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‘Extreme measures’ needed to see Ebola shot development through
(Reuters) – Developing and bringing to market effective Ebola vaccines requires extreme measures and unprecedented international cooperation, global health experts said on Monday. In an interim report on a roadmap for vaccines against the current and any future outbreaks of the deadly virus, infectious disease specialists Jeremy Farrar and Mike Osterholm said the scope of effort was “too complex for…
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Jamaica has highest proportion of women managers globally – study
GENEVA, Switzerland, Tuesday January 13, 2015, CMC – A new study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found that Jamaica has the highest proportion of women managers, globally, ahead of countries like the United States and the United Kingdom The study also found that while women are still under-represented in top management, the number of women in senior and…
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St Vincent embarks on renewable energy path
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, Monday January 12, 2015, IPS – For decades, the fertile slopes of La Soufriere volcano, which occupies the northern third of this 344-kilometre-square island, has produced illegally grown marijuana that fuels the local underground economy, and the trade in that illicit drug across the eastern Caribbean. But now the 1,234-metre-high mountain, which last erupted in 1979, is now being…
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Remarkable Progress Five Years after Haiti Earthquake
ATLANTA, Jan. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Five years after the devastating earthquake in 2010 left millions in need of urgent medical care, Haiti has made significant progress toward rebuilding the national public health system. Working with the Haitian government, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other partners have made progress toward the reconstruction of the public health sector…
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Haitians observe Day of Remembrance
President of Haiti H.E. Michel Martelly, accompanied by the First Lady Mrs. Sophia Martelly, the Prime Minister Mr. Evans Paul, the First Minister Ms. Florence Duperval Guillaume, members of the various state institutions, the religious community, civil society, the diplomatic and consular corps and representatives of international organizations attended the official commemoration on Monday, January 12, 2014, the 5th anniversary…
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Vincentians in mourning as bus with school children plunges into the sea
St. Vincent and the Grenadines was thrown into a state of mourning Monday after a mini bus with about 16 school children and three other persons overturned between Fancy and Owia, on the island’s north east coast and plunged into the sea below. Official reports put the death toll at five. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves addressed the nation Monday morning…
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Region warned to be prepared for massive earthquake
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jan 13, CMC – The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) is warning the region to “move expeditiously” towards building resilience amid predictions of the Caribbean being hit with an earthquake with a magnitude of eight or larger. “We must develop, legislate and enforce Building Codes using up-to-date seismic hazard…
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US Vice President Joe Biden to Host Caribbean Energy Security Summit
United States Vice President Joe Biden will be hosting the first-ever Caribbean Energy Security Summit later this month. The summit will be held in Washington, DC on Jan. 26. “The Vice President looks forward to welcoming Caribbean leaders and representatives of the international community to promote a cleaner and more sustainable energy future in the Caribbean through improved energy governance,…
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Suriname Assumes Chair of the OAS Permanent Council
The Permanent Representative of Suriname to the Organization of American States (OAS), Niermala Badrising, today assumed the Chair of the Permanent Council of the hemispheric institution, a position she will hold for the next three months. Upon assuming the role, Ambassador Badrising expressed the honor and commitment the position implies and reiterated her “commitment to the highest standards to ensure…
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Kittitian among 60 youths to receive leadership award from Queen Elizabeth
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JANUARY 13TH 2015 (CUOPM) – A St. Peter’s youth is among 60 young people from across the Commonwealth being recognised as exceptional leaders in their community and will receive a youth leadership award from Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II. Twenty-four-year-old Javon Liburd is among four from the Caribbean. “Javon was raised single-handedly by his mother. Despite…
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