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Treaty pushes for environmental justice in Latin America and the Caribbean
By: Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah From Open Global Rights Despite closing space for civil society, the new Escazú Agreement—which offers protection measures for environmental groups and defenders—is a shining example of citizens organizing in creative ways to fight for social justice. After…
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Chile President and First Lady Put Older Persons on the Political Agenda of the UNGA
From UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs Nearly 962 million people around the world are 60 years old or older, which represent 13% of the world population. This phenomenon has a growth rate of 3% annually and according to…
Caribbean teen overcomes depression for academic achievement in Orlando
By Jerry Askin From Click Orlando Kedrine Gayle graduated with honors, now attends USF ORLANDO, Fla. – Kedrine Gayle, 18, said she’s living proof that despite their background and upbringing, people can achieve whatever they strive for with the right focus…
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Serve as ‘Test Case’ for climate-related technologies, Grenada urges Caribbean nations
From WIC UNITED NATIONS: The island country Grenada has called on other Caribbean nations and Small Island Development States (SIDS) to serve as ‘test cases’ for nationwide implementation of climate-related technologies and advances. While addressing in the United Nations General…
St Kitts & Nevis: PM Harris’ Statement at 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly (Sept. 28th, 2018)
“We endorse a holistic approach to health, and I am happy to report that we have shifted into high gear to make an essential component of global health – universal health coverage – a reality for all citizens in St….
Migrants on Cayman Brac
The Immigration Department reports that 11 Cuban migrants are currently in the care of its Cayman Brac officers. The group consists of nine males and two females, who say they were at sea for six days. Among these are two…
Another judge, another woman, another slap in the face
By Sejal Singh From The Cut Judge Brett Kavanaugh, the golden child of Washington’s “respectable” right, is on the verge of confirmation to the Supreme Court, fulfilling the decades-long conservative project of taking over American courts. His anointment had seemed…
First phase of elimination of single-use plastic from resorts across seven Caribbean islands
By Dmytro Makarov From eTurbo News Sandals Resorts International Announces First Phase of Elimination of Single-Use Plastic from Resorts Across Seven Caribbean Islands MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, Sept. 17, 2018 — Today, on the first day of Pollution Prevention Week, Sandals…
The healing powers of garlic
By Lisa Turner From ecomall In the ever-changing world of magic foods and miracle cures, garlic has maintained its status as a virtual panacea of the herbal kingdom. The so-called “stinking rose” has a history of more than 5,000 years…
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Birth defects cluster not just down to Zika
By: Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade From Sci Dev Net Speed read Unusual cluster of microcephaly probed in northeastern Brazil Number of cases increased 20-fold from 2010 to 2015 Poverty, poor environmental management may increase risk [SAO PAULO] The Zika virus…
