Washington D.C. 7 September 2022 (PAHO) – With the Americas now accounting for highest numbers of monkeypox cases in the world, and COVID-19 remaining a “significant threat” to the region, prevention is key to avoiding infection and protecting peoples’ health, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa F. Etienne said. Despite a decrease […]
By Nya Phillips, gisbarbados.gov Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Kay McConney, wants to see Barbados and its Caribbean neighbors embracing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and the Arts, amid growing opportunities in these areas. She expressed the view during the presentation of approximately 500 experimental kits, called Learning Lunchboxes, to campers of […]
Photo Credit: PP/IQ Inc. Commissioner Manuel Castro, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs: Yes. Thank you, Hazra and thank you to the Bowling Green Association for this important partnership. To be able to celebrate and uplift our immigrant communities because immigrants are just as important to the city’s economy as any industry represented in Wall Street. So […]
Toronto Canada, June 10, 2022: Full view flying left to right of a Sunwing Boeing 737 Max arriving for landing at Toronto Pearson airport YYZ from a vacation destination. (Shutterstock) Canadian low-cost carrier, Sunwing Airlines, has confirmed plans to have flights between Canada and Freeport starting December 17. In making the recent announcement, the ministry […]
CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA – CIRCA JULY 2015: Costumed locals in yellow and green in the carnival parade in the capital. (Shutterstock) The Landings Resort & Spa recently treated guests to its in-house Carnival parade dubbed “Colors in Motion”. Held on Friday, July 22, a couple of days after Saint Lucia Carnival wrapped up, the event […]
Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced that the country planned to open a new medical school, named the American Canadian School of Medicine. The Prime Minister stated that the new medical school would be managed and operated at the campus of Ross University in Picard, Portsmouth, by CSOM Holdings Limited. He announced that the […]
Each year the Reggae Marathon – an annual 10K, half marathon and marathon held in Negril, Jamaica – partners with US-based, Black-owned travel company, The Black Onyx Group Travel (TBOG Travel) to offer a unique travel experience that includes participation in the race, plus a relaxing and culturally immersive vacation, in arguably the most alluring […]
BitcoinCash 22, the P2P electronic cash conference where experts come together to discuss how cryptocurrency can change the way it moves around without any fiat currency or credit cards, will be held at the beautiful Caribbean vacation destination of St Kitts and Nevis on November 12-13, 2022. The Conference will give an opportunity to network […]
Cap-Haïtien, Haiti – January 12, 2009 : Men on the background of the city wall. Haiti is recognized as one of the poorest countries on Earth. (Shutterstock) By Sir Ronald Sanders Haiti has never been far from wide-scale human suffering, grave political instability, and grim economic underdevelopment. But its circumstances today are worse than they […]
By CARICOM The Caribbean Sea is renowned for its clear waters, teeming coral reefs, and vibrant coastal ecosystems, but these habitats don’t exist in a vacuum: Their fate is tied to the health of the broader ocean, including the high seas, the areas beyond national jurisdiction 200 nautical miles from shore. The high seas, which […]
