Colômbia, El Tiempo, Espanhol – La Feria Internacional de Aves Colombia Birdfair se alista para abrir las ‘alas’ de su edición 11 en Cali

Review of Development Manager model suffers serious setback. The resignation of attorney Mboki Chilisa as Chairman of a task force team that has been set up to review the Development Manager Model has caused further delays into the highly anticipated probe. The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that Chilisa has stepped down from his position. The resignation follows heated debates on social media and some mainstream media over potential conflict of interest. Concerns arose due to Chilisa’s previous association with one of the major contractors under review, Unik Construction Engineering (Pty) Ltd. Critics speculated that his past association with the company could compromise his impartiality. In response, the Ministry issued a press statement this week to clarify the matter. “We would like to categorically state that Mr Chilisa is not a Director of Unik Construction Engineering (Pty) Ltd as purported in some quarters. He was engaged...

 Foto: DR As startups africanas angariaram, no ano passado, 3,2 mil milhões USD em capital de risco e dívida, em 534 negócios, revelam os dados do último relatório da empresa de capital de risco Partech Africa. O ecossistema registou uma queda de 7% no financiamento total e uma diminuição de 2% no número de negócios financiados, em relação a 2023, queda que afectou sobretudo os financiamentos por endividamento, com as taxas de juro e a depreciação das moedas locais a pesar nos encargos no cumprimento do serviço da dívida. “Estes números mostram uma estabilização após queda acentuada em 2023 (-46% no financiamento e -28% na actividade). Embora o sector não tenha regressado à trajectória de crescimento, o ecossistema tecnológico africano está a sair-se relativamente bem em comparação com outras tendências do mercado global”, conclui o relatório da Partech Africa. Com o título «Africa Tech Venture Capital 2024», o relatório...

Vladimir Putin afirma que a Europa vai “abanar o rabo” a Donald Trump. E tem razão. Portugal, que até tinha (mas não sei se ainda tem) alternativas, resolveu que o seu futuro estaria sempre na Europa e mandou passear as teses de uma União Lusófona. Por isso já está a abanar o rabo. Por Orlando Castro Na óptica dos diferentes governos portugueses o melhor para defender a Lusofonia foi e é enterrá-la. Houve um interregno nessa tese enquanto, por exemplo, Angola funcionava como uma frondosa árvore das patacas, como quintal de Portugal onde funcionava a lavandaria da corrupção. Longe vai o tempo, foi no dia 9 de Julho de 2004, em que o então presidente da Câmara Municipal de Vila Nova de Gaia (norte de Portugal), Luís Filipe Menezes, defendia a criação de um Ministério para a Lusofonia, independente do Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros. Depois, pela mão eleitoral do PS,...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to escalate the Trump administration’s confrontation with Panama on Sunday, telling its leader that President Trump had determined that Chinese “influence and control” over the Panama Canal threatens the waterway and demanding “immediate changes,” according to the State Department. Panama’s president, José Raúl Mulino, provided a different account of the discussion, saying after the meeting that he did not believe Mr. Rubio had conveyed a threat that Mr. Trump might move to reclaim the American-built shipping route. He said he saw little risk of such an intervention. But President Trump, speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland about the canal on Sunday, said that “we’re going to take it back, or something very powerful is going to happen.” The State Department’s summary of the meeting in Panama City, Mr. Rubio’s first with a foreign leader since becoming secretary of state, struck a...

Aragua, Venezuela, home of many notorious gangsters. Photo by Jorge Salvador on UnSplash. – Advertisement – Venezuela has agreed to take back all undocumented Venezuelan migrants detained in the U.S. and will cover their transportation costs, according to former President Donald Trump. The announcement came after a meeting between President Nicolás Maduro and a senior Trump administration official, Richard Grenell, that led to the release of six US detainees held in Venezuela. “Venezuela has agreed to receive, back into their Country, all Venezuela illegal aliens who were encamped in the U.S., including gang members of Tren de Aragua,” Trump wrote. “Venezuela has further agreed to supply the transportation back.” Venezuela has not confirmed the terms of the deal. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said earlier on Friday that Grenell’s visit did not mean US recognition of Maduro as Venezuela’s legitimate leader. Trump announced on Truth Social that the agreement...

Kenny Anthony (pictured left with the Labour Party’s original leader, George Charles): For fifteen years he was Saint Lucia’s prime minister. He continues to serve today as deputy to House speaker Claudius Francis, who was once Anthony’s personal assistant.           In 1995 Pat Brown, arguably Saint Lucia’s most respected structural engineer and a cherished contributor to the STAR newspaper, wrote the following: In 1972 the day’s prime minister was obsessed with the idea of making Rodney Bay a no-go zone for mosquitoes. Moses Matalon [a Jamaican famous for having conceptualized the reclamation of land in the foreshore area of Kingston, as well as ‘a visionary in finding solutions to the housing and construction industry’] was originally brought in to open a channel emanating from the sea to the swamp. His contract was extended to bridge Pigeon Island with a causeway. The result was a severe ecological disaster that cost Saint...

Sagicor Sigma Run 2025 has welcomed Food For The Poor as a partner to help rake in United States (US) and Canadian donations for this year’s run. This is just one of the multiple channels the Sagicor Foundation is using to reach its ambitious target of J$115 million. The global charitable organisation said it has created donations pages dedicated to the 27th staging of the run, and that donations made will be tax deductible in the respective regions. The channels go hand in hand with a range of other fundraising initiatives being undertaken by the foundation. Every Friday until February 14, the Sagicor team operates the Sigma Café, held at the R. Danny Williams Building, offering breakfast items for sale as a way for persons to support the cause. A ‘Balloon Pop’ initiative, which gives participants the chance to win prizes while donating, is also ongoing, while on January 24,...