Michael R. Bloomberg reappointed as WHO Global Ambassador of Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries New Gallup survey indicates strong global support for policies outlined in WHO report to combat growing public health burden of noncommunicable diseases Geneva / New York, 21 September 2022 –Today, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, launched a new report calling […]
By PAHO Washington D.C. 21 September 2022 (PAHO) – While COVID-19 continues to take around 4,000 lives each week in the Americas, and monkeypox cases rise, the polio virus has now been detected among unvaccinated communities in New York. In light of this, the Pan American Health Organization Director (PAHO) has called on countries to […]
New York, NY – September 19, 2022: Mayor Eric Adams delivers keynote remarks at the opening of Concordia annual summit at Sheraton Times Square. (Shutterstock) Thank you, thank you so much. And to my fellow mayors that are here as well, this engaging conversation… Welcome to the city. We only have one request of you […]
New York, NY – September 20, 2021: Governor Kathy Hochul meets with Taoiseach Micheal Martin of Ireland at governor’s office in Manhattan. (Shutterstock) Governor Kathy Hochul announced that New York State will establish a Caribbean trade office to support and encourage new economic opportunities for New York businesses. This new foreign office will assist New […]
Photo: Speaking at the 16th Raúl Prebisch Lecture by The Honorable Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 10 September 2019. The First CARICOM-Africa Summit held on 7 September 2021, opened a new chapter in the deep-rooted and strong relations between CARICOM and Africa. It set in motion various initiatives […]
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a final rule on the public charge ground of inadmissibility that will help reduce fear and confusion among immigrants and U.S. citizens and ensure fair and consistent adjudications for those seeking admission at ports of entry or adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident inside the […]
In March of this year, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley suggested that Africa-CARICOM Day should be celebrated on September 7, in recognition of the first-ever Africa-Caribbean Summit aimed at forging stronger social and economic ties between the two global communities. Ms Mottley was speaking during Ghana’s 65th Independence Anniversary celebrations at the Cape Coast Stadium. […]
On Wednesday, August 31, the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago celebrated its Diamond Jubilee of Independence. Here is the message from T&T’s Prime Minister, Hon. Dr Keith Rowley: Trinidad and Tobago a nation at 60! Look across the globe, let’s place ourselves on the world canvas, Trinidad and Tobago is “a baby” still, yet it […]
Singer Shaggy performs on the stage of the 68th Sanremo Song Festival on February 7, 2018, in Sanremo, Italy. (Shutterstock) By Staff Writer, Jamaicans Rolling Stone, the American monthly magazine that reports on music, politics, and popular culture, honored the 60th anniversary of Jamaican independence with a listing of 60 of the greatest songs – […]
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 […]