Month: October 2020

San Jose,  (IICA). The Ministers of Agriculture of the Caribbean analyzed the challenges associated with the current crisis triggered by the pandemic, shared their experiences with public policies, and discussed strategies for recovering from the […]

The virtual seminar was hosted by the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at the prestigious Princeton University on 23 October 2020, on the topic “The UN at 75 – the Role of the Right of Self-Determination”. […]

Ninety-two scholarships, valued at more than EC $19 million, were awarded to Grenadian students for study at local, regional and international tertiary education institutions, during a virtual award ceremony on Oct. 22. The scholarships included […]

(CMC) – The United States says it is committed to making the Caribbean safe and more prosperous as it congratulated St Vincent and the Grenadines on the celebration of its 41st anniversary of political independence […]

PARIS, France (AFP) — Long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to 15 per cent of COVID-19 deaths globally, according to research published Tuesday that highlights the health risks posed by greenhouse gas emissions. Previous research […]

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Asymptomatic coronavirus sufferers appear to lose detectable antibodies sooner than people who have exhibited COVID-19 symptoms, according to one of the biggest studies of its kind in Britain published on […]

ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC)— The Dominica parliament on Monday night approved the amendment to the Drugs Prevention Misuse Act even as government legislators urged that the passage of the bill should not be viewed as an […]

(CMC) — Caribbean Community (Caricom) foreign ministers have joined their counterparts in Latin America in signing a political declaration for a “sustainable, inclusive and resilient recovery” post the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Economic Commission for […]