UN News - The General Assembly body dealing with UN administrative and budgetary matters (Fifth Committee) had discussed and approved the $3.231 billion budget for 2021. 168 United Nations Member States cast their ballots in favour, two against (Israel, United States) and no abstentions. After more than four decades
AP News - California announced the nation’s second confirmed case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus, offering a strong indication that the infection is spreading more widely in the United States. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the infection found in Southern California
Governor Jared Polis reported that Colorado has its first case of the COVID-19 variant seen in the United Kingdom. The variant was found in a man in his 20s who has no travel history. He was place in isolation in southeast of Denver in Elbert County. Another
Residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines especially were warned to stay away from La Soufriere volcano due to increased seismic activity. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, urged the public to hope for the best even as the government plans for the worst as the volcano entered
Grenada announced that the return of students to school has been placed on hold for the start of Hilary Term 2021. In a statement, The Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development, Religious Affairs and Information said that the decision was based on the advice of the
UN News - As the world enters 2021, after a “year of trials, tragedies and tears”, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has delivered a message of hope for the new year. Praising the kindness shown by people around the world, the tireless efforts of frontline workers, the scientists who have developed vaccines in record time, and the countries making new advances to save the
AP Story - US health officials believe the coronavirus mutation that set off alarms in parts of Britain is no more apt to cause serious illness or be resistant to vaccines than the strain afflicting people in the United States but it still must be
Press Release - As the Caribbean prepares for the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine, communications and health promotion specialists from across the Region came together to hone their risk communication skills so that they can effectively respond to people’s concerns, opinions, emotions and reactions. This, as
UN News - Inequality between the rich and poor worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic and poverty increased, for the first time in decades. In part two of our series on how the virus has changed the world, we look at the ways the pandemic has
AP — Pope Francis made a Christmas Day plea for authorities to make COVID-19 vaccines available to all, insisting that the first in line should be the most vulnerable and needy, regardless of who holds the patents for the shots. “Vaccines for everybody, especially for the
