BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Rats and mosquitoes plus some severe flu attacks are causing health authorities to put the public on alert.
Concerned about the incidence of leptospirosis and a tripling in the number of dengue fever cases, health officials disclosed yesterday there was a spike in “influenza-like illnesses” in the last few weeks and the severity of some of those cases was troubling.
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Guyana on Thursday joined Antigua and Barbuda and Trinidad and Tobago in warning that several countries, including some in the Caribbean, are likely to fail in achieving the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
In addressing the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly Debate, President Donald R. Ramotar said while a review has revealed that the world as a whole has witnessed substantial progress towards the achievement of the MDGs, “prospects vary significantly within and across countries.
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller was forced to halt her exit from the 68th United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, yesterday afternoon, as a group of gay activists protested outside the Ford Foundation offices.
The group of seven protesters shouted, "Gay rights are human rights!" and "Portia, shame on you!" as Simpson Miller exited the building.
Simpson Miller appeared unperturbed, waving at the protesters and blowing kisses, but was later redirected by a security detail.
UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations has “a moral responsibility” in the deadly cholera outbreak that has killed more than 8,500 Haitians and sickened another 600,000-plus, the head of Haiti’s government said Thursday in his debut before the global body.
With President Michel Martelly among a list of world leaders shirking off an appearance at this year’s U.N. General Assembly, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe used his appearance in the global spotlight to call on the U.N. to do more to help Haiti eradicate what experts are calling the world’s worst cholera outbreak.
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), John Ashe is appealing to the international community to ensure they honour their obligation to alleviating poverty and address issues such as gender inequality and income distribution.
UNITED NATIONS, 2013, CMC - Haiti has asked the global community to give the earthquake-ravaged, French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country a “second look” following the devastation caused by the powerful earthquake in 2010.
“Despite our extremely difficult legacy and countless setbacks, a new Haiti is making progress on the path of democracy and development,” Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe told the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Debate.
KINGSTON, Jamaica - SINCE slavery, we have had a problem creating jobs. The well-intentioned PNP and JLP made no impact. Full employment was achieved by communists or managed democracies as Singapore — the work of firm leaders. Why can't we?
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, CMC – A new report released on Thursday says family farming has key role to play in food security in the Caribbean and Latin America.
The report, “The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas 2014: A Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean,” presented at the 2013 Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas, says Latin America and the Caribbean can produce more food by increasing the sector's productivity in the face of restrictions on using new land for agriculture.
KINGSTON, Jamaica - SINCE slavery, we have had a problem creating jobs. The well-intentioned PNP and JLP made no impact. Full employment was achieved by communists or managed democracies as Singapore — the work of firm leaders. Why can't we?
KINGSTON, Jamaica - This week, the leaders of the world — including our prime minister — are gathered at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York for the annual General Assembly.
This exercise is often dismissed as a glorious talk shop with photo opportunities. Indeed, Jamaica's participation has been dismissed locally as a waste of time and resources, because a small country has little or no influence on the United Nations and international affairs.