PAHO provides training to Caribbean laboratory technicians for cholera detection
According to a news release from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), a virtual training, which took place from 14-16 February, focused on preparing national…
Africa news roundup 12-18 Feb
Ghana Former chief justice protests inclusion of pensioners in debt exchange programme Justice Sophia Akuffo, former chief justice of Ghana, has joined picketing pensioners at…
Education Ministry to assist special needs student sitting PEP exam
According to a recent news release, students with special needs or long-term medical conditions, who are slated to sit this year’s Grade Six Primary Exit…
Africa news roundup 5-11 Feb
Ghana President Akufo Addo announces ministerial reshuffle After weeks of speculations, President Akufo Addo has made changes to his government. The President has made the…
Reggae month requires us to tell reggae’s story
Reggae Month 2023 is on in earnest with concerts, parties and other musical extravaganzas unfolding across Jamaica, in South Florida and elsewhere in the Diaspora….
Students to be enrolled in Jamaica’s first STEAM academy
It is anticipated that 2,400 students will be enrolled in Jamaica’s first Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Academy, when it is completed….
African leaders unite in pledge to end AIDS in children
Ministers and representatives from 12 African countries have laid out their plans to end AIDS in children by 2030 under the Dar-es-Salaam Declaration for Action…
Africa news round up 29 Jan to 4 Feb
GHANA Army refutes claims of civilian killings The Ghana armed forces have refuted allegations that its men have been brutalizing and killing civilians in the…
New Road Traffic Act and Regulations come into effect
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, is calling for the public’s patience and cooperation, in the wake of the new Road Traffic Act…
Education Ministry places Homestead Primary on priority list
Homestead Primary and Infant School in St Catherine will be prioritized for infrastructure improvement and greater interventions to improve staff relationships and student behaviour outcomes….