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Day: October 22, 2020

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Health: A political choice – Act now, together

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the global economy and threatened to undo decades of progress made in health care Health: A Political Choice – Act Now, Together is the latest in a series of titles produced in collaboration…

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Electric. Practical. Good. – Ritter Sport uses all−electric Mercedes−Benz eActros for production supply

Chocolate manufacturer Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co KG starts practical test with Mercedes-Benz eActros. Ritter Sport uses battery-powered 18-ton truck to shuttle between warehouse and factory. Cool swap body with electric cooling unit from Schmitz Cargobull enables emission-free temperature-controlled transport….

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Ubisoft and Reebok announce partnership and reveal Capsule Collection

ASSASSIN’S CREED® VALHALLA x REEBOK Capsule Collection Infuses Reebok’s Street Style With An Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Inspired Viking Fantasy Boston, Mass. – October 22, 2020 – Today, Ubisoft and Reebok announced their partnership, set to bring the story of the highly anticipated…

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ECLAC will hold its 38th session on October 26-28

This UN regional commission’s most important biennial meeting will be carried out virtually for the first time in history. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold on October 26-28 its thirty-eighth session, the United Nations regional…

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IMF / Sub−Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook Report Press Briefing

Sub-Sahara Africa is headed for its worst economic decline on record, the IMF reported Thursday (Oct. 22) in Washington, DC. The IMF forecasts a 3 percent decline in sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP in 2020 announced Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the…

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Director’s Remarks – Weekly Press Briefing on COVID-19 – October 21

Good morning and thank you for joining today’s press briefing. As of October 20th, there have been over 40 million cases and over 1.1 million deaths worldwide due to COVID-19, including 18.9 million cases in the Region of the Americas…

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Work to develop a COVID-19 vaccine is faster than ever but safety and efficacy processes remain unchanged, PAHO Director says

However, while spikes in cases continue in the Region, countries must ensure a sustained response until a vaccine arrives.  Washington D.C., October 21, 2020 (PAHO) – While the Americas urgently awaits a breakthrough, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will only…

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OECS Commission to support consumer protection under the 11th EDF

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 — The 11th European Development Fund (EDF) will provide a new boost to the OECS’s commitment to implementing this framework, and advance the improvement of conditions for consumers. Under the 11th EDF the OECS will be executing several initiatives…

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Cayman: Pirates Week Festival 2020 to spotlight smaller, more manageable stand-alone events

The Pirates Week Festival has put on its creative hat and come up with a ‘2020 version’ of the National Festival that we all know and love.Existing restrictions regarding crowd numbers have resulted in the standard Pirates Week Festival model…

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Cayman: New charity to throw community a valuable lifeline

The launch of charitable organisation, LifeLine, this week heralds the creation of the Cayman Islands’ first national Automated External Defibrillator (AED) database linked to the 911 emergency system.  LifeLine’s lifesaving new database is currently under development and LifeLine is in…