UN NEWS—A new UN report raised concerns on Wednesday about the excessive use of smartphones, calling for them to be banned in schools worldwide. According to the UN's education, science and culture agency UNESCO, the over-use of mobile phones impacts learning. UNESCO’s report on technology in education urges
UN NEWS—Despite the welcome news that more than seven in 10 people on the planet – 5.6 billion - are now protected by measures to curb the dangers of tobacco smoke, 8.7 million people still die from tobacco-related diseases every year, the UN World Health Organization (WHO)
LOOP CARIBBEAN NEWS—Prime Minister Gaston Browne has said Antigua and Barbuda passport holders do not need a visa to travel to the United Kingdom. Responding to questions from the Opposition in the Parliament on Thursday, Browne said Antiguans would need to apply for the UK’s Electronic
The current record-breaking heat wave on the surface of the Caribbean Sea is threatening the coral, the fish that live among them, and the economy that they sustain, according to a recent report. This year recorded the hottest temperatures in the Caribbean, with regional waters heating up at
DOMINICA NEWS ONLINE—The UK government has announced today (Wednesday 19 July) that, with immediate effect, all Dominican nationals will require a visa before travelling to the UK, including to visit. The changes, which come into effect immediately, will apply to all Dominican nationals seeking to enter
Dubbed as the Caribbean's Nature Island, Dominica has once again emerged as the top island to visit in the Caribbean in this year's list of a prestigious New York-based travel magazine. Like last year, readers of Travel + Leisure (T+L) are still lured by Dominica's lush
The European Union (EU) is giving financial aid for disaster preparedness in Latin America and the Caribbean. This announcement will be made during the EU-Latin America and Caribbean Forum, on July 17 and 18, which will host the event ‘Disaster preparedness saves lives', co-hosted by the EU
UN NEWS—With over 18,000 near-Earth objects (NEOs) lurking beyond the stratosphere, 2,000 of which are classified as potentially hazardous, the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) is using Friday’s International Asteroid Day to raise awareness across the planet. NEOs are asteroids or comets that come relatively close
The 45th regular meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) resulted in leaders agreeing to allow free movement of people in the region by next year. This means the current policies on trade, and possibly even education and culture, will be expanded—a groundbreaking decision that coincided
As Dominica moves to become the world's first climate-resilient nation, its energy sector is also seeing a big shift to align with the island's ambitious but vital agenda. And foreign investments are playing a key role in making this change happen. Investments from big development organizations
