Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. “Investigations are ongoing, but the sudden appearance of monkeypox in many countries at the same time suggests there may have been undetected transmission for some
Caribbean E-Commerce Website Caribshopper Expands Its Operations to Include Shipping to Customers in Canada Florida, US - In addition to Caribana’s return to Toronto, Caribbean lovers living in Canada have even more reason to celebrate! They can now order their favourite Caribbean-made products online and receive
Media Release - The Argentine Navy´s training ship, Frigate ARA Libertad, was docked at Port Point Seraphine from May 26th to May 28th, as part of its 50th Training Voyage. Commissioner of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) Milton Desir welcomed the crew of the
More countries must “think resilience”, and urgently adopt and improve early warning systems to reduce risks from an increasing number of disasters across the world, a UN disaster forum concluded on Friday. Delegates from some 184 countries gathered in Bali for the 2022 Global Platform for Disaster
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and "Inday" Sara Duterte-Carpio has been proclaimed the 17th president-elect and vice president-elect of the Philippines With his 92-year-old mother, Imelda Marcos, his wife, family and siblings beside him, Marcos Jr.’s hands were raised by the Senate president and House speaker after
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Coordinating Unit (CU) hosted a virtual Exercise SYNERGY on May 22, 2022, for the upcoming hurricane season. The fourth annual exercise is aimed at building preparedness for the potential multi-island, multi-hazard impact threat to the region. Over 50
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts a range of 14 to 21 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher) for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season - which would make this year the seventh consecutive above-average hurricane season. NOAA forecasts that six to
Release - Spring is shaping up to be quite a sizzling one for Reggae singer Jahmali. The legendary crooner has put a soulful stamp on his buzzin' release "Sekkle Down," which is amassing loads of support from wide listening audiences. Produced by Addis Records and distributed
UN News - The Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a second five-year term as Director-General of the world’s leading public health agency. First elected in 2017, his re-election by secret ballot, was confirmed during the 75th World Health Assembly in
Brad Brook and Steve Gorman, Reuters - A teenage gunman murdered at least 19 children and two teachers after storming into a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, the latest bout of gun-fueled mass killing in the United States and the nation's worst school shooting in nearly
