The oil company Shell has agreed to pay nearly $60 million in compensation to communities in the Niger Delta affected by multiple oil spills over the years. The compensation is as a result of a case brought in a Dutch court by four Nigerian farmers who said they lost money because of contaminated lands and waterways.
Oil prices rise after major Oil-producing tycoon, announced an upcoming sharp cut in production
The Caribbean Policy development centre is a Barbados-based non-governmental organisation. It gives a voice to people in the region, on socioeconomic topics.
Alison Drayton, Assistant Secretary General, Human and Social Development, of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), speaks on the violence in the Caribbean. She shares her...