Category: News

Dominica Launches Professional Development Training for Teachers to Improve Quality of Education on Island

Last week, the Commonwealth of Dominica’s Ministry of Education concluded a Professional Development Training programme for its teachers. Focusing on upskilling and maintaining the high standard of education, teachers underwent workshops in incorporating technology in the classroom and teaching English as a second language for its Haitian, Spanish and Chinese student population. Despite the pandemic, […]

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Italy is quietly overturning Salvini’s anti-migrant laws

Flying below the radar, given the recent upheaval within the Italian government, is the small but significant steps taken to improve Italy’s migration policies. Late last year, the Italian Senate finally amended the so-called Immigration and Security Decree – signed by the far-right former interior minister Matteo Salvini in 2018 – that eroded protections for […]

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UK Tier 1 Investment Down 40% in 2020: Quick Vaccine Rollout and Brexit Expected to Drive Rebound in 2021

Today’s release of Q4 figures from the UK Office of National Statistics confirms what we predicted last week: The Tier 1 investor program’s approval volumes recorded a 40% year-on-year drop in 2020. Only 52 main applicants, and 98 dependents, obtained investor visas in the UK during the October-November-December 2020 period. That represents a fall of […]

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Crossing Borders 2021 Calendar

Crossing Borders 2021 Calendar IMC Streaming presents the Crossing Borders 2021 Calendar The popular Crossing Borders programme is back! Get ready for a series of informative, interesting and interactive sessions, which will bring stakeholders together discussing current affairs and important issues of the day. So sit tight, mark your calendars and make sure you do not miss out! Date Title […]

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Migration firm investigated over ads promising Vanuatu passports

Global-Migrate accused of promoting access to travel document without the government’s authority, although advertisements ‘not unlawful in themselves’ An international migration firm is being investigated for allegedly promoting access to the Vanuatu’s passports without the government’s authority, in the latest controversy to hit the country’s “citizenship-for-sale” program. Vanuatu’s citizenship commissioner, Ronald Warsal, has placed Global-Migrate […]

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President Biden Sets in Motion a Flurry of Immigration Actions in First Days

Newly inaugurated President Joseph R. Biden wasted no time in his first days in office, launching a sweeping array of immigration-related executive orders, regulatory actions, and legislative proposals. Below is a summary: Executive Orders “Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to the United States.” This order revokes a variety of Trump administration orders and […]

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