Tribute to Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Tribute to Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

PARIS, FRANCE – MAY 2, 2016 : The Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo during press conference at Elysee Palace (Palais de l’Elysee) for a working visit about the summit of G7 in Japan. (Shutterstock) By CARICOM The Conference of Heads of Government and the entire Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are shocked and saddened by the assassination […]

Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority launches D.E.E.R Program

Tourism service providers are taking advantage of the D.E.E.R training program being offered by Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority.

Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority launches D.E.E.R Program

By Linda S. Hohnholz, ETurboNews With Barbuda’s tourism sector poised for growth, tourism service providers in Barbuda, are taking advantage of the D.E.E.R training program being offered by the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority from July 12 – July 14, 2022, in Barbuda. D.E.E.R which stands for “Delivering Exceptional Experiences Repeatedly” is specifically aimed at […]

Gang Members Charged With Violent Takeover of New York Fire Mitigation Industry

Gang Members Charged With Violent Takeover of New York Fire Mitigation Industry

By Insurance Journal FBI, Homeland Security and New York police officials have charged nine defendants including gang members with a violent racketeering and extortion conspiracy in attempting to take over an entire industry designed to help victims after a fire. The defendants, who officials said include members of the violent Bloods street gang, took control […]

Gun Violence Czar, Community Members Rally in East New York After Violent Holiday Weekend

Gun Violence Czar, Community Members Rally in East New York After Violent Holiday Weekend

New York City, NY USA October 5, 2021. Police investigate the scene where shots were fired on Manhattan’s Upper Westside on the corner of 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue. (Shutterstock) By News 12 Staff Newly appointed Gun Violence Prevention Czar A.T. Mitchell and community advocates rallied to call for changes to gun laws on Wednesday. […]

Immigrant ‘Dreamers’ Face Severe Disruption If Court Wrecks DACA

Immigrant ‘Dreamers’ Face Severe Disruption If Court Wrecks DACA

WASHINGTON APRIL 18: Supporters of President Obama’s DAPA and DACA policies on immigration and deportation gathered at the Supreme Court during oral argument in Washington, DC on April 18, 2016. (Shutterstock) By Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Ellen M. Gilmer, Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Advocates for more than 600,000 undocumented immigrants who entered the US as children […]

NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County Launches a Clinical Forensic Medicine Fellowship

This new fellowship will enhance patient care by training providers to identify signs of violence and gather evidence for legal proceedings.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County Launches a Clinical Forensic Medicine Fellowship

New York, NY – April 21, 2020: Worker disinfects tents where patients tested for COVID-19 at NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, East New York (Shutterstock) (Brooklyn, NY ― July 6, 2022) NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County today launched the Clinical Forensic Medicine Fellowship, a one-year training program designed to build leaders in the field of clinical […]

Shahine Robinson Hailed as Exemplary Leader

Shahine Robinson Hailed as Exemplary Leader

By Okoye Henry, jis.gov.jm The late Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, was remembered as an inspirational and exemplary leader who did good for others, during her official funeral on Monday (July 4). The inurnment ceremony was held at the St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in Claremont, St. Ann for Mrs. Robinson who […]

Remarks by the Prime Minister of Grenada Hon Dickon Mitchell to the Opening Ceremony of the 43rd Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government, Suriname

Remarks by the Prime Minister of Grenada Hon Dickon Mitchell to the Opening Ceremony of the 43rd Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government, Suriname

By CARICOM Thank you very much. His Excellency Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, other distinguished colleague Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, the Secretary-General of CARICOM- Dr. Carla Barnet, other  distinguished Secretary-Generals present,  the Heads of the […]

With Rising Trends of Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis in Some Countries in the Americas, PAHO Calls for Reinforcement of Public Health Measures

In 2020, countries in the region reported 29,147 cases of congenital syphilis, and preliminary figures for 2021 indicate more than 30,000. If not detected and treated early, the disease can have devastating consequences to the fetus.

With Rising Trends of Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis in Some Countries in the Americas, PAHO Calls for Reinforcement of Public Health Measures

Managua, Nicaragua – June 15, 2019: A Nicaraguan woman holds her child as he sits in the window of a barrio church. Happy mother and son enjoy a visit from American missionaries. (Shutterstock) Washington, DC, July 5, 2022 (PAHO) – With an increasing trend in cases of syphilis and congenital syphilis in the Americas, the […]

Fuel Price Adjustments

Fuel Price Adjustments

The Public is hereby notified that in keeping with changes in international oil prices and Government’s application of the modified market pass-through petroleum pricing mechanism, the retail price of LPG20, 22 and 100 lb cylinders has changed. The retail price of diesel, gasoline and kerosene remains unchanged. The price changes take effect from Monday, July […]