Twenty-five heads of government and international agencies have made a joint call for a new treaty that would signal high-level political action needed to protect the world from future health crises. The international community should work together “towards a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response” to build a more robust global health architecture that will protect future generations, […]
Leaders from the Caribbean region (CARICOM) will meet in Barbados at the beginning of the week to discuss the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the tourism industry. According to CARICOM officials, the meeting will seek to develop a common CARICOM position in the light of varying positions taken on cruise ships and airlines operating in the Caribbean. The meeting […]
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in a press release has stated that the futures of millions of children living in countries affected by armed conflict are at risk, as warring parties continue to commit grave violations against children, while world leaders fail to hold perpetrators accountable. “Children living in conflict zones around the world have continued to suffer through extreme levels of violence over the past 12 months, […]
And Thrown Out Of Church By The Scruff Of The Neck Gino Jennings is no ordinary man of the cloth; this fire-and-brimstone, black American fundamentalist preacher has been tagged with labels such as rambunctious, offensive, arrogant, bigoted, and a straight talker. Jennings started preaching at the tender age of 13 and began his own ministry at age 22. He is […]
