UN News - Ahead of World Toilet Day on 19 November, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is launching a new game plan to help governments achieve safely managed sanitation for their populations and meet the sanitation target laid out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “SDG 6.2 is about ending open
UN News - Three candidate Ebola vaccines for a proposed clinical trial in Uganda should be shipped to the country next week, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Wednesday. Uganda is going through a major deadly disease outbreak, and
Barbados will honour nearly 6,000 Barbadians at the 2nd Humanitarian Awards Ceremony for their efforts to ensure the health and welfare of the country during the height of the COVID-19 outbreak. During the ceremony beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 20, at Kensington Oval, frontline
The Dominica Labour Party (DLP) campaign rallies are in full swing for the 2022 general elections. After the introduction of the Northern team, presentations for other DLP new candidates are held in their respective constituencies — all expressing their “readiness” to serve. Candidate for the Petite Savanne
In a potential boost for the COP27 climate talks, leaders at the G20 summit in Bali agreed to pursue efforts to limit the increase in global temperatures to 1.5ºCelsius and acknowledged the need to accelerate efforts to phase out coal use. At the UN climate meeting
Frontier Airlines will put an image of a red-billed streamer-tailed hummingbird — Jamaica's National Bird, on the tailfin of a 240-passenger aircraft that will be added to its fleet the next year. The Airbus A321 Neo, which is now under construction, will be named "Stewart the
Release - Digicel Group emerged as the winner of the Social Contribution Award at the 2022 staging of the World Communication Awards. The Social Contribution Award celebrates the service provider demonstrating the greatest positive impact on the market it seeks to address. Digicel’s award submission showcased the extensive
UN News - Premature babies should be given skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth to improve their survival and health outcomes, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in new guidelines. The advice marks a significant departure from earlier practice, reflecting the immense health benefits of ensuring caregivers
Some islands in the Caribbean affected by the heavy downpour last week may have to brace themselves for more rainy days ahead. In a recent update by the Eastern Caribbean Weather, moderate to heavy showers have impacted Guadeloupe and Dominica in the last 10 hours. Martinique,
The Antigua and Barbuda National Swimming Team made history by winning the country’s first-ever OECS swimming title. With a combined total of 1,111 points, the team clinched the 2022 OECS Swimming Championships — for the first time in thirty years. Thirty-one (31) swimmers represented Antigua and Barbuda at the
