Articles Tagged “UN”
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Trinidad and Tobago gets high ranking UN post
Trinidad and Tobago has become one of three countries elected from the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States to adopt a high level position with the United Nations (UN). At a meeting last Friday (June 8) of member states of the United Nations’ General Assembly, Trinidad and Tobago was formally elected to serve as [...]
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Jamaica’s gay activist Maurice Tomlinson marries his husband in Toronto.
In case you missed it… Maurice Tomlinson, a leading Jamaican gay activist, got married to a Canadian man this week. The gay marriage ceremony took place in Toronto and his husband has been identified as Tom Decker, a police officer and pastor in the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto. Tomlinosn (second left) smiles as a [...]
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Rudder, Stharre, TC + more Caribbean artistes for “UNiTE To End Violence Against Women”
United Nations Secretary-General’s Campaign UNiTE To End Violence Against Women has invited 26 artists from Latin America and the Caribbean, to participate in a workshop being held in Panama City from 28 to 30 September. During these three days, these musical, visual and performing arts artists will come together and through their artistic creativity generate [...]
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WTF!!! United Nations compares T&T murder rate to Iraq!!!
Trinidad and Tobago now rivals Jamaica as the most violent country in the Caribbean, with the number of annual murders rising sharply from 98 to 550 over the last decade, with some areas in the Port of Spain police division being listed among the most dangerous in the world. This is the finding of a [...]
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UPDATE: Hurricane Irene kills two in Haiti.
Two people were killed when Hurricane Irene passed off the north coast of Haiti, drenching the island with heavy rains that flooded houses, cut roads, unleashed landslides and devastated farm fields. Civil defense officials said in a statement that the two were swept away by raging waters in a ravine in Mohotiere, in northwest Haiti. [...]
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New law in Trinidad and Tobago would require HIV statistics from private institutions!
While T&T has seen a significant reduction in mother to child HIV transmissions, legislation for private institutions to supply statistics on HIV and Aids transmissions is being reviewed by the Attorney General. The statement was made by Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Rodger Samuel as he spoke to the media during a [...]
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