UN News - Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost-of-living crisis which no country or community can escape, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday at a press conference to launch the latest report on the conflict’s impacts on food
Release - Though some may consider the theme for this year’s World Food Safety Day (WFSD), "Safer Food, Better Health”, obvious, few persons know that an estimated 600 million – almost 1 in 10 people in the world – fall ill after eating contaminated food
Release - The Caribbean Immunisation Technical Advisory Group (CITAG) wishes to alert Caribbean Ministers of Health and Chief Medical Officers that routine childhood vaccination coverage in Caribbean countries has fallen significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. In some countries as many as three out of 10
Media Release - The top prize winners are announced in a photo competition that showcases resilience to climate change across the Eastern Caribbean. The competition invited members of the public to share their unique perspectives on how the region is adapting to the impacts of climate
With the official start of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season, St Vincent and the Grenadines prepare for the threat of lahars. In a broadcast to the nation, SVG Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said that heavy rainfall and the lingering ash from the eruption of the La
The celebrations on the Queen's historic platinum jubilee began Thursday with pomp and pageantry, but in Britain's Commonwealth, she's perceived as a living reminder of the terrible colonial past that still haunts many in the Caribbean. Thousands went to the streets in London to honor the
Sean Murphy and Terry Wallace, AP News - A gunman carrying a rifle and a handgun killed four people Wednesday at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus, police said, the latest in a series of deadly mass shootings across the country in recent
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
