Tokyo, Japan - Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister in history, announces his resignation, citing worsening health condition. "Even though there is one year to go in my tenure and there are challenges to be met, I have decided to stand down as prime minister." The announcement
UN News - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) outlines the limitations of remote learning and exposes deep inequalities in access as schools closed due to COVID-19. “The sheer number of children whose education was completely disrupted for months on end is a global education emergency.
120 million direct jobs in tourism at risk worldwide Travel and tourism industry is the lifeblood of the Caribbean region. In fact, this part ofthe Americas has already been described as the most "tourism-dependent region" in the world. But because of the restrictions of the COVID-19
UN News - There is likely only a slim possibility of people being reinfected with COVID-19, said WHO, following reports in Hong Kong that a man had contracted new coronavirus for a second time after an interval of more than four months. Speaking to journalists in
The World Health Organization (WHO) pushes countries to join and invest in the COVAX facility to guarantee fair and timely access for everyone to the COVID-19 vaccine. “Investing in the COVAX Facility is the fastest way to end this pandemic and ensure a sustainable economic recovery,”
The people of Bermuda will go to the polls on October 1st after the Premier called the general elections las Friday, almost two years ahead of the 2022 constitutional deadline. Incumbent Premier and Progressive Labour Party (PLP) leader David Burt said he chose the option that
With several countries experiencing fresh COVID-19 outbreaks after periods of little or no transmission, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday highlighted the need for authorities to be able to move quickly to prevent further spread of the disease. These nations provide a cautionary tale because they show how “progress does not mean victory”, said WHO chief Tedros
Caribbean braces for another possible tropical storm with TD 14 In the latest advisory of the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), tropical depression 13 has strengthened and is now officially Tropical Storm Laura. With maximum sustained winds of around 45
Keith Rowley sworn into office for his second consecutive term as Prime Minister, leading the 22-member Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago. Rowley, who led the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM) to victory in the August 10 general elections over the main opposition United National Congress (UNC),
TD 13 expected to develop into Tropical Storm Laura A tropical storm watch is in effect for Tropical Depression 13 (TD 13) on some Caribbean islands, according to the latest advisory of the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These
