CARPHA AND UK-PHRST DELIVER OUTBREAK RESPONSE TRAINING FOR CARIBBEAN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THROUGH LANDMARK GLOBAL OUTBREAK ALERT AND RESPONSE NETWORK WORKSHOP
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. August 20, 2025. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in collaboration with the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), has…
CARPHA LAUNCHES STRATEGIC PLAN 2025-2030: STRONGER TOGETHER
Georgetown, Guyana. August 7, 2025. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) officially launched its new Results-Oriented Strategic Plan for 2025–2030 under the theme “Stronger Together: Advancing Caribbean Health Through Collaboration, Innovation and Sustainable Action” on July30th. The high-level event, held in Georgetown,…
2025 Eco-Warrior Challenge open to Cayman Islands government schools to win a 3-day course to CCMI
The Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) is excited to announce the launch of the Eco-Warrior Challenge 2025, an engaging nationwide competition for government primary school classes (years 5 and 6) to showcase their passion for a healthy environment. This year,…
Alternative drive solutions: Challenge and opportunity for agricultural machinery dealers
Release Date: 22 Aug 2025 | Frankfurt, Germany Frankfurt, Germany – 22 August, 2025 – As agriculture transitions to low-emission technologies, AGRITECHNICA 2025 will spotlight tractors and machinery powered by alternative fuels and electric drives. This shift presents both challenges and…
The world is on fire—and the powerful are walking away
By Joanna Ewart-James, Freedom United From political backsliding to climate disaster, corporate abuse to mass displacement, we are witnessing rising inequality—and rising exploitation. Governments are scaling back. Anti-trafficking funding is drying up. And corporations are raking in profit while workers suffer abuse…
MHES and Partners Launch Annual HPV Vaccination Drive to Eliminate Cervical Cancer in the Cayman Islands
The Ministry of Health, Environment and Sustainability (MHES), the Public Health Department (PHD) and the Cayman Islands Cancer Society (CICS) are pleased to announce the expansion of what has become an annual HPV vaccination drive for school age children and…
Maping Climate Innovation Ecosystem Across SIDS
Join us for the Virtual Island Summit 2025 from September 15–19. Free registration now open! This week, the newly released Island Project report by Climatebase Fellows lays out a roadmap for how global, regional, and local actors can collaborate more effectively to…
How Indigenous Jarawara Women Use Snuff to Shape Movement, Meaning, and Daily Life
Among the Jarawara, snuff is more than a daily ritual—it’s a source of pleasure, power, and connection, shaped by the care and agency of women.
CARIBBEAN YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL ENDS ON THE HIGHEST NOTE!
The Caribbean Youth Film Festival, hosted by Dove Productions, marks another successful year of pouring skills of filmmaking and other aspects of film production into young people at the grass roots level. From August 5th to 15th 2025, a group…
Influential US evangelical leader James Dobson dies aged 89
By Bernd Debusmann Jr From BBC News James Dobson – Getty Images Dr James Dobson, a prominent and influential evangelical leader who advised four US presidents, has died aged 89. Dobson was a fixture in conservative US politics for decades…
