Ian Gooding-Edghill, the new Minister of Tourism and International Transport, has stated that an "all-hands-on-deck" strategy is being adopted to make the tourism industry "better and stronger than ever" following COVID-19. Minister Gooding-Edghill made the statement at his first official appearance as Minister of Tourism and
The death toll from a footbridge collapse in India increased to 134, with numerous children killed, as police detained nine people as part of a criminal investigation into one of the country's deadliest tragedies in the last decade. On Sunday, a footbridge across the Machhu River
Release - Ministers of the Environment and Sustainable Development of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met at the 105th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) – Environment and Sustainable Development on Friday, 28 October 2022. The Ministers considered the scientific and geopolitical
Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has assured that Dominicans will not be taxed for the construction of the island's massive international airport. At the Diaspora Forum 2022 held Wednesday, Skerrit reiterated that the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme is the airport's main source of funding. "We decided
Release - Breast cancer awareness month is commemorated in October annually to increase awareness of the disease's impact and highlight how this impact can be limited. In 2020, breast cancer became the most diagnosed cancer type in the world and overtook lung cancer in the number
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) catalogued the 19 fungi that represent today's most significant public health risk. By putting these "priority pathogens" on a list, the World Health Organization hopes to encourage research and improve how to deal with fungal infections and antifungal resistance. WHO said that people
Guyana's Ministry of Natural Resources welcomed ExxonMobil's latest oil discoveries in the Stabroek Block at Sailfin-1 and Yarrow-1 Offshore Guyana. Since 2015, more than 30 discoveries have been made within the Stabroek Block. The government hopes these two new discoveries will significantly expand the country's petroleum
Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr Joy St. John, received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill, for her work in medicine and leadership in public health. A three-time graduate of
Ahead of this year’s pivotal climate change talks, to take place in Egypt at COP27, the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has engaged in a milestone national Pre-COP Consultation. The workshop, entitled “Prelude to COP27: How Trinidad and Tobago Can Lead the
Director of Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) Clarissa Etienne has called on Caribbean leaders to pay more attention to the health of their people. At the recent Cuba Salud 2022, where officials from all over the globe gathered to discuss the state of health in their respective
