l PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Haiti on Sunday said at least seven people have died of cholera in a surprise return of the disease that comes as the nation is paralyzed by a gang blockade that has triggered shortages of fuel and clean drinking water. The disease killed some 10,000 people through a 2010 […]

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By George Wright BBC News Venezuela has freed seven jailed Americans in exchange for the release of two relatives of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the two countries have confirmed. The swap included five American oil executives, US officials said. The Americans were exchanged for two of Mr Maduro’s wife’s nephews, who were serving 18-year sentences […]

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by Zach Schonfeld THE HILL The bridge leading from Fort Myers to Pine Island, Fla., is heavily damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Due to the damage, the island can only be reached by boat or air. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Wash.DC- Local, state and federal officials painted a dire description […]

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Poll: Millions of Americans lack booster knowledge © AP A new poll released on Friday found that half of U.S. adults say they know little to nothing about the recently authorized bivalent coronavirus booster doses almost one month after they were made available. Public awareness evenly split: The data from the Kaiser Family Foundation’s COVID-19 […]

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By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Online Latin America editor, Rio de Janeiro Brazil’s election is going into a second round in which left-winger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. With almost all the votes counted, Lula had won 48% against Bolsonaro’s 43% – a much closer result than opinion polls […]

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  The Reuters Daily Briefing Friday, September 30, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. Ukraine’s advance challenges Putin’s grip on the Donbas region, Hurricane Ian veers toward the Carolinas, and euro zone inflation hits a record high of 10% Today’s biggest stories Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with […]

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THE Government of Barbados has secured BB$146.52 million from the issuance of a dual currency blue bond with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) acting as guarantors for the transaction. A blue bond is an innovative financial tool that has the potential to grow the blue economy. Blue bonds can be issued […]

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There would, of course, be great opposition to this by the world’s greatest polluters.  Consequently, enormous pressure would be put on small states not to pursue any of the legal initiatives now being contemplated by Vanuatu, by Antigua and Barbuda, Tuvalu, Palau and Niue, and by The Ecocide Foundation. 

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By CMC News Jamaica is the first country in the region to make significant progress in the development of a National Consumer Protection and Welfare Policy and Implementation Plan, according to Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Norman Dunn Spearheaded by the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), the policy seeks to ensure that consumers are […]

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