Avellon Williams CASTRIES, ST. LUCIA – Taiwan’s ambassador to Saint Lucia, Peter Chen, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Saint Lucia Nurses Association (SLNA) president, Alicia Baptiste, to strengthen ties for nursing education and training. With this MOU, nursing education, nursing professional training, and nursing exchange are expected to flourish, at a time […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – In his address to the Fifth Least Developed Countries (LDC5) Conference in the General Assembly Hall, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres elaborated on inequalities, hunger, poverty, weak infrastructure, competition for limited resources, insecurity, and conflict as major impediments afflicting these countries. In the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA), an […]
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Avellon Williams GUYANA – In an announcement, President Irfaan Ali said that his government will provide treated and purified water to the people that live along the coast of the country by 2025. According to Irfaan Ali, by 2025, 100 percent of residents in the coastal area of Guyana will have access to treated water for drinking and other uses. As part of […]
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Avellon Williams ROSEAU, DOMINICA- On Wednesday, March 17, 2022, the Commonwealth of Dominica signed the United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework (MSDCF) for the Caribbean from 2022 to 2026. According to reports from the government of Dominica, UN Resident Coordinator Didier Trebucq and Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit agreed to further sustainable development and the interests of Dominicans through a five-year […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE- During the Haitian Revolution, slaves, colonists, the British and French armies, and others fought it out between 1791 and 1804 in an effort to establish independence from slave trade. With the aid of the struggle, Haiti’s people eventually gained independence from France and thereby became the first country founded by former slaves. SLAVERY […]
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Avellon Williams MEXICO- Since reopening the southern border to asylum seekers is likely, the United States government is urging Latin American allies to strengthen immigration controls and expand their asylum programmes. In an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, US President Joe Biden is under increasing pressure from his party to end asylum restrictions that have […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- Haitians blocked roads and burned tyres during a protest by doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers over a spike in gang-related kidnappings that has further destabilized the crisis-hit island. A three-day strike began on Monday and saw the closure of public and private health institutions in Port-au-Prince and beyond, with patients being treated only at […]
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Avellon Williams ST KITTS AND NEVIS- Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris, Minister of Gender Affairs, Eugene Hamilton, will speak on the topic of recognizing women’s contributions to the development of the island nation on Leadership Matters today (Tuesday). PM Harris urged the people of St Kitts and Nevis to tune in and take part in what […]
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Avellon Williams SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO- After a ruling by a top appeal court in London, activists supporting same-sex marriage in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda have been dealt a serious blow. United Kingdom’s Privy Council, which has jurisdiction over several Caribbean islands, sided with Bermuda’s government, which had challenged a local Supreme Court decision to permit […]
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Avellon Williams UKRAINE- Many Ukrainians have been forced to hide in basements and subway stations across the country due to the influx of Russian forces. Children have seen war up close and personal. Families have been forced to flee, leaving their fathers and homes, jumping on trains or buses with their children, and walking miles […]
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