WASHINGTON, USA, (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a USD 24 million emergency appeal to support the first six months of the health response and early recovery following the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela on 24 June.The funds will support the delivery of
WASHINGTON, USA – Sir Ronald Sanders, ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States and to the Organization of American States (OAS), today assumed the Chairmanship of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI) for a six-month term running through December 31, 2026.A distin
NEW YORK, USA – The United Nations has overhauled a decades-old “Kafkaesque financial rule” that requires it to return unspent funds to member states – even when those funds had never been deposited in the first place.The decision taken by the General Assembly on Tuesday follows recommendations from
By Caribbean News Global UAE / LEBANON / PAKISTAN – During a think tank session last week, a leading global Citizenship by Investment CIP/CBI agent, marketer and global migration lawyer displayed the painting of Lady Godiva, an Anglo-Saxon gentlewoman famous for her legendary ride while nude through
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Senator Dominic Smith, minister of public administration and artificial intelligence, has called for a new era of collaboration among government, industry, academia and civil society to unlock the full potential of artificial intelligence and digital transformation for the
CASTRIES, St Lucia – The following is a statement by Philip J. Pierre, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia and incoming chairman of CARICOM. He will assume the chairmanship of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on 1 July, until 31 December 2026:“Today, I speak to you as prime minister of Saint Lucia and as
ST JOHN’S Antigua – The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne issued the following statement:“My attention has been drawn to an online article posted by an entity called National News Brief, bearing the headline ‘Antiguan Prime Minister Defamation Lawsuit Against US Law Firm Backfires
By Dominika Tomaszewska-MortimerCARACAS, Venezuela – Search and rescue operations continued in Venezuela on Tuesday as thousands of displaced survivors struggled to find shelter and humanitarians issued an alert over the spread of infectious disease.The UN aid effort – key factsSix days after the ea
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – In less than two weeks over 4200 community organisations, civil society groups, government agencies, development practitioners and other entities from 102 countries have signed up to take an innovative free Grant Proposal Development in the Caribbean Context online training co
Rescue operations continue in “critical hours” while US forces deploy military assets to control operations in strategic ports and airports.By Silvana Solano RodríguezCARACAS, (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan and international rescue teams continue to search for survivors under collapsed building
By FocusEconomicsMEXICO CITY, Mexico – At the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) meeting on 25 June, the central bank decided to hold the target for the overnight interbank interest rate at 6.50 percent, after total cuts of 475 basis points since early 2024.Bank in wait-and-see modeThe decision to hold was dr
By Sam BayatThe wealthiest people I have advised were not always the most secure. Over thirty years of working with families making irreversible decisions about how their lives are structured, I kept encountering the same pattern: people who had built extraordinary financial structures, but neglecte
WASHINGTON, USA – To strengthen surveillance systems and enhance public health preparedness across the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the ministry of health of Brazil, convened a virt
By CARICOM SecretariatGUYANA / JAMAICA – Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, has reaffirmed the importance of CARICOM to Jamaica’s national development, describing the regional integration movement as “an important instrument of multilateral engagement.”“We see CARICOM as absolutely importan
