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For World Blood Donor Day on June 14, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) released new data showing significant progress in voluntary blood donation throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, while highlighting ongoing challenges in achieving 100% voluntary donations.The preliminary report, Access to Blood for Transfusion in Latin American and Caribbean Countries 2023, reveals that

Iran has told mediators Qatar and Oman that it is not open to negotiating a ceasefire while it is under Israeli attack, an official briefed on the communications told Reuters on Sunday, as the two foes launched fresh attacks and raised fears of a wider conflict.Iran made “clear that it will not negotiate while under

The Caribbean Democrat Union is celebrating a major milestone this week, as Saint Lucia’s Opposition Leader, Hon. Allen Chastanet, has been appointed to the Board of the International Democracy Union.Chastanet, who also leads the United Workers Party, becomes one of the few Caribbean leaders to serve at the highest level of the global alliance of

The U.S. State Department directed all U.S. missions abroad and consular sections to resume processing Harvard University student and exchange visitor visas after a federal judge in Boston last week temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on foreign students at the Ivy League institution.In a diplomatic cable sent on June 6 and signed by U.S.

The International Committee of the Red Cross announced the closure of its offices in Niger and the departure of its foreign staff, four months after the ruling junta ordered the organization to leave the country.The ICRC confirmed the closure and departure in a statement on Thursday.In February, Niger’s Foreign Affairs Ministry had ordered the ICRC

Stakeholders from Barbados’ health, disaster management, and climate sectors met earlier this week to validate the country’s Health National Adaptation Plan, or HNAP — a blueprint to make Barbados’ health system more resilient to climate change.The two-day workshop, held at the Pan American Health Organization from June 3rd to 4th, was part of a regional