The State of Food Security and Nutrition warns that the region will fail the hunger target of the Sustainable Development Goals. Hunger has risen to 47.7 million people in 2019. July 13th 2020, Santiago, Chile – Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean increased to 47.7 million people in 2019, after five years of continuous rise, according to the new FAO report, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2020. SOFI is developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Health Organization (WHO),…
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A notably upset Senator Kay Bacchus-Baptiste told social media audiences, on July 9, of her intention to appeal an eviction notice that was fielded to several vendors who ply their trade just opposite Massy’s Supermarket in Arnos Vale. According to the NDP senator and prominent lawyer, “one of the main problems that we face with this government is victimization. I am really seething tonight. Seething. “There’s a young man, he’s in the audience here tonight, Romal John, who has decided that he can’t take the situation in St. Vincent anymore and he’s going to speak out. He has been at…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines today recorded six (6) new COVID-19 cases, following the receipt of PCR results from the Caribbean Public Health Agency – CARPHA this evening. Results are reported following a two-step verification process which includes both the CARPHA Public Health Lab and the local Molecular Laboratory Unit. The new positive cases are returning residents who arrived here on the AA 945 flight on Saturday, July 11th with one hundred and fifty-five (155) passengers. These new positive cases will now commence a fourteen (14) day isolation period. Sixty-nine (69) other passengers who were in close contact on board…
(BBC) Florida has registered a state record of 15,299 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours – around a quarter of all of the United States’ daily infections. The state, with just 7% of the US population, surpassed the previous daily record held by California. Florida, which began lifting coronavirus restrictions in May, has proved vulnerable due to tourism and an elderly population. Its figures eclipse the worst daily rates seen in New York in April. Florida also registered an additional 45 deaths. The state would rank fourth in the world for new cases if it were a country, according to…
BOSTON, United States (AP) — At this time of the year, The Friendly Fisherman on Cape Cod is usually bustling with foreign students clearing tables and helping prepare orders of clam strips or fish and chips. But because of a freeze on visas, Janet Demetri won’t be employing the 20 or so workers this summer. So as the crowds rush back, Demetri must work with nine employees for her restaurant and market — forcing her to shutter the business twice a week. “It’s really disturbing because we are really busy,” said Demetri. “We can’t keep up once the doors are…
(CNC3) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has accused the United National Congress (UNC) of buying votes for $300 as part of their attempt to ensure success in the August 10 general election. He alleged that the source of these funds came from ill-gotten gains during their time in office. The PMmade the allegations during the People’s National Movement’s (PNM) first virtual political meeting last night at the Bagatelle Community Centre, Diego Martin. Rowley boasted that no one in his government was running from the police, nor had anyone used their position to further their own interests during the past five…
A huge fire on Sunday destroyed a section of the Lusignan prison facility on the East Coast of Demerara, Guyana. Residents in the area say prisoners started a protest early Sunday at the penitentiary after which the facility went up in flames. Residents also said they heard prisoners screaming. Police say that following a report of narcotics found about 12:45 p.m. today, and the subsequent activation of a search by an investigative team, some prisoners from the facility began rioting. As a consequence, the relevant joint services protocol was activated. Joint services ranks were able to contain the riot and…
Two of the 154 persons who arrived in St Vincent on Saturday, July 11, 2020 onboard the American Airlines flight from Miami have tested positive for Covid-19. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves speaking on radio Sunday made the announcement.
Today, Guyana’s Chief Elections Officer, Mr. Keith Lowenfield, submitted the elections results to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The lawful process, as promulgated in Section (96) the Laws of Guyana Chapter 1:03 – The Representation of the People Act, must ensue with dispatch to being this election impasse to an end. The Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) has noted with much concern and utter dismay, the bellicose rhetoric by politicians and bureaucrats from the United States, Britain, Canada and the European Union, as well as the Organization of American States (OAS), on Guyana’s elections dispute. Instead of helping to…
Jamaica Observer — The Organisation of American States (OAS) has rejected the latest report of Guyana’s chief elections officer which gives the win in the disputed March 2 general election to the ruling coalition party A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) in spite of a national recount. The report, the OAS said in statement this afternoon, is acting in bad faith and contrary to the interest of democracy in Guyana. “Let us be very clear – the only democratic solution for Guyana at this time is respect for the results of the national recount,” the OAS said. “No other figures…