Global Ports Holding Plc (“GPH”), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, is pleased to announce that it has signed a 30-year concession agreement with the Puerto Rico Ports Authority for San Cruise Port, Puerto Rico, following a competitive procurement process managed by the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnership Authority. The announcement was made locally by […]

Around 300 million more people are now protected by at least one tobacco control measure than in 2007, but e-cigarettes and tobacco industry interference threaten achievements.  (PAHO) – Some 900 million people, or 96% of the population of the 35 countries of the Americas are currently protected by at least one of the six tobacco control measures […]

The increasing amount of waste generated is a problem for all Member States of the OECS. That problem is becoming more acute due to diminishing space in sanitary landfills. OECS countries are also vulnerable to marine litter impacts due to financial and institutional challenges in properly managing waste. However, the convenience which plastic affords and […]

Couva, Trinidad and Tobago. August 12, 2022 (IICA). “The ART of Adapting: A Climate Solution Creative Art Competition” launched on August 12th, 2022 and commemorates UN International Youth Day 2022.    Young people, ages ten to fifteen, who reside in the project’s target communities, are invited to join the competition’s call to artistically depict solutions to […]