Fugitive jeweler Mehul Choksi, one of India's most wanted in connection with the Punjab National Bank loan fraud case, has been captured in Dominica while trying to flee to Cuba. Sources said Choksi had reached Dominica by boat. And with a Yellow Notice issued after his mysterious
UN News - Odds are increasing that the annual average global temperature will rise beyond 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, in at least one of the next five years, the UN weather agency warns in a new report issued on Thursday. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said
Grenada GIS - Government has delivered on its promise to provide safe and affordable housing for people in Carriacou. 100 China Aid low-income housing units were handed over on the sister-isle. The handover at Dumfries, is the third of 5 sites to be completed under the
CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, congratulates Guyana on the occasion of its 55th Independence Anniversary. Full statement as follows: “On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I extend congratulations to the Government and People of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on the occasion of the country’s
The COVID-19 pandemic “must be a turning point”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, urging countries to take bold decisions to end the crisis and build a safe and healthy future for all. In a video message to the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body
Hundreds of children and families in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Goma district are at risk following the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. Around 8,000 people crossed into Rwanda from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to seek refuge following the eruption of the volcano,
UN News - The creative and cultural industry has played an essential role the world over throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and deserve more support moving forward, the President of the General Assembly said on Friday. “As we deliberate on the role of the creative sectors in
A new study has revealed that approximately 70 per cent of the snakes and lizards living on some Caribbean islands may have disappeared. And the possible reason on this could be the preys of animals, such as mongoose, rats, and cats, that were brought in by
UN NEWS—Improved Internet access and connectivity can do more than urban migration to provide better jobs and higher standards of living for the roughly 3.4 billion people living in rural areas, according to the latest World Social Report, published on Thursday. Although the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to stall progress
Ramp up the vaccine production for the entire vaccine value chain without compromising quality. This was the urgent call of the director of of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to concerned manufacturers in the Caribbean, in a bid to address the "glaring gaps" on the
