With the official start of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season, St Vincent and the Grenadines prepare for the threat of lahars. In a broadcast to the nation, SVG Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said that heavy rainfall and the lingering ash from the eruption of the La
UN NEWS—The Stockholm+50 environment conference came to a close on Friday with a call for real commitments to urgently address global environmental concerns, and for a just transition to sustainable economies, that work for all. "We came to Stockholm 50 years after the UN Conference on the Human Environment knowing
The celebrations on the Queen's historic platinum jubilee began Thursday with pomp and pageantry, but in Britain's Commonwealth, she's perceived as a living reminder of the terrible colonial past that still haunts many in the Caribbean. Thousands went to the streets in London to honor the
UN NEWS—The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed progress towards universal access to electricity and clean cooking fuels and technology, and fallout from the war in Ukraine could result in further setbacks, according to a UN-backed report, published on Wednesday. Currently, 733 million people worldwide still do not have access
Sean Murphy and Terry Wallace, AP News - A gunman carrying a rifle and a handgun killed four people Wednesday at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus, police said, the latest in a series of deadly mass shootings across the country in recent
Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. “Investigations are ongoing, but the sudden appearance of monkeypox in many countries at the same time suggests there may have been undetected transmission for some
Caribbean E-Commerce Website Caribshopper Expands Its Operations to Include Shipping to Customers in Canada Florida, US - In addition to Caribana’s return to Toronto, Caribbean lovers living in Canada have even more reason to celebrate! They can now order their favourite Caribbean-made products online and receive
Media Release - The Argentine Navy´s training ship, Frigate ARA Libertad, was docked at Port Point Seraphine from May 26th to May 28th, as part of its 50th Training Voyage. Commissioner of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) Milton Desir welcomed the crew of the
More countries must “think resilience”, and urgently adopt and improve early warning systems to reduce risks from an increasing number of disasters across the world, a UN disaster forum concluded on Friday. Delegates from some 184 countries gathered in Bali for the 2022 Global Platform for Disaster
More than 800 Haitians trying to get to the U.S. shores aboard a ship have instead landed in central Cuba. According to the report by The Guardian, this was the largest group of Haitians who are fleeing their crisis-stricken country in hopes of starting anew in
