By Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — The United Nations says it has opened a service to help displaced residents and physically challenged individuals find more secure living arrangements. In a news release, the UN agency announced that it is now offering relocation services to more than 10,000 people living in areas plagued by violence. Around […]
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By Avellon Williams KINGSTON, JAMAICA – To reduce the fear of discrimination among people living with HIV who seek medication, Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL) opened its pharmacy yesterday. It is named Life’s Work Pharmacy and is located at the organization’s Kingston office. It will also provide other medications. “The pharmacy offers a full […]
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By Avellon Williams PARIS, FRANCE – France has warned the United Kingdom that they are responsible for solving the crisis of thousands of migrants seeking entry to England from France through small boats by making it harder for people to find illegal work and by providing a “pathway to legal immigration”. French PM Jean Castex […]
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GEORGETOWN, GUYANA – The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has distanced Guyana from the discovery of an estimated 1100 lbs of cocaine found in Rotterdam a week ago inside a shipping container containing El Dorado Rum from the Caribbean country. CANU said in a statement that the container had shown no signs of tampering in Guyana. The CANU […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- In his inauguration address to members of the new government, Prime Minister Ariel Henry mentioned that the State coffers were empty, that the deficit was rising, and that his government was operating on credit. He warned that “tightening the belt” would be necessary. From the 256 billion Gourdes budget forecast for the fiscal year […]
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Avellon Williams FLORIDA, UNITED STATES- U.S. Border Patrol reports 18 Cubans arrived in the Keys on Monday, continuing a trend of emigration from Cuba to South Florida over the past year. According to the agency, a wooden boat carrying the group landed about 6:30 a.m. near Marathon, a city in the Middle Keys. Adam Hoffner, chief of […]
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Avellon Williams BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS- The Prince of Wales arrived in Barbados last night ahead of the historic ceremony removing his mother, the Queen, from her role as head of state after 55 years. On the anniversary of its independence from Britain in 1966, the Caribbean island will swear in its first president, Governor-General Dame Sandra Mason, […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- As the country recorded an increase in cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), including a record of 31 deaths on Thursday, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley urged citizens to avoid “funerals for Christmas“. Statistics released by the Ministry of Health show that 2,040 have died, and 68,288 others have been infected with the virus since March […]
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Avellon Williams LONDON, ENGLAND- A recent statement by Prince William regarding the impact of Africa’s population growth on wildlife is not going over well, especially among those who view the royal family as an anachronistic relic of Britain’s racist, colonial past. Earlier this week the Duke of Cambridge announced at the Tusk Conservation Awards, “The increasing […]
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Avellon Williams LONDON, United Kingdom- After South Africa detected a new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 with a large number of mutations, Britain announced it would ban travel from six southern African countries. According to Sajid Javid of the Department of Health, “the early indications are that this variant is likely to be more contagious than the Delta variant and […]
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