#Beekeeper, Producer & Host of #PowerAndDemocracy radio show on #PossieVibrations, Journalist & Development Worker
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The Directors’ Education and Accreditation Programme (DEAP), presented by the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange (ECSE) in partnership with the Chartered Governance Institute of Canada, is back online.
ecseonline.com/deap-online/
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Really enjoyed my chat with @wode_maya about what the IMF does, how we support countries like Ghana, and why that support matters for people’s lives and livelihoods. We also discussed the opportunities ahead for Africa and lessons from my time as Jamaica’s Finance Minister.
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Patriotism should not be about military training. Leaders must show patriotism by example; don’t be corrupt, respect the constitution, treat citizens right, etc. Leaders must be patriotic, even as they demand the citizens to be patriotic.
During the campaigns, young people were brutalised for simply holding the national flag, yet Government is now saying it wants to teach them patriotism!
#KeepingTheGovtInCheck
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Part of the reason debt repayment is so high as a % for low-income countries is because multilaterals repeatedly forced them to borrow at high interest rates while cutting investment in things that would grow their economies, like education, healthcare and local industry.
The film “Life and Debt” offers a great breakdown of how that was done to Jamaica.
Money spent on interest is money that can't go to public investment, social spending, or support during downturns. In low-income countries, interest payments today consume over 15% of tax revenues. Read more in the latest Fiscal Monitor blog: imf.org/en/blogs/articles/20…
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Tesla has unveiled an electric sports car that can drive upside down and use rocket-like thrusters to jump and turn mid-air.
Developed with Elon Musk's SpaceX, it can reportedly accelerate to 97km/h in under a second. First promised in 2017, the car is now expected in 2028.
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El-Sayed: Trump’s neat trick is to become the subject of every conversation and to force people to take sides. And here’s the thing about it: once you take sides, he’s forcing you to double down on crazier and crazier stuff. And soon enough, you’re out here signing on to a bunch of things that, like three years ago, you’re like, “That’s insane.”
But here’s the problem: you don’t want to have to face down that one friend who’s going to tell you, “I told you so.”
And so what happens is that you keep doubling down on the craziest stuff. And you find yourself so far gone up that tree that there’s no way you can climb down. We’ve got to help those folks. Because guess what? They’re paying for $5 gas too. They’re paying insane diesel prices too. They can’t see a doctor either
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Today, 15 October 2026, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) observes Caribbean Statistics Day under the theme “Harmonising Data, Strengthening Resilience.”
#CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett, underscored the importance of high-quality, harmonised statistics in strengthening regional resilience:
💬 “Our collective resilience and overall sustainable development depend on our shared ability to know, measure and act.”
Caribbean Statistics Day is observed annually to highlight the critical role of statistics in regional integration and sustainable development.
📊 Happy Caribbean Statistics Day!
#CaribbeanStatisticsDay #CARICOM #RegionalIntegration #SustainableDevelopment
Nester Phillip retweeted
Our comrades including Eddy Mutwe,Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro,Achileo Kivumbi and others on the trumped up charges of unlawful drilling return to Kanyanya Magistrates Court this morning at 9am.
#FreeAllPoliticalPrisoners
They are prisoners of conscience who deserve their freedom. We continue to call for the release of all political prisoners!
#FreeAllPoliticalPrisonersInUganda
Nester Phillip retweeted
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers reportedly had a text thread competing to pull over the most Black drivers, while using racial slurs in discussions about force against Black residents. More than half a dozen officers have reportedly been recommended for termination or quit.
A badge should NEVER be a license for discrimination! These allegations call into question traffic stops and use-of-force incidents involving these officers!
Nester Phillip retweeted
Neha Bora, a little-known doctoral student has emerged as one of the most visible faces of a protest movement in India that has mounted the most serious challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in years reut.rs/4e8d5TL
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🌍🇪🇺 Addressing members of the European Parliament’s Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (DACP) in Strasbourg🇫🇷 (@Europarl_EN), H.E. Mr Moussa Saleh Batraki (@MBatraki), Secretary-General of the OACPS, called for renewed OACPS-EU cooperation capable of translating more than five decades of partnership into joint action in an increasingly complex global environment.
The Secretary-General highlighted the priorities and reforms emerging from the 11th OACPS Summit in Malabo, while stressing the need to reduce shared vulnerabilities, advance economic transformation, strengthen local value chains and respond more effectively to climate and development challenges.
Looking ahead to the parliamentary meetings in November, he called for accelerated ratification of the Samoa Agreement and a stronger role for parliamentarians in ensuring that recommendations are followed through, commitments are measurable and the partnership delivers tangible results for citizens. 🌍🇪🇺
🌐 oacps.org
#OACPS #EuropeanParliament #OACPSEU #ParliamentaryCooperation #SamoaAgreement
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"The International Criminal Court will continue its work, undeterred, with the firm resolve that justice must prevail." - #ICC President Judge Tomoko Akane
🎥 youtube.com/watch?v=WbISkI6v…
📖 icc-cpi.int/news/icc-strongl…
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Taking stock of the exchange's history, the CEO credits the visionaries who shaped its solid foundation over the last 25 years of operation.
Watch the full interview to see how the ECSE is sharing the wealth of knowledge!
youtube.com/watch?v=rRNnuvIZ…
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A Berkeley chemical engineer who suffered years of unexplained illness discovered through a spy camera from Amazon that her coworker, David Xu, was poisoning her food and water with cadmium, a toxic heavy metal for nearly 18 months between 2017 and 2019. The victim experienced significant health problems and at times required emergency care at a hospital. Newly released video shows Xu appearing to put a substance in her water bottle in 2019.
Xu was arrested that year and charged with attempted murder and two counts of poisoning, offenses that could have sent him to prison for life. But under a plea deal, the attempted murder charge and one poisoning count were dropped. Xu pleaded no contest to one felony poisoning charge and received two years of probation, with credit for one day served. He completed probation in March and is now seeking to have his felony conviction dismissed.
Nester Phillip retweeted
Can You Be a Capitalist and Still Want Free Healthcare, Clean Water and Good Schools?
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Newly sworn-in Labour MP Sagal Abdi-Wali has made history as the first Somali-born refugee woman elected to the UK Parliament, winning the Holborn and St Pancras seat vacated by former PM Keir Starmer and defeating Green Party leader Zack Polanski.
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Hundreds of French supermarkets have been hit by a cyber-attack that caused their fridges and freezers to heat up. Read more: bbc.in/4i0Dy77
