Following allegations of racist and stigmatizing language around the disease's name, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that monkeypox would henceforth be called mpox. A series of meetings with global specialists led to the decision. Both terms will be used concurrently for one year until the monkeypox
Dominica's United Workers Party (UWP) elected its new political leader — Economist, Dr Thomson Fontaine Fontaine beat Clement Marcellin – the only other opponent in the political leadership race- 123 votes to 79 during the delegates' conference held at Goodwill Parish Hall on Sunday, December 27,
Prime Minister Andrew Holness asserts that Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are essential to Jamaica's growth and development ambitions. “As a people, we can’t move forward unless we have a strong and innovative entrepreneurial private sector that will come and work with the Government to create the public
Release - While breathing a sigh of relief following the decision on financing for loss and damage coming out of the recent United Nations Climate Conference, Caribbean SIDS have reservations over the overall package of decisions from the international negotiations (COP27) that concluded in Egypt
Dominica lands the top spot as the best destination to unwind in the latest list by travel magazine's Lonely Planet. The list, Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2023, "offers a comprehensive set of itineraries" on the 30 countries they've picked to help travelers explore the world.
UN News - Nearly 40 million children are at risk of getting measles due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a joint report published. Pandemic-related disruptions caused 25 million
Over the past weeks, Grenada has welcomed new and resumed flights out of the United Kingdom, Canada, USA and within nearby nations in the region. Caribbean Airlines resume daily flights to Grenada Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) has increased its flight schedule to daily service between Maurice Bishop
Elon Musk wants Twitter video calls and encrypted chats, according to a recording of an internal meeting he participated in obtained by The Verge. Musk discussed his plans for "Twitter 2.0," specifically its messaging functions, during a meeting on November 22, according to the site. Musk
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) will be receiving the final shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the United Kingdom today, Wednesday. According to Health Minister Marlon Penn, the vaccines were guaranteed under the provisions of a revised Memorandum of Understanding between the UK Health Security Agency and
Release - Health experts and partners from the Americas involved in meningitis prevention, control, and treatment gathered at a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) conference to develop a roadmap to defeat meningitis in the Region by 2030. Although bacterial meningitis is preventable with vaccination, the World
