By PAHO Join us on Tuesday, April 2th, from 10:00 to 11:30 am (Washington DC time) on the webinar “Launch in the Region of the Americas of the 2023 progress report of the Decade of Healthy Aging (2021-2030)”. Within the framework of the Decade of Healthy Aging (2021-2030) and in accordance with the request made […]
By PAHO Globally, tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from infectious disease. According to the World Health Organization’s Global TB Report 2023, an estimated 10.6 million cases were reported worldwide, with 1.3 million deaths, of which around 167,000 were among people living with HIV. Global efforts to combat TB have saved approximately 75 […]
Federal Policies Still Weighing on City’s Labor Force The size of New York City’s immigrant workforce was flat over nearly a decade, according to a new report from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Through 2023, the foreign-born labor market grew 18.5% since 2015 nationally, while New York City’s declined 0.6%, according to data analyzed from […]
The ballot sorting process in action at the Board of Elections in Queens. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Rachel Holliday Smith New Yorkers, the 2024 voting season is here and presidential candidates aren’t the only ones on the ballots — with three different election days approaching. While the race for the Oval Office is grabbing all […]
Editorial credit: mark reinstein / Shutterstock.com By Spencer Goidel | The Conversation One of the four criminal trials of Donald Trump was slated to start in the next few days, but has been delayed on procedural grounds. There was a time when it appeared possible all of his trials could happen before the November election. Now it is unclear […]
By Ernesto Sagás | The Conversation Haiti is fast becoming a failed state. Armed gangs control most of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and have forced the shutdown of the capital’s international airport and gasoline refinery. Most businesses are closed or are being extorted by the gangs. Ordinary Haitians fear for their safety without the umbrella of law and order that only […]
Editorial credit: arindambanerjee / Shutterstock.com Reprinted with permission By Jason Marczak and Wazim Mowla | Atlantic Council Haiti’s recent turmoil proves true the saying that “each time history repeats itself, the price goes up.” That is the unfortunate history of the first independent Caribbean state, forced from its 1804 birth to pay for its survival at a high cost, […]
This article was originally published on willsandestate.nyc. Anniversaries are special occasions that mark milestones in a relationship, symbolizing love, commitment, and shared experiences. However, in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it’s not uncommon for dates to slip our minds. For individuals whose spouses have Alzheimer’s, there is the dilemma of whether to remind […]
The 2024 Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF 2024) was at the forefront of the agenda during a visit of the Executive Director of Caribbean Export in January 2024. The Caribbean Investment Forum has emerged as the premiere regional forum bringing investors and businesses together to create deals in sectors that can drive regional transformation. During the […]
By Leo Gilling On Thursday, March 14, the Privy Council quashed the Adidja Palmer (VK: Vybz Kartel) case. The London-based court ruled that attempts to bribe the trial jury in the original murder case of Clive “Lizard” Williams made the conviction unsafe. The results of the original conviction we can put aside for now. The […]