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UN News - Testing will still be a critical tool against COVID-19, even as vaccines are deployed against the disease, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday during his regular briefing on the crisis. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Gheybreyesus emphasized how testing has
Cuban authorities evicted a group of dissident artists, academics, journalists, and activists on Thursday in a bid to disperse and end a hunger strike protest against restrictions on civil liberties. Authorities told Reuters that they had to step in because of the protesters' failure to observe
New proclamation comes as preemptive measure for the coming holidays The main opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has called out the Bahamian government for its alleged "abuse of power" following its proclamation of another state of emergency in the coronavirus-stricken nation. “We will refuse to allow the
SEARCHLIGHT - Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has made a plea for greater inclusion of meteorological data in national planning in countries across the region. Dr Gonsalves made the plea as he addressed the two-day 60th Caribbean Meteorological
UN News - Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was infected with HIV last year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported, calling on governments to “protect, sustain and accelerate” efforts to combat childhood
Grenada GIS - The Government of Grenada has joined hands with Spice Isle Fish House Limited and the Southern Fishermen Association Inc to bring much needed repairs to the Grand Mal jetty. The project entails the replacement of damaged concrete slabs on the jetty which create
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) congratulates the Government and People of the Republic of Suriname on the country’s Forty-Fifth Anniversary of Independence, to be celebrated on 25 November 2020. “The diligence, unity, creativity and innovation of the people of Suriname have been key to the continued development
UN News - Along with other tried and tested public health measures, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told journalists on Monday that “there is now real hope” that vaccines will play an essential part in helping end the COVID pandemic. “With the latest
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will assist 79 Caribbean nations to tackle environmental concerns in the period of five years. In a release, CARICOM said that the Secretariat and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Cartagena Convention, along with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United
