UN News - Migratory species globally are facing critical challenges, with nearly half in decline and over 20 per cent threatened with extinction, a landmark UN report has pointed out. Of most concern is the threat to migratory fishes, with 97 per cent of the species
Pope Francis elevated María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, the first female saint from his native Argentina, to sainthood. María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, more commonly known by her Quechua name of “Mama Antula,” was born in 1730 into a wealthy family in Santiago del
The electoral authority of El Salvador commenced manual ballot counting for the presidential and legislative assembly elections after disclosing system malfunctions in vote transmission. Despite the certainty of President Nayib Bukele's triumph, supported by 83% of the majority vote tallied, attention is currently directed towards the
Private sector-led efforts to create a regional transport system interconnecting countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have given life to a new ferry service – Connect Caribe – promising not only passenger movement but the shipment of cargo. Connect Caribe says that the Cargo Division will be
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is urging people to protect themselves against the adverse health effects of a Saharan dust plume, which has covered many parts of the Caribbean. The Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) in a Dust Bulletin dated February 9th, 2024
The biennial Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting (CLMM) will occur in Zanzibar from March 4 to March 8, 2024. Hosted by the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, the meeting will focus on the theme ‘Technology and Innovation: How digitalisation paves the way for developing people-centred
DPI Release - Guyana President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has pleaded with teachers to exercise patience as the government continues to improve the working conditions for every worker category. He was speaking at the Guyana Technical Training College Facility Stimulator opening in Port Mourant on Friday. He
Release - Yesterday, at the Miami Workers Center, a coalition of esteemed community organizations, including the Florida Immigrant Coalition, Miramar Haitian-American Residents and Business Owners, Our Lady of Guadalupe National Catholic Church, Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund, the Asian American Federation of Florida, and
UN NEWS—The already dire human rights situation in Haiti has deteriorated even further amid unrelenting and expanding gang violence, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Friday. At least 806 people not involved in violent gang wars were killed, injured, or kidnapped in
