los Angeles Rams an unknown. The 49ers are already without several key players heading into this road matchup. All-Pro RB Christian McCaffrey is on injured reserve with a leg issue and WR Deebo Samuel will not play, either. If Kittle cannot go, that would leave San Francisco without three of its top…
A longtime CIA officer who drugged, photographed and sexually assaulted more than two dozen women in postings around the world has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. Brian Jeffrey Raymond, with a greying beard and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, sat dejectedly as he heard his punishment on Wednesday for one of the most egregious misconduct cases in the CIA’s history. It was chronicled in his own library of more than 500 images that showed him in some cases straddling and groping his nude, unconscious victims. “It’s safe to say he’s a sexual predator,” United States Senior Judge…
A Brooklyn community is in mourning Thursday learning the beloved owner of the popular Gottlieb’s Restaurant passed away, just hours before a scheduled visit by former President Donald Trump. The death of 75-year-old Sholem Yosef Gottlieb forced the family-owned business in South Williamsburg to cancel Trump’s visit. With police barricades and posters still surrounding Gottlieb’s, the Hasidic community, where Trump has strong support, digest the last-minute change of plans. “It’s upsetting, community was looking [forward] to seeing him over here,” said Moses Weiser, a friend of the Gottlieb family. A sign on the restaurant announced it will be closed until…
The NCOP Gauteng delegation conducted a successful oversight visit to unfinished and abandoned human settlements, health, education, and road projects in the West Rand and Sedibeng regions on Wednesday. The visit is part of the week-long NCOP Provincial Week Programme, held under the theme “Confronting the Challenges Facing the Timely Delivery of Viable Public Infrastructure to Communities.” The Provincial Week Programme aims to provide permanent delegates to the NCOP and their counterparts from the Gauteng Provincial Legislature with an opportunity to conduct oversight visits to various community development structures, including incomplete road projects, housing projects and other delayed or abandoned…
Nigerian music sensation Eltee Skhillz has just released an astounding video for the hit single,“Fresh Like Chief Ikuku.” The visually stunning video, which features a lineup of A-list celebrity actors and entertainers appears on his debut album “Different” which was released on August, 30, 2024. HEREThe newly released “Fresh Like Chief Ikuku” music video from Eltee Skhillz is a visual spectacle, blending high-energychoreography, luxury settings, and captivating performances by several well-known actors who have graced the screens in Nigeria and beyond.The video follows Eltee Skhillz as he embodies the persona of Chief Ikuku, a character known for his opulence, charisma,…
We’re throwing a flag on this one.On Thursday, Pro Football Talk reported the NFL fined Derek Carr $14,000 for his touchdown celebration following a 1-yard QB sneak in a 44-19 romp over the Cowboys in Week 2. After scoring, Carr pulled out the Michael Jackson “crotch grab” dance, which PFT’s Mike Florio reminded Jackson even performed during his 1993 Super Bowl headlining set. NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill noted that the NFL’s hard-line stance on Carr’s celebration is even more hypocritical, considering the league amplified the celebration on its own social media accounts. The people hired to run the league’s social media…
Israel will face “a crushing response from the axis of resistance”, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, has told Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, according to state media. Salami made the statement on Thursday after unprecedented attacks in the previous two days on Hezbollah pagers and walkie-talkies, which killed 37 people and wounded more than 2,900 when hundreds of devices were detonated almost simultaneously. The “axis of resistance” refers to Iran-aligned armed groups in the Middle East, including Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Yemen’s Houthis and Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces. Lebanon and Hezbollah have blamed Israel for the attacks on…