On Sunday, January 1, Pope Francis observed the traditional World Day of Peace of the Roman Catholic Church, but the beginning of the new year at the Vatican was overshadowed by the death of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. Francis presided over a Mass in St. Peter's
Twitter was unavailable to tens of thousands of users worldwide on December 28 due to a significant outage, which lasted for several hours before services appeared to be restored. Since billionaire Elon Musk became CEO of Twitter in late October, the event marks the social media
Effective January 1, 2023, St. Kitts and Nevis will move to appoint a Professional Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Board of Governors. During an official address by Michael Martin, Head of the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU), it was revealed that the CBI Board of Governors will be
In order to safeguard the environment, coiffeurs around Belgium are collecting and bagging their clients' cut hair, then donating it to a nongovernmental organization that recycles it. The Hair Recycle project feeds locks and tresses into a machine that converts them into squares of matted hair
UN News - The UN warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is still a cause for global concern, and outbreaks of cholera, Ebola and Monkeypox (now renamed mpox) led to the mobilization of health and aid workers to contain life-threatening illnesses. The UN warned that the
Release - Six institutions from Argentina, Brazil, Haiti, México and Perú will receive research grants for topics related to Tuberculosis and other opportunistic infections in advanced HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and Human T cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1), which may cause a type of cancer. These grants
Release - As a growing number of Caribbean destinations continue to set record tourism arrivals, expenditures, and hotel occupancies, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) praised the region’s tourism industry, local government authorities and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for their vigilance and
July 4th, 2023, will mark the 50th anniversary of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The Caribbean Community Secretariat (CCS) launches the 50th Anniversary Logo Competition to commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Caribbean Community (“CARICOM”). This competition aims to raise awareness and sensitize nationals of the
UN News - A hundred million people were forced to leave their homes in 2022. The UN continued to help those in need in a myriad of ways and push for more legal and safe ways for people to migrate. The 100 million figure, which includes
His Majesty King Charles III delivers his first Christmas and televised message since acceding to the throne in September 2022. The Christmas message tradition dates back to His Majesty’s Great-Grandfather King George V, who used the then relatively untried medium of radio to make his first
