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
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
St. Kitts and Nevis witnessed history when Her Excellency, Marcella Liburd JP was sworn in as the Federation's first female Governor-General during a brief but significant ceremony at Government House. Her Excellency Liburd, who succeeds His Excellency Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton, GCMG, CVO, QC, JP, LL.D,
Minister of Transport, Wayne Furbert, expressed "disappointment" with the looming suspension of American Airlines flights between Bermuda and Miami this summer. “We've held meetings with American Airlines to find alternative solutions. However, they have indicated that Bermuda is one of many markets in which they have
Release - Dr. Jarbas Barbosa was sworn in today as the new Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), pledging to work in partnership with member states to end the pandemic and ensure that the region’s health systems recover stronger than before. He will
