More than 150 people have died after a strong earthquake struck districts of remote western Nepal on Friday. Search and rescue efforts are hindered by blocked mountain roads. Security forces have been deployed to help rescue efforts in the rugged districts of Jajarkot and West Rukum, 500km (310 miles) west of Kathmandu. Strong tremors were […]

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is flying around the Middle East meeting leaders and officials, and today in Turkey he “will underscore the importance of protecting civilian lives in Israel and the Gaza Strip,” according to the State Department. However it seems that no one is talking to the leaders of Hamas, or that […]

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Medical tourism is one of the most lucrative areas of the tourism sector as medical and dental tourists spend six times as much as regular vacation tourists. According to the United States Centers For Disease Control The most common procedures that people undergo on medical tourism trips include dental care, cosmetic surgery, fertility treatments, organ […]

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Barbados, along with other Caribbean islands, is currently experiencing an outbreak of Dengue fever, with the number of suspected cases increasing on a daily basis according to a report from the Barbados Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health and Wellness is warning Barbadians to be aware of the signs of severe dengue as cases […]

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This week the American Ornithological Society announced that Birds in North America will no longer be officially named after the bird-loving experts who first identified them. Next year, the organization will go to work to rename around 80 types of bird found in the United States and Canada. “There is power in a name, and […]

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The Palestinian Red Crescent says at least 15 people have been killed in an Israeli air strike on an ambulance right outside Gaza City’s biggest hospital. The Israeli military says the ambulance was occupied by Hamas gunmen. The BBC Verify says it has verified graphic videos showing badly injured and possibly dead people lying outside […]

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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew says his Government welcomes the launch of the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank’s newest home mortgage financing scheme, OWN. The OWN Home Mortgage, the fourth in a suite of mortgage products offered by the financial institution, was unveiled during a launch and expo held at Independence […]

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NASSAU, The Bahamas – During his Contribution in the House of Assembly, on November 1, 2023, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip Davis said that the Consumer Protection Bill (2023) will put in place “a modern legislative framework to protect Bahamian consumers.” “Today, we will take an important step toward the economic […]

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – To combat persistent non-compliance among businesses, the Department of Consumer Affairs has introduced new measures under the Consumer Protection Bill, 2023, as discussed on the November 01 edition of Infocus. Tricia Rawlins, Communications Officer in the Department of Consumer Affairs, elaborated on how the new legislation is designed to act as a […]

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – On the November 01 edition of Infocus, Paul Queeley, Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs, outlined the new procedures for managing expired items on store shelves as mandated by the newly passed Consumer Protection Bill, 2023. Director Queeley detailed that Consumer Protection Officers are now required to promptly remove expired […]

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