Manaus, AM, Brazil – June 14, 2021: A child is seen in a boat next to a pile of trash inside an urban region of Negro River, Amazon. (Shutterstock) By CARICOM While CARICOM Member States have made significant strides to address the climate crisis, they will not achieve significant moderation in climate change because they […]
Installed more than 60 years ago as a symbol of hope and unity in the hemisphere, medallions had fallen into disrepair, with only 18 original medallions remaining. Under Adams Administration, creating new, safe and up-to-date signage along Sixth Avenue was a priority.
DOT Commissioner Rodriquez and other officials speaking at the Restoration of National Medallions along the Avenue of the Americas | Photo Courtesy: DOT New York — In commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month, NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Manuel Castro and Mayor’s Office for International Affairs Commissioner Edward Mermelstein […]
Parallel health emergencies put the region under pressure and highlight importance of resilient health systems.
Port au Prince / Haiti – May 28 2015: City Life in Port-au-Prince. (Shutterstock) Washington D.C., 12 October 2022 (PAHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, said the recent cholera outbreak in Haiti, a steady increase in monkeypox cases, ongoing COVID-19 infections and low polio vaccination rates […]
In 2020, nearly 18 million Americans were defrauded through Zelle and other instant payment app scams.
Newark, NJ – January 8, 2019: Menendez, Booker, Sires, Payne demand end Trump shutdown during press encounter at Newark International Liberty airport terminal B. (Shutterstock) U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, joined today with advocates and victims in reiterating his call to the big […]
The OECD Development Centre organized the annual meeting of the OECD Mutual Learning Group for Multi-dimensional Country Reviews (MLG-MDCR) on 26 September 2022, at the OECD headquarters in Paris. The OECD Development Centre has worked with the OECS to produce two mutually supporting outputs. First, a regional strategy scorecard consisting of 40 indicators that run […]
CASTRIES ST LUCIA CARIBBEAN – 19 January 2015: Large Cruise Ship coming into harbor of Castries St Lucia. (Shutterstock) The Ministry of Tourism is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2022/2023 cruise season with the arrival of Celebrity Millennium on Wednesday 12th October 2022. Since the sector’s re-opening in 2021 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
DAREN SAMMY CRICKET GROUND, ST LUCIA, UAE-13th SEPTEMBER 2017: The Daren Sammy cricket ground named after the ex captain of the West Indies cricket team. (Shutterstock) Dominica batting first scored 199 in 46 overs. St. Llucia in reply reached 200 for 4 in 32.3 Stephen Naitram topscored with 95, Ackeem Auguste contributed 53, and Sabinus […]
Halcyon Beach in St Lucia in the Eastern Caribbean Sea, Part of the Lesser Antilles. JANUARY 28 2012. Catamarans on the silver white sand beach for a tropical vacation at Sandals Luxury Hotel. (Shutterstock) For years sea turtles have graced ocean waters, playing a critical role in the balance of marine habitats. However human behavior […]
By Eugene Daniels and Natalie Fertig, Politico President Joe Biden on Thursday granted a pardon to all people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law, in what amounts to the most extensive White House action taken to date on U.S. drug policy. The president also urged governors to take similar action for state offenses […]
New York, NY – September 19, 2022: Mayor Eric Adams delivers keynote remarks at the opening of Concordia annual summit at Sheraton Times Square. (Shutterstock) Mayor Eric Adams: My fellow New Yorkers, we are in a crisis situation. New York City now has more than 61,000 people in our shelter system. That includes thousands of […]