Indigenous Hondurans with Africa descent are facing poverty, poor health-care access and limited information through the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. Members of these communities are joining together to ensure information and resource reach the most vulnerable.
Between an early Sunday evening pre-recorded national address and a subsequent live statement to parliament on Monday afternoon, what UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson had hoped would have galvanised the country behind him seemed in danger of unravelling as he sought to ease the country....
Caribbean Airlines utilized one of its Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft for a cargo only charter service, on Friday 8 May 2020, for the first time in the airline’s history.
The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has reached over four million as some of the hardest-hit countries start lifting lockdown restrictions despite concern about a second wave of infections.
Contradictions abound in the new normal reality this Cinco de Mayo. Brush fires have scorched over 1,700 acres in the Everglades yet signs of spring’s hopeful beauty persist. A Miami Beach park re-opens then closes again and cruise ships offer mixed signals on when and if their itineraries....
Venezuelan security forces have arrested at least eight people who they accuse of plotting a coup attempt to overthrow the government. Two Americans were reportedly arrested after a beach invasion aimed at capturing socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
A National Health Service app that aims to track the spread of coronavirus is being rolled out for the first time, as part of a trial on the Isle of Wight in the UK.
The Honduras government is boosting the economy by backing production of avocados. The initiative to promote avocado production in Honduras is on course to produce 105,000 avocado seedlings this year, as well the creation of a fully operational seedling traceability and marketing platform.
Cuba’s artists are rising to the occasion during the coronavirus lockdown, taking to rooftops and balconies to create music and dance.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has shown a rare streak of humility by apologising to business tycoons he once threatened to jail after saying he welcomed their response to the coronavirus crisis.