ZAMBIAN EQUESTRIAN ATHETICS TEAM WINS GOLD

ZAMBIAN EQUESTRIAN ATHETICS TEAM WINS GOLD

Moses Makwaya A team of young Zambian 🇿🇲 athletes have become the Equestrian Champions after minting Gold In a six days tournament hosted by Algeria 🇩🇿. The Southern African under – 14 team mint gold 🥇after defeating 6 other nations in an inaugural competition with Libya 🇱🇾 winning Silver🥈Algeria – the hosts getting Bronze🥉at the […]

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 UN AGENCIES: HUNGER CRISIS IN HAITI ‘UNABATED’

UN AGENCIES: HUNGER CRISIS IN HAITI ‘UNABATED’

Avellon Williams PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The World Food Program (WFP) said that even though humanitarian assistance has prevented a catastrophe, hunger levels continue to rise in Haiti, with many citizens suffering acutely as a result. WFP said 4.5 million Haitians are suffering from acute food insecurity, a situation exacerbated by lower-than-expected humanitarian food […]

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 AUTOCRACY VS. DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA

AUTOCRACY VS. DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA

There has been a gradual decline in democratic quality in Africa. For the first time in almost a decade, the number of countries designated by the Global State of Democracy Indices (GSDI) as authoritarian now outweighs those deemed to be democratic. The shift, mainly occurring over the past few years, has undermined an otherwise remarkable […]

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 OVER 6,000 DISPLACED IN THE GAMBIA AND SENEGAL AFTER CASAMANCE MISSION

OVER 6,000 DISPLACED IN THE GAMBIA AND SENEGAL AFTER CASAMANCE MISSION

Ekeomah Atuonwu Following clashes between Senegalese soldiers and separatists near the Gambian border, over 6,000 people have fled their homes in The Gambia and Senegal. The figures were released on Tuesday by the Gambia’s National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA). The Senegalese military launched an operation against separatist rebels in the West African country’s southern Casamance […]

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 HEART ATTACKS, STROKES STILL LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH

HEART ATTACKS, STROKES STILL LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH

Avellon Williams BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS – According to the Barbados National Registry (BNR) 2019 cardiovascular disease report, Barbados continues to experience an increase in heart attacks and strokes. Document studies show the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases is increasing in the Caribbean region with the rates being higher than those of other nations in the Americas, and […]

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 CARIBBEAN LOOK TO COMBAT ILLEGAL FISHING

CARIBBEAN LOOK TO COMBAT ILLEGAL FISHING

Avellon Williams ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – The Caribbean needs to collaborate with international stakeholders to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing as well as organized crime in the industry, says Saboto Caesar, Minister of Fisheries of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Caesar, who is the chair of the Ministerial Council of the Caribbean […]

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