COP-27 in Egypt should not be yet another hand-wringing exercise, followed by long and lofty declarations and worn-out promises, with no binding commitment to severely cut emissions and to provide the necessary funding to developing countries.
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By Santana Salmon CNW- The first set of vaccines to treat monkeypox is expected to arrive in Jamaica this month, Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton has disclosed. “We have a priority group that will be targeted, similarly to what we [did] with the COVID-19 [vaccine distribution], and once they arrive, we will […]
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By Micaiah Morgan The Barbados government has been ordered to pay a man acquitted of murder an additional BDS$60,000 (US$30,000) for breaching his constitutional rights. The payout ordered by Justice Cecil McCarthy on Wednesday, came just over a month after Justice Shona Griffith awarded Pedro Deroy Ellis BDS$75,000 (US$37, 500) for the 18 days he […]
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Two Caribbean products have been handpicked by a top professional chef to feature in cooking demonstrations at the upcoming Speciality & Fine Food Fair 2022. The Lime & Mango Dip produced by Trinidad and Tobago’s CariBelle Foods will be used in a live cooking session entitled ‘Ethical Eating – guilt-free and delicious’ taking place on […]
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By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Brazil’s economy picked up more than expected in the second quarter, as a boost in consumer spending offered a tailwind for President Jair Bolsonaro’s re-election campaign. The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 1.2% in the three months to June, official statistics agency IBGE said, above the […]
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QUITO, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Ecuador on Thursday began a year-long regularization process for thousands of Venezuelan migrants who are undocumented or lack visas or a legal right to stay in the country. Thousands of Venezuelans have entered Ecuador in recent years, fleeing the economic crisis in their country. Many of them use the Andean […]
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By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) – There will likely be normal levels of tropical storm activity over the next two weeks as the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season hits its peak, forecasters at Colorado State University said on Thursday. An upper-level trough in the atmosphere is expected to continue bringing near-normal to above-normal wind […]
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Sept 2 (Reuters) – For the biggest Wall Street banks, the pandemic is largely in the rear view mirror as they step up efforts to bring employees back to office full-time while also easing or lifting COVID-19 protocols. The finance industry, spearheaded by major banks, has sought to wind down remote work even though these […]
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By Alex Binley & Matt Murphy BBC News Argentina’s vice-president has narrowly avoided assassination after a gunman’s weapon jammed as he aimed at her. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was greeting supporters outside her home when a man emerged from the crowd and pointed a handgun in her face. President Alberto Fernández said the gun […]
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky on Thursday signed off on an advisory committee’s recommendation of updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters for people 12 and older, clearing the way for a fall campaign for the shots. Following the CDC’s decision, the vaccinations can now begin. “The updated COVID-19 boosters are […]
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