Haitian President Jovenel Moïse on stage at the Miramar Cultural Center. He spoke to a capacity audience about Haiti’s progress during his first year in office. – Miramar, Florida/USA – April 15, 2018 (Shutterstock) By Tomas Kassahun, MSN Mario Antonio Palacios, a 43-year-old Colombian man who was allegedly involved in the assassination of Haitian President […]
We probably will need additional shots. But just how many depends on our immune systems, the virus, and how often they collide.
By Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic Walter Barker has, since the fall of 2020, had five doses of COVID-19 vaccine. He’s already starting to ponder when he might need a sixth. Barker, a 38-year-old office worker in New York, received his first two doses a year ago, as part of an AstraZeneca vaccine trial. But […]
By Viniece Jennings, The Conversation When many people think of New Year’s resolutions, they brainstorm ways to improve themselves for the year ahead. What if we expanded those aspirations to include resolutions that benefit our communities, society and the planet, too? It might not be a typical approach, but it can broaden your horizons to […]
Watch live footage of New Years Eve 2022 in Times Square, NYC. Also, Mayor-elect Adams Public Calendar – Friday, December 31st and Saturday, January 1st. Saturday, January 1st Approximately 12:06 AM—Mayor Adams is sworn in as the 110th Mayor of New York City. Press RSVPs are now closed. A livestream of the event will be available here. […]
Candidate for City Comptroller office Brad Lander speaks during U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsement rally in City Hall Park. – New York, NY – June 5, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Linda Nwoke Now that the election for the various positions in New York City is concluded, with winners announced, New Yorkers are wondering what next, when […]
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at opening ceremony of the Non-Aligned Movement Summit, Venezuela. – Porlamar, Venezuela. September 17th, 2016 (Shutterstock) By CARICOM We have come to the end of what has been a very challenging year for our Community and its Member States. However, we have used […]
Time Square NYC, New Years Eve – USA December 31st 2020. A nearly empty Times Square during the pandemic: Credit Kevin RC Wilson By Reis Thebault, Washington Post Leaders and public health experts across the country are urging Americans to scrap their New Year’s Eve plans and stay home for the second year in a […]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s 75th Birthday Party held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, USA on September 18, 2006. (Shutterstock) By Andrew Harding, BBC Desmond Tutu is remembered with so much joy and affection by so many different people around the world today, that it may seem hard […]
Vaccine inequity continues to divide the region. Lessons must be learned to bring pandemic under control and ensure access to future COVID-19 therapeutics.
Washington D.C. (PAHO) – While COVID-19 infections tripled in 2021 and health systems struggled to cope, “we have learned what it takes to bring this virus under control,” and must urgently address gaps in vaccine access to ensure everyone is protected, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne urged. “When we compare […]
By Michael R. Nadorff and Julie Cerel, The Conversation No matter the merriment of the season, the holidays remain a struggle for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. In 2020, COVID-19 isolated many people from their families. Ironically, that isolation may have spared suicide-loss survivors some suffering; with no family gathering, one […]