When: April 7, 2024 Around the world, the right to health of millions is increasingly coming under threat. Conflicts are devastating lives, causing death, pain, hunger and psychological distress. The burning of fossil fuels is simultaneously driving the climate crisis and taking away our right to breathe clean air, with indoor and outdoor air pollution claiming […]
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 […]
From July 10-12, 2024 the Caribbean Export Development Agency, in colloboration with the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the European Union, and the CARICOM Secretariat will host the 2024 Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF2024). The event will take place at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. Visit caribbeaninvestmentforum.com to learn more and pre-register.
Saint Lucia’s best know locally owned company marked its 79th year of incorporation on Saturday November 25th. The corporate giant was incorporated by its founder Sir Joseph Quintin Charles on his birthday November 25th in 1944 as World War II was about to shift momentum with the allies apparently defining victory as ‘completely vanquishing Germany […]
Photos Courtesy: CARAH awards The CARAH Awards is presented by the Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS), the leading Caribbean-American advocacy organization responsible for securing the Presidential Proclamation of June as National Caribbean-American Heritage Month. The prestigious honors recognize the contributions and accomplishments of Caribbean leaders in various fields while celebrating Caribbean pride and the great […]
Photos courtesy: Sesame Flyers By NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) | October 16, 2023 Listen to our podcast with Commissioner Laurie Cumbo: Brooklyn capital investments are part of over $222 Million in capital funding from the Mayor, City Council, and Borough Presidents for over 75 cultural groups across the city. Renderings of Sesame Flyers’ […]
The World Investment Forum 2023 brings together over 8,000 participants, heads of state, government ministers, sovereign wealth fund managers, private sector executives, stock exchanges, media, academics, investment treaty negotiators and heads of international organizations in more than 130 events to revitalize investments to meet development needs. Stakes are high as heads of state, more than […]
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and the Youth Economy, Mr. Francis Fontenelle, has agreed to be the Lead presenter, as the Chamber revives its Power Breakfast Series on October 24th, 2023. The “Power Breakfast with the Chamber” will be a high-level dialogue on the “Economic Prospects for St. Lucia in 2023/24”, […]
New York, October 9, 2023 – The Jamaica Golf Association (JGA) and the American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) are collaborating on a special Jamaica Pro-Am Golf Tournament on October 28 and 29, 2023, in celebration of The University of the West Indies’ 75th anniversary Diamond Jubilee. Themed “Jamaica Open Celebrates […]