UN News - With extreme weather events increasingly impacting countries across the world, the deputy UN chief on Monday underlined the importance of limiting temperature rise to the internationally agreed goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. “The entire planet is going through a season of fire and floods”, Amina Mohammed
Julie Carrington, GIS Barbados - Cognisant of the difficulties students faced over the past year as they navigated online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, has established a Mental Health and Wellness Committee to identify suitable activities for
In a hope to curb the latest surge of COVID-19 cases in Jamaica, Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced that the no-movement days will extend for another two weeks. Holness advised that the days would include: Sunday, September 5Monday, September 6Tuesday, September 7Sunday, September 12Monday, September 13Tuesday, September
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has made another clarion call to the residents of Latin America and the Caribbean to get vaccinated amid the emergence of new coronavirus variants. PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne warned in a weekly briefing that 75% of the population in
In a desperate measure to survive the aftermath of the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti last month, the island's residents could find themselves resorting to violence—especially with girls and women—a humanitarian organisation has warned. In a press release, Save the Children has pointed out the situation
by Renaldo Weekes BSc The Barbados government has started to administer the Pfizer vaccine doses it received from the United States on August 13. Last weekend, Dr Elizabeth Ferdinand remarked that over 1,100 persons were vaccinated in just two days and most of those persons opted to
UN News - As the school year begins for millions of children in Europe and Central Asia, UN health and child experts on Monday issued a series of COVID-19 risk reduction measures to ensure that in-person lessons can go ahead, despite rising infection rates. In addition to calling
Press Release - The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has received a shipment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to support its national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The consignment of supplies was procured through funding from the European Union (EU) through the 11th European Development Fund (EDF)
The Hidden Engine The Caribbean tourist industry has been its economic engine. It is the most tourist-dependent in the world according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), and the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). For some islands Experts also noted that tourism accounts for
The Caribbean Democrat Union (CDU), in partnership with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), hosted a Power Panel on “The Politics of Climate Change in the Caribbean” on Thursday 26th August 2021. The event was hosted by Ms Aria Laidlow, Vice-Chair for Women and Minorities
