CDEMA, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency – The alert level for St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ La Soufriere volcano has been elevated to Orange – the third highest of four levels – because of increased activity at the site. Monitoring systems, satellite imagery and visual observations have confirmed increased seismic and fumarolic activity, strong gas emissions, […]
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his month, OECS YES In Action caught up with Rianna Patterson, the 23-year-old founder of the Dominica Dementia Foundation who is creating lasting change in her homeland and internationally. Tell us a little about yourself. I am the founder of Dominica Dementia Foundation. I launched this organisation at the tender age of 18, in 2016. It […]
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The Forestry, Wildlife & Parks Division wishes to inform the general public that the official hunting season came to an end on 13 November 2020, and there should be no hunting of game species. The Division would also like to further remind the travelling public that an export permit is required to take wildlife out of the country. In this regard the Division will […]
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(Saint Lucia, Ministry of Health) On Tuesday night (Nov. 10), the Ministry of Health received confirmation of its second death of COVID-19. The individual is a 78-year-old male from the Gros-Islet district. He had presented to a health care facility where he was tested for COVID-19. He was placed in isolation at the Respiratory Hospital […]
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(CNN) Pope Francis has declared support for civil unions for same-sex couples for the first time, according to the Catholic News Agency. The Pope made the historic remarks in “Francesco,” a new documentary film directed by Russian filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky, that premiered at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday. “Homosexual people have a right to be in a family. They’re children of […]
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The Office of Disaster Management (ODM) joins the rest of the disaster management arena in observing The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. The United Nations designated 13 October as International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) to promote a global culture of disaster risk reduction. It provides an opportunity to acknowledge the progress being […]
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President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19, the president tweeted early Friday morning. It was an earth-shattering announcement mere weeks from Election Day. The confirmation came after Hope Hicks, one of Trump’s closest aides, tested positive for the virus overnight. Hicks traveled with Trump on Tuesday for his debate with Democratic […]
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(CARICOM) -Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque had fruitful discussions with United States Secretary of State Mr Michael Pompeo at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters, Turkeyen, Guyana on Friday 18 September. The discussions included exchanges on the Covid-19 Pandemic and the severe economic fall-out being experienced by CARICOM Member States, the renewal of […]
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(Apple News) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the demure firebrand who in her 80s became a legal, cultural and feminist icon, died Friday. The Supreme Court announced her death, saying the cause was complications from metastatic cancer of the pancreas. The court, in a statement, said Ginsburg died at her home in Washington surrounded by family. […]
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(Caricom News) – CARICOM Heads of Government have taken a major step towards resuscitating the COVID19 challenged travel and tourism sectors, with agreement to institute a Travel Bubble among CARICOM Member States and Associate Members which meet the agreed criteria from Friday 18 September 2020.. The Heads took the decision at a Special Emergency Session […]
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