Jamaica's Ministry of Health and Wellness is awaiting the Pan American Health Organization's (PAHO) final report on the cluster of Klebsiella pneumoniae infections discovered at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) in Kingston. Health Minister Christopher Tufton announced this during Tuesday's House of Representatives session (November 1). Klebsiella
Twenty-four individuals and groups will receive Meritorious Service Awards during the ceremony to observe Dominica's 44th anniversary of independence on November 3, 2022. Dominica Award of Honour Awardee: Honourable Reginald Austrie, the Minister for Housing and Urban Development and the Parliamentary Representative for the Cottage
UN News - Immediate action is needed to save young lives in Haiti amid the “triple threat” of cholera, malnutrition and violence, said the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) CRC members urged the international community to support authorities in the Caribbean country in guaranteeing
Regional paint manufacturer and retailer Harris Paints hits a half-century next month and is shaking up the paint industry by unveiling new revolutionary Next Gen products that are among the first of their kind worldwide and have earned them an international patent. Harris Paints’ next-generation products
UN News - This year’s UN Climate Conference takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, against extreme weather events worldwide, an energy crisis propelled by the war in Ukraine, and scientific data reiterating that the world is not doing enough to tackle carbon emissions and protect the
Atlantic World Art Fair (AWAF) is thrilled to partner with Miami's Fountainhead Arts, an arts organization that empowers artists to build a better future. The Atlantic World Art Fair and Fountainhead Arts are committed to elevating the practices and careers of contemporary artists from the
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
