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PAHO and Canada join efforts to eliminate trachoma in Latin America

Washington, DC, 22 September, 2023 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Government of Canada have launched an initiative to eliminate trachoma, an infectious eye disease and leading cause of blindness among women in poor, remote areas of Latin…

Prime Minister Drew invites Nationals in Canada to invest in making Saint Kitts and Nevis a Sustainable Island State at Pre-independence Gala in Canada 

(L-R) Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr. Glenroy Blanchette; Diaspora Ambassador, Dr. Christine Walwyn; Saint Kitts and Nevis Consulate in Toronto, Brenda Foreman;  Prime Minister of Saint Kitts Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew; Charge d’affaires at Saint Kitts and Nevis High Commission…

Prime Minister Terrance Drew Advances St. Kitts-Nevis-Canada Partnership on a courtesy visit with Lt. Governor of Ontario

Prime Minister Hon Dr. Terrance Drew greets Her Honour, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, the Lieutenant (Lt) Governor of Ontario.  Toronto, ON, Canada, September 11, 2023 (PMO) – Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr.  Terrance Drew on a visit to Toronto to…

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St K&N: Prime Minister Drew explores cutting-edge climate-smart hospital in Toronto during visit to foster sustainable economic growth

L-R) Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr. Glenroy Blanchette; Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew; Mr. Eustace Wallace, St. Kitts-Nevis Chargé d’affaires ad interim in Ottawa, Canada, with senior representative from the University of…

Canada wildfires: At least 30,000 households in British Columbia told to evacuate

Reuters By Jaroslav Lukiv & Aoife Walsh BBC News About 30,000 households have been ordered to evacuate in Canada’s British Columbia province, where nearly 400 wildfires are raging. Two huge fires in the Shuswap region merged overnight, destroying blocks of…

NO SAFE HAVEN: September 8 2020 Report highlights Canada’s failure to prosecute individuals accused of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity

September 8 2020 The recent murder of a Liberian national who had settled in Ontario has made one thing clear: Canada is failing to bring those suspected of crimes against humanity and war crimes to justice. In late June, Bill…

US shoots down 3rd high-altitude object over Canada

From Newsmax A U.S. F-22 fighter jet shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada on Saturday, the second such instance in as many days, as North America appeared on edge following a week-long Chinese spying balloon saga that drew…

PAHO and Canada step up efforts to bring COVID-19 vaccines to populations in situations of vulnerability in Latin America and the Caribbean

Kingston, Jamaica, 13 January, 2023 (PAHO) – The Government of Canada and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today announced a renewed collaboration to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines for populations that have lagged behind in immunization efforts across Latin America and…

Russia: The most dangerous words

By Peter Polack An early sign of the Ukraine conflict unfolding into generational warfare can be discerned from the recent video of a boy soldier, armed with a machine gun, performing roadside security checks in the Donbas.  The innocence lost…

Healthy ecosystems need birds, but billions fatally strike our windows every year

Birds cannot see glass windows, fatally crashing in alarming numbers. That’s bad for them, humans, and the environment. By Daniel Klem Jr. / Independent Media Institute Glass windows have existed since as long ago as 290 CE, if only in…