BELIZE CITY, Belize – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank), in partnership with the Government of Belize and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), supported and participated in the inaugural Belize Procurement Week, a pioneering event intended to build the capacity of contractors in Belize to identify and respond to procurement opportunities on the Banks’ project. The week involving events in Belize City, Placencia and Orange Walk, between November 4-8, 2024, was an essential milestone in private sector sensitisation and capacity-building efforts being jointly spearheaded by CDB and IDB. In his remarks, during the opening session, Douglas Fraser, the bank’s…
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The Premier League body has named Nottingham Forest” ‘s forward player, Chris Wood as the best player for October 2024.The announcement was made on the official website of the Premier League and every of their social media platforms on Friday, November 8, 2024. Chris Wood is the first player in the history of Nottingham Forest to be named Premier League’s player of the month.Chris Wood emerged as the winner of the Premier League award having secured the highest number of votes among the eight players that were nominated for the award. The Australian international scored four goals in three games,…
The stakes are high as No. 3 Georgia travels to Oxford for the first time since 2016 to face No. 16 Ole Miss on Saturday afternoon.The third-ranked Bulldogs enter Saturday’s showdown having only lost to Alabama, while the Rebels have suffered a pair of three-point losses to Kentucky and LSU. While a second loss would drop Georgia down in its playoff positioning, it would likely not eliminate the Bulldogs from the 12-team field. Ole Miss enters the game in a must-win situation. One matchup to keep an eye on could be Georgia’s O-line and the Ole Miss defense. While Georgia only…
Athens and Ankara say no magical solution is reached in their latest talks but dialogue will continue.Turkey’s top diplomat has agreed with his Greek counterpart in Athens to keep dialogue moving forward with the goal of resolving longstanding issues that have brought the two countries to the brink of war in the past. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan embraced Greece’s George Gerapetritis after they met on Friday and released statements on outstanding issues. They both expressed willingness to work on understanding the other side better on “critical issues”. “We must seize the historic opportunity ahead of us and make the positive…
New York City looks good enough to eat at a baking competition highlighting the best of the five boroughs. Before visitors at the Museum of the City of New York can see its new holiday exhibit, they can tell that festivities are right around the corner as greeted with the sweet smell of gingerbread. The 3rd annual “Gingerbread NYC: Borough Bake-off” competition is where 20 professional and amateur bakers from across the city battled to be the most iconic of NYC icons. “They are the best of the best,” said restauranteur Melba Wilson, the owner of Melba’s in Harlem, and…
By Asheesh Moosapeta, Janice Rodrigues MONTREAL, Canada, (CIC NEWS) – As of today, November 8h, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is no longer accepting study permit applications submitted under the Student Direct Stream (SDS).Going forward, all study permit applications will be submitted using the standard application process. In 2018, the SDS was launched to expedite study permit applications for international students from 14 countries, including India, China, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Notably, in addition to other study permit requirements, applicants under the SDS stream were required to provide language test results and evidence that they opened a Canadian Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC) of…
Nigerian singer Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi, has expressed sadness over claims that planet Pluto is set to collapse by 2030.On X, a user identified as @Augusttmooon sparked concern with a post stating, “Pluto will collapse by 2030, why is this planet always going through something.”Shallipopi, whose fanbase is aptly named Plutomania, took to social media to react to the news. The singer, who proudly calls himself the “boss” of Pluto, shared a heartbreak emoji to convey his disappointment.Meanwhile, the claim of Pluto’s collapse has not been verified by scientific authorities, but it was enough to prompt an emotional…
Ahead of the 2024 season, ESPN’s Football Power Index gave the Baltimore Ravens a 46.4% chance, the best in their division, to win the competitive AFC North.After a 6-2 start, however, the Pittsburgh Steelers (who were given a mere 8.1% chance to win the division) look primed to contest Baltimore and provide a photo finish for the divisional crown.Let’s take a look at how each of the teams can win the AFC North. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2)The Steelers were aggressive at the trade deadline, shipping a 2025 fifth-round pick to the Jets for WR Mike Williams and a 2025 seventh-round pick…
Soldiers deployed as Mozambicans protest the Frelimo party, which has held on to power for nearly half a century.At least 30 people have been killed in Mozambique in close to three weeks of crackdowns on protests that erupted in the aftermath of a disputed presidential election, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). “At least 30 people were killed between October 19 and November 6 inclusive across the country,” the New York-based rights organisation told the AFP news agency. The toll did not include violence on Thursday when police and soldiers dispersed thousands of demonstrators in the capital, Maputo. Mozambique’s Centre…
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s federal election interference case has granted a request from special counsel Jack Smith to hit pause on the process and give him a month to formally request how to move forward — likely the first step in ending the prosecution. In a filing on Friday, Smith said that “as a result of the election” the prosecution “respectfully requests that the Court vacate the remaining deadlines in the pretrial schedule to afford the Government time to assess this unprecedented circumstance.” “By December 2, 2024, the Government will file a status report or otherwise inform the Court of…