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December 9, 2025
Ainsley Brown | Crucial role of logistics in Jamaica’s disaster recovery
Hurricane Melissa has underscored a timeless principle. Logistics is not simply about moving goods; it’s about enabling continuity, restoring order, and saving lives. This truth has never been…
December 9, 2025
December 9, 2025
Monika Asnani and Lesley King | Hurricane Melissa and sickle cell disease
Hurricane Melissa barrelled across Jamaica on October 28 leaving behind a trail of destruction unlike anything the island has ever experience, particularly in the southern and western regions of the…
December 9, 2025
World Bank supports upgrades in transport infrastructure
WASHINGTON (CMC): The World Bank says its board of executive directors has approved a new project in Haiti aimed at improving resilient rural accessibility and road connectivity in the south and…
December 9, 2025
Seven children killed in an airstrike against a rebel group
BOGOTA (AP): Colombia’s human rights ombudswoman said Saturday that seven children were killed in a controversial airstrike against a rebel group in the country’s south earlier this week, as the…
December 9, 2025
Statement of commitment on climate information integrity in digital advertising launched
A Commitment Letter for Climate Information Integrity in Digital Advertising was launched on Thursday, 13 November, during the panel “Information Integrity and Climate Action in Brazil: Synergies…
December 9, 2025
Country platforms hub launched to strengthen national climate finance
On Saturday, November 15, 13 countries and one region announced plans to develop national platforms through the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Program at COP30, marking an important step to align…
December 9, 2025
Education at the core of climate resilience, say countries and the UN system
During a high-level discussion, representatives of participating nations, the COP30 Presidency and the United Nations system highlighted the need to invest in preparing young people to cope with and…
December 9, 2025
Make way for the flock! Hundreds of sheep head to their winter pastures
BERLIN (AP): Pedestrians in the German city of Nuremberg made way for hundreds of bleating sheep on Sunday as a flock of the animals was herded through downtown on its way to its winter quarters.…