Release - The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Religious Affairs in Grenada conducted a training workshop on Integrated Biomedical Waste Management for managers and health administrators. This training was funded by the World Bank, under a Project entitled, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Regional Health
Former President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki will lead a Commonwealth election observation team to Nigeria, which will hold Africa's largest democratic exercise on February 25. Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission invited Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland KC to form the Commonwealth Observer Group. In January 2023, 176,846
Release - The Belize Poultry Health Regulations, Statutory Instrument No. 121 of 2022, published in the Gazette on 25th August 2022, came into effect on 30th November 2022. These regulations will enable the Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA), in collaboration with poultry farmers, to effectively
UN News - Up to 10 million people could die annually by 2050 due to anti-microbial resistance (AMR), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a report launched in Bridgetown, Barbados, highlighting the need to curtail pollution created by the pharmaceuticals, agricultural and healthcare sectors. The study focuses
UN News - After a massive earthquake hit southern Türkiye and northern Syria in the early hours of Monday, prompting fears of a humanitarian crisis, UN aid agencies have scrambled to help many thousands of reported victims, including those still believed to be buried under
The Turks and Caicos Islands recently took part in the successful New York Travel & Adventure Show, which took place from Saturday, January 28th to Sunday, January 29th at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, New York. Since 2019, the event has been
UN News - Two UN aid convoys have reached communities with acute needs near the contact line in Ukraine’s war-shattered east this week, relief coordinators reported. Medicines, roofing repair kits, bottled water and solar lamps were offloaded, highlighting the desperate plight of many thousands of people
Release - Cancer continues to be one of the leading causes of death. No part of the world has been spared the impact of this public health issue. In the Caribbean, cancer is the second leading cause of death, accounting for a fifth of all
Construction of the geothermal plant in Dominica may begin in April this year, as soon as the negotiations with the developer wrap up this month, according to reports. The government has reported that the drilling exercises in the Roseau Valley on the outskirts of the capital
UN News - UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in children by 2030, announced at a meeting in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The first ministerial meeting of the Global Alliance to end AIDS in children marked a step up in action
