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Dominica Confirms First COVID-19 Death; Lockdown Extended

Dominica Health Minister Dr Irving McIntyre confirmed the country’s first COVID-19 death –...

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Haiti: Earthquake Leaves Mounting Death Toll, Injuries And Extensive D...

UN NEWS—Four days after a devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit south-western Haiti, th...

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Barbados Outlines Process Towards Republic Status

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley outlined the process to be followed over the coming months...

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Dominica Tops The CBI Index For The Fifth Year

Press Release – The fifth edition of the CBI Index was published this week, and the Common...

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Hypertension Now More Common In Low And Middle-Income Countries

UN News – The vast majority of people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, – a serio...

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Jamaica in for much rainfall as TS Ida barrels through Cayman

The National Hurricane Centre has dispatched a hurricane hunter aircraft to investigate Tr...

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Cuba To Accept Cryptocurrencies For Payments

Come September 15 2021, Cuba will recognize and regulate cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin...

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St. Vincent Receives Shipment Of Protective Equipment To Fight COVID-1...

Press Release – The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has received a shipment o...

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Gender-Based Violence In Haiti Feared To Increase

In a desperate measure to survive the aftermath of the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit H...

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COVID-19: New Mu Variant Could Be More Vaccine-Resistant

UN NEWS—A new coronavirus “variant of interest” named Mu – also known by its scientific na...

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UNHCR Warns Of Unprecedented Displacement In Central America And Mexic...

UN NEWS—Central America and Mexico are facing “unprecedented pressure” as the number of pe...

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Barbados Established A Mental Health & Wellness Committee

Julie Carrington, GIS Barbados – Cognisant of the difficulties students faced over the pas...

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UN: Climate Action Essential To Cool ‘Season Of Fire And Floods’ World...

UN News – With extreme weather events increasingly impacting countries across the world, t...

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Saudi Aramco Unit Wins Guyana Oil Tender

Reuters – Guyana awarded a unit of Saudi Aramco, a tender to purchase a portion of the cou...

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Fluid Balance In Body: Importance, Need, And Benefits

Maintaining the fluid balance in your body is essential to keep you healthy, hydrated and...

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Dominica Three Years After Maria

Multi awarded photographer and videographer Derek Galon shares the recovery of Dominica th...

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PAHO Selects Argentina And Brazil To Develop COVID-19 Vaccines

Release – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has announced the selection of two c...

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Protesters Against COVID-19 Vaccine Arrested In Jamaica

Several members of the opposition party in Jamaica were arrested Wednesday after staging a...

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Mottley: “I Am Not Supporting Mandatory Vaccines”

In a virtual press conference following the UNGA76, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has re...

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UN Chief: ‘Time To Rethink, Transform, And Safely Restart Tourism’

UN News – Tourism “touches almost every part of our economies and societies”, enabling the...

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Lava From La Palma Eruption Reaches The Atlantic

Daniel Roca and Joseph Wilson, AP News – A bright red river of lava from the volcano on Sp...

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Pacquiao Officially Hangs Up His Gloves

The curtain has been drawn on one of boxing’s finest careers as boxing legend Manny “Pacma...

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Food Waste: A Global Problem That Undermines Healthy Diets

UN News – A lack of food, hunger and malnutrition affect every country in the world, the U...

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The People Of The Caribbean Have A Right To Know What Is In Their Food

Media Release – “The people of the Caribbean have a right to know for themselves and their...

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Dominica Temporarily Lifts Ban On Hunting Of Wildlife

The Government of Dominica has approved the temporary lifting of the ban on hunting wildli...

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Ship’s Anchor May Have Caused Massive California Oil Spill

Stefanie Dazo, Matthew Brown, and Brian Melley, AP News – A ship’s anchor may have hooked,...

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Decade Of Climate Breakdown Saw 14 Per Cent Of Coral Reefs Vanish

UN News – Between 2009 and 2018, the continuous rise in sea temperature cost the world 14...

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Haiti And Dominican Republic Remain In UK’s Red List

Two Caribbean nations are still in the United Kingdom’s (UK) Red List of countries to avoi...

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WHO Endorses ‘Historic’ Malaria Vaccine For At-Risk Children

UN NEWS—The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the world’s...

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Caribbean Finds Opportunities From Brown Seaweed ‘Sargassum’

Hauling tonnes and tonnes of brown seaweed known as sargassum has become an annual chore f...

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