Caricom’s “Gaza Mission” at the 2024 United Nations General Assembly
Bridgetown (WIREDJA): On July 20, 2024, the Lancet journal of the United Kingdom -one of the world’s most respected medical journals- published a very sobering article on the human carnage that is currently taking place in Gaza. The article was entitled “Counting the Dead in Gaza: difficult but essential”, and was authored by three medical researchers -Dr. Rasha Khatib of the Advocate Aurora Research Institute, Dr. Martin McKee of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Dr. Salim Yusuf of McMaster University.
Caricom´s Critical Stand on Climate Change at SIDS Conference
Georgetown (WIREDJA): The Caribbean Community (Caricom) has taken a bold and uncompromising stance on climate change, with Secretary General Dr. Carla Barnett delivering a powerful critique at the Fourth International Conference On Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Antigua and Barbuda.
Kenyan advance party arrive in Haiti to Recon for troop deployment on May 26
Port-au-Prince (WIREDJA): Ahead of the expected arrival of Kenyan troops in Haiti on May 26, an advanced delegation of officers who arrived in Haiti on Monday began an inspection in the capital on Tuesday, in order to assess the area where its military will be stationed while in Port-au-Prince.
Comissiong calls for Global help to set up Slavery Tribunal
Geneva (WIREDJA): Barbados’ ambassador to CARICOM, and Deputy Chairman of the National Task Force on Reparations, Ambassador David Comissiong, has again called on the United Nations to establish a new international special tribunal to seek reparations for transatlantic slavery and its legacies in today’s society.
