WHO CHIEF: WORLD ‘BLIND’ TO COVID TRANSMISSION, EVOLUTION  The World Health Organization’s (WHO) director-general is pressing countries to maintain COVID-19 surveillance and share information on its transmission and sequencing, saying reduced testing abroad “makes us increasingly blind to patterns of transmission and evolution.” Speaking on Tuesday during a press conference, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted that […]

The post WHO Warns of Testing End, US Mask Mandate, EU Eases Pandemic Restrictions appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

Trending | View in Browser April 27, 2022 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day.  Today’s Headlines Russia says it’s cutting gas to two EU nations in escalation POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia opened a new front in its war over Ukraine on Wednesday, […]

The post WORLD VIEW: Russia Cuts Gas to 2 EU Nations, Macron the Power Player, EU Emergency Gas Talks, More appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

By Santana Salmon CNW- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Monday urged countries to step up efforts to tackle malaria in the region, calling for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment interventions that are data-led and tailored to local contexts. In a message marking World Malaria Day, PAHO said in 2020, the 18 endemic countries of […]

The post Caribbean Countries Urged to Step Up the Fight Against Malaria appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

Skip to content   Police of the Ortega regime during the raid on the facilities of ’La Prensa’, in August of last year. (Twitter) EFE (via 14ymedio), Miami, 21 April 2022 — The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) concluded its biannual meeting with a pessimistic document in which it maintains that “the increasing violence against journalists […]

The post A Bleak Six Months for Press Freedom in The Americas appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

Story by Nell Lewis CNN Jaguar spots are etched in black ink on Reynold Cal’s lower arms. Tattooed on the left is the rose-shaped pattern found on Romeo, and on the right is that of Superman, names Cal gave to two of the big cats after watching them over the years on camera trap footage. […]

The post This Narrow Corridor of Land Could Mean Life or Death for Jaguars in Belize appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

By Ismael Lopez   MANAGUA, April 26 (Reuters) – Nicaragua said on Tuesday the state would take possession of the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Managua, two days after the Central American country exited the group and expelled some of its members. “The attorney general’s office reports that the real estate […]

The post Nicaragua to Take Over Headquarters of ‘Deplorable’ OAS appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

LAS BAMBAS, Peru, April 26 (Reuters) – Chinese-owned MMG Ltd’s (1208.HK) huge Las Bambas copper mine in Peru is considering a plan to evict indigenous communities that have camped on the property and forced a production halt, according to an executive and a document seen by Reuters. Under Peruvian civil law, property owners can attempt […]

The post China-Owned Las Bambas Mine Weighs Plan to Evict Protesting Communities appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

BBC- A total of 52 Colombian human rights activists and community leaders have been killed in the first three months of this year, authorities say. It is a significant increase from 2021, which saw 145 murders all year. Most of the victims are targeted because they clash with the interests of illegal armed groups, including […]

The post Colombia Reports 52 Community Activists Killed Already This Year appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

BBC- El Salvador’s defence minister has praised the extension by Congress of emergency measures which he says are having a “positive” effect in the battle against rampant gang violence. René Merino said that more than 17,000 suspected gang members had been arrested since the state of emergency was declared a month ago. On Sunday, Congress […]

The post El Salvador Anti-Gang Measures ‘A Success’ as 17,000 Held appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

US VP Harris prescribed COVID-19 antiviral pill after testing positive by Monique Beals US Vice President Kamala Harris has been prescribed and has taken Paxlovid, an antiviral pill used to treat COVID-19. Harris press secretary Kirsten Allen tweeted the announcement about the vice president’s treatment on Tuesday. It came just hours after it was announced […]

The post US Vice Pres. Tests Pos, More Anti Viral Pills, PTSD and Covid, 60% of Americans Show Covid Signs, World Covid Stats appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.