Athens, Greece (CNN)High court judge and human rights advocate Katerina Sakellaropoulou has been elected Greece’s first female president by parliament on Wednesday. Sakellaropoulou was nominated by the ruling conservative New Democracy party, but also managed to secure the backing of the main opposition party Syriza and the center-left Movement for Change. Global gender equality will take another 100 […]
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WASHINGTON, January 21, 2020—The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today a US$20 million Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Credit for Grenada with a Deferred Drawdown Option for Catastrophe Risks (Cat DDO). The Cat DDO provides Grenada with contingent financing in case of natural disasters while supporting the country’s reform program to build multi-sectoral resilience to […]
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New York: JetBlue Airways is raising fees for checking bags again by $5 – to $35 for the first one and $40 for the second – on flights within the United States. Passengers can avoid the increase if they pay for up to two bags at least 24 hours before their flight. JetBlue spokesman Derek […]
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Hurricane Maria highlighted the need to strengthen national capacities to develop and implement Education in Emergencies strategies to improve preparedness and ensure children’s right to continued education in times of crisis. Under the leadership of the Chief Education Officer, IsraAID, UNDP, UNICEF and ECHO (European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office) collaborated to support the key actors […]
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(The New York Times) – A Connecticut man charged with killing a hotel worker he says attacked his family on the Caribbean island of Anguilla has filed a negligence lawsuit against the resort company that operates the hotel. A spokeswoman for Scott Hapgood, of Darien, said the lawsuit against Auberge Resorts was filed Monday in […]
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Recognized as emerging leaders in civil society and for their work in the field of volunteerism, Dominican Loftus Durand, St. Lucian Ekiema Yarde, and St. Kitts and Nevis national P’Della’P Stanley, are currently in the United States participating in the U.S. Department of State sponsored International Visitor Leader Program (IVLP), themed “Volunteerism and Civic […]
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BBC: A volcano in the Philippines has emitted a giant plume of ash, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of some 8,000 people living nearby. The plume coming from the Taal volcano, south of the capital Manila, stretched about 1km (0.6 miles) into the sky. Rumbling sounds and tremors were also reported around Taal – […]
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(Trinidad Daily Express). The principal of a pre-school in Port-of-Spain was stabbed in the classroom on Monday. She died at hospital. Jezelle Phillip was stabbed outside this school. Photo: ROBERT TAYLOR Police said Jezelle Phillip was at her workplace, Baby’s Pre-School, when she was attacked at around 7.20am. The attack was witnessed by some pupils. […]
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Antigua:Effective January 2nd residents of Antigua and Barbuda once observed and caught by Police Officers will be ticketed for holding and using a mobile device while driving. The Vehicles and Road Traffic Amendment Act 2018 amended section 56 of the principal Act and added to the offence of careless Driving holding and using a hand-held mobile […]
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(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) — Lisa Melville and her partner Shackiba St Louis yesterday welcomed their baby daughter, Miracle, into the world. Their daughter may be as close to a miracle as the gay couple can ever expect. Using sperm donated by a gay friend, who prefers to remain anonymous, the couple said they performed an at-home insemination […]
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