UN News - Every day, approximately 800 women and 6,700 babies lose their lives around the time of childbirth. In addition, nearly 5,400 babies are stillborn daily, with 40% of these deaths occurring in relation to labour and childbirth. Highlighting those numbers, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on
UN News - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the world is facing an education crisis due to the COVID pandemic, which has left nearly 77 million children shut out of the classroom for the past 18 months. This Thursday, the UN agency is closing down its social media channels for the next 18 hours
Two Caribbean countries are at risk of being included in the United Kingdom's red list of countries. In a report by Sky News, the COVID-19 situation in Jamaica and Grenada—both popular destinations for tourists in the Caribbean—have exacerbated. There has been a significant increase of positive cases flying
EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO, AP News - A new chief prosecutor was sworn in Tuesday just hours after his predecessor asked a judge to charge Prime Minister Ariel Henry in the slaying of the president and to bar him from leaving Haiti, a
Spoiler alert: yes, you can easily hire someone to write you an essay. But if you’re looking for more details, you have come to the right place. Writing takes a lot of time and effort. Without practicing and writing almost every day, you can struggle,
The CARICOM Digital Skills Task Force will be launched during a virtual meeting the CARICOM Secretariat will host on Wednesday, 15 September 2021 by Prime Minister of Grenada Keith Mitchell. Mitchell is the Lead Head of Government with responsibility for Science and Technology (including ICT) in
Amy Fortili, AP News - Four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights are scheduled to be arraigned in federal court Tuesday at a hearing that could also address some pretrial motions. A federal grand jury indicted Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou
Press Release - Students, decision-makers, and citizens of the OECS will soon be able to explore our oceans virtually. As part of the Knowledge Services subcomponent of the Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project (CROP), Virtual Reality (VR) educational content on ocean matters is being prepared for key
Atlanta (AP) — Atlanta’s zoo says at least 13 western lowland gorillas have tested positive for COVID-19, including 60-year-old Ozzie, the oldest male gorilla in captivity. Zoo Atlanta said Friday that employees noticed the gorillas had been coughing, had runny noses and showed changes in appetite.
Press Release - The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission is pleased to announce the launch of the Global Digital Library as its first Digital Public Good for education. This launch is an important part of the broader strategic objective of the OECS Commission to develop
