WIRSPA Welcomes New Members, Calls for Festival Restraint

WIRSPA Welcomes New Members, Calls for Festival Restraint

By Barbados Today Traffic The West Indies Rum Producers Association (WIRSPA) – the grouping of Caribbean rum producers, last week welcomed several new members into the WIRSPA ‘family’ at their annual general meeting (AGM). The association, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, welcomed St. Vincent Distillers representing St. Vincent and the Grenadines as a […]

Why the WHO Finally Declared Monkeypox a Global Public Health Emergency

A “public health emergency of international concern” is the organization’s loudest alarm bell. Here’s what it can accomplish.

Why the WHO Finally Declared Monkeypox a Global Public Health Emergency

People check in with a healthcare worker as they wait in line to receive the Monkeypox vaccine at Eugene A. Obregon Park in Los Angeles on July 20, 2022. (Shutterstock) By Keren Landman, VOX On Saturday, July 23, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the spread of monkeypox to be a public […]

PM Skerrit Touts Benefits of Future Housing Program

PM Skerrit Touts Benefits of Future Housing Program

By Dominica News Online Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says the Future Housing Program is a product of his government’s housing policy which seeks to provide for the more vulnerable in society. The Prime Minister said at the official launch of the program recently, that this program which is is expected to benefit young Dominicans employed […]