Media Release - The Government of Barbados and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have announced the first-ever Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF2022), scheduled to take place in Bridgetown, Barbados, from August 31 to September 3, 2022. ACTIF2022 will be held under the theme “One People, One Destiny: Uniting and
UN News - The rapidly spreading Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, “with the right strategies in the right groups”. But “time is going by and we all need to pull together to make that happen”, warned Dr Rosamund Lewis, WHO Technical Lead
Release - Maintaining its place among the world’s leading tourism destinations, Jamaica has been recognized within two categories of the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2022. The destination has been rated among “The 25 Best Islands in the Caribbean, Bermuda, and the Bahamas” and has a total
Media Release - Two solidarity projects promoted by professors and students from two universities in Argentina and Chile have been distinguished with the Uniservitate Award 2022 in the Latin America and Caribbean region. The awarded experiences correspond to social impact initiatives carried out by the Catholic University of
A growing number of people reportedly take dietary supplements. In the US, around 77% of the population has admitted to taking supplements at one point, but what do they do, and are they really needed? Experts can agree on the fact that people need to
Grenada retains the world javelin title after Anderson Peters beat Olympic champion, Neeraj Chopra, in the World Athletics Championships held in Oregon. He saved his best throw for last, a 90.54-meter throw, after being in the lead the whole time — thus securing the gold
Jamaica strengthens its response and prevention of Monkeypox as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global outbreak of the virus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). On July 6, 2022, a man from the United Kingdom was the first person on the island
Media Release - “We need to guard against having emerging communicable diseases, like monkeypox established in the Caribbean. Monkeypox is not a disease like COVID-19. It is not airborne and demands close prolonged contact with an infected person. The way this particular monkeypox outbreak presents
Aquaman and Game of Thrones actor Jason Momoa was involved in a vehicular accident after a motorcyclist collided with his car in Los Angeles. According to HollywoodLife, a report from the California Highway Patrol states that Momoa was driving eastbound on Old Topanga Canyon Road in a
Two new Avengers movies will come out in 2025, Walt Disney Co.'s DIS.N Marvel Studios announced at a presentation to fans on Saturday, July 23, where it showed off some of its upcoming superhero TV shows and movies. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige said from the
