A day of tumultuous, mixed emotions – the only way to describe the last day of COP26 in Glasgow. Negotiators and delegates spent most of Saturday, at least 9 hours, in the plenary chambers. In the early afternoon, an informal session that was held to update
Media Release - Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an agreement today to achieve Caribbean Regional Health Security, through the building of core capacity within CARPHA to prevent, detect, respond to and control infectious disease outbreaks. Based on the request from
Media Release - The Norwegian, Statsraad Lehmkuhl sail training vessel enters the English-speaking Caribbean leg of its historic 55,000-mile, ‘One Ocean Expedition’ this weekend. On Saturday, November 13, the 107-year old, 98-metre long sail ship docks at Port Royal in Kingston, Jamaica. Onboard for this extraordinary
The lingering border row between Belarus and Poland is a result of the Belarusian president's "quiet revenge" over Poland's support of the opposition in Belarus. This is one of the latest comments of Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a news conference in Warsaw with European
The World Health Organization (WHO) is asking Member States to immediately establish a high-level working group, to reach the target of vaccinating 40% of the world’s population against COVID19 year-end.
Two people were killed at nearby resorts in Cancun, Mexico. According to the latest report of Associated Press, a group of gunmen stormed the beaches of the Azul Beach Resort and the Hyatt Ziva Riviera Cancun in Mexico—two of Mexico’s upscale resorts—and assassinated two drug dealers
UN NEWS—The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday approved the eighth vaccine against COVID-19, which follows a slight uptick in new cases globally. COVAXIN, made by Indian company Bharat Biotech, has received WHO emergency use listing (EUL), meaning it could soon be available to millions worldwide. The EUL process assesses the quality, safety and efficacy of vaccines
