The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), the Brazilian Ministry of Health and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are conducting training today and tomorrow, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the detection and laboratory diagnosis of monkeypox, in which experts from seven Latin American countries are participating. The training seeks to strengthen the capacities of laboratories […]

Two UN negotiating groups representing 85 countries exceptionally vulnerable to climate change, this week signed a joint letter to the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (IC-VCM), urging it to apply several key principles from the Article 6 “rulebook” to the voluntary carbon market. The letter, signed jointly by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Chair of […]

Perhaps nowhere is the ocean economy more germane to social and economic development than in the Caribbean. It directly supports the economies of 37 coastal small island countries and territories, including the OECS. In fact, it is a global hot spot for marine biodiversity. The case for A transition to the Blue Economy Since 1990, […]

The New Testament Temple Church of God and its subsidiary Good Neighbors Community Outreach Agency will embark on an internationally supported faith based tree planting initiative, sowing seeds of faith – and trees, in Jamaica on June 11, 2022, at the Eastwood Park New Testament Church of God, 49 – 51 Eastwood Park Road Kingston […]

The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, on the passing of Professor George Lamming, Caribbean and global literary luminary. “Professor George Lamming, Caribbean and global literary luminary, Philosopher King of Postcolonialism, and social justice activist, transitioned in his native Barbados—the castle of his skin—on Saturday […]

The top prizewinners are announced today in a photo competition that showcases resilience to climate change across the Eastern Caribbean. The competition invited members of the public to share their unique perspectives on how the region is adapting to the impacts of climate change. The long-listed photographs and captions appear in an open online gallery: bit.ly/Carib-resilience […]

(CNN)A jury has found both Amber Heard and Johnny Depp liable for defamation in their lawsuits against each other. The jury awarded significantly more damages to Depp, a legal win for the actor.Depp sued Heard, his ex-wife, for defamation over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in which she described herself as a “public […]

(BBC) –Eleven people are dead and more than 20 missing after Hurricane Agatha struck Oaxaca state in Mexico, the state’s governor says. Agatha made landfall on Monday as a category two hurricane, the strongest to hit Mexico’s Pacific coast in the month of May since records began in 1949. Heavy rain brought by Agatha triggered […]