Montreal Management Consultants Est. (MMCE) issues a formal statement on the passing of its Dominica Project Director, Mr Chris Timmins. A life so beautifully lived deserves to be beautifully remembered. It is with great sadness that we inform you of the heartbreaking news of the passing of
PAHO News - St. Vincent and the Grenadines recently received a generous donation to continue the mission of safeguarding health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and assist with managing the dengue outbreak. Dr. Rufus W. Ewing, PAHO Advisor, Health Systems and Services, on behalf of
UN NEWS - Non-communicable diseases account for 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, a sharp increase from two decades ago, and heart disease remains the leading cause of death globally, a new UN World Health Organization (WHO) study has found. The 2019 Global Health
Shark attack a "shocking" incident A 38-year-old female tourist died following an extremely rare shark attack off the coast of the French Caribbean territory of St. Martin on Thursday. In an article published in CBS News, international news wire Associated Press (AP) reported that the incident came
Chair calls economic situation a "metaphorical bloodbath" In spite of the influx of financial aids coming from the world's biggest monetary organisations and the restart of the world's economy following the lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expects a
UN News - With so-called vaccine nationalism spreading “with full speed”, the Secretary-General that the continent must be “effectively supported” to fight the pandemic everywhere through COVAX The COVAX international vaccine initiative requires $4.2 billion over the next two months to ensure that “sooner rather than later”, World
PAHO News – The Americas has been experiencing “the highest levels of COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic” and health authorities should issue clear guidance to protect communities and act to boost hospital capacity in affected areas, the Director of the Pan American Health
The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) which responds to crises around the world, consistently delivers “principled, coordinated, fast and agile” humanitarian action, the UN chief said appealing for hundreds of millions of dollars for the year ahead. Secretary-General António Guterres told a virtual High-level Pledging Event: “It is
Broadband customers of both Flow and Digicel across the Caribbean region have reported intermittent internet outages. Customers from Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines said they have been experiencing issues since this morning. In an official statement, Digicel cited technical difficulties as root of the outages. “Valued
LONDON (AP) — Shipments of the coronavirus vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech were delivered Sunday in the U.K. in super-cold containers, two days before it goes public in an immunization program that is being closely watched around the world. Around 800,000 doses
