July 1, 2020
Government of Canada and CDB Establish New Fund to Support Disaster Risk Management
Governments in nine Caribbean countries will still be able to maintain their disaster risk management efforts even with national finances stretched by the demands of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is because the Government of Canada has…
July 1, 2020
Ministry of Health issues warning on hand sanitizers manufactured by Eskbiochem
The Ministry of Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services (MoHASHS),in response to an US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory, is advising all local healthcare facilities, other local suppliers and the general public to discontinue the…
June 2, 2020
Premier League players urged to take a knee in protest at George Floyd’s death
(CNN) After Liverpool players took a knee during training in a show of solidarity following the global outrage over George Floyd's death, NBA star Lebron James tweeted #YNWA -- a reference to the Premier League club's 'You'll Never Walk Alone"…
May 31, 2020
Twitter is now in completely uncharted waters
(CNN Business) There is no turning back for Twitter now. The only way out is through. When Twitter slapped a warning label on one of President Donald Trump's tweets Friday for "glorifying violence," it was almost certain that the move — a first for…
May 31, 2020
George Floyd death: Lawyer calls it ‘premeditated murder’
A lawyer for the family of George Floyd, whose death sparked unrest across the US, has accused a police officer of "premeditated murder". Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder, but lawyer Benjamin Crump told…
May 31, 2020
Storm develops near Bermuda
A tropical system developing near Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean could set the record as the earliest, third-named storm to take shape ahead of the official hurricane season. The NOAA's National Hurricane Center predicted that the tropical system has…
May 31, 2020
George Floyd death: Widespread unrest as curfews defied across US
Curfews have been ordered in cities across the US to try to stem unrest sparked by the death of a black man in police custody. But they have been defied in many areas, with shops looted, cars burned and buildings attacked. Riot police have used tear…
May 31, 2020
Zuckerberg finally explains why Facebook is doing nothing about Trump’s posts
(CNN Business) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained Friday night why his company would take no action on posts in which President Trump threatened "looting" in Minneapolis would lead to "shooting." That explanation came roughly 16 hours after…
May 30, 2020
Coronavirus: India to loosen lockdown despite record cases
India has announced plans to further ease a strict national lockdown even as the country reported a record daily rise in new coronavirus cases. From 8 June, restaurants, hotels, shopping centres and places of worship will be allowed to re-open in…
May 28, 2020
While some countries clap for doctors, health workers in Russia face open hostility
Moscow (CNN) Frontline medical workers in the US, the UK and elsewhere may face major risks in their efforts to battle the coronavirus pandemic, but they've also seen an outpouring of public appreciation. In Russia, health workers say they face…