International

Monday, October 6th 2025 - 21:54 UTC
Medicine Nobel Prize awarded to trio delving into the mechanism of autoimmune diseases

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology was awarded to Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell from the United States and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan for their “discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”
Monday, October 6th 2025 - 10:01 UTC
Taxing foreign ships suggested at Caribbean Maritime University

Applying a so-called blue tax to all foreign cruise lines and foreign shippers using Caribbean ports was suggested during a conference at the Caribbean Maritime University last week by Former Trinidad and Tobago minister Devant Maharaj. The funds would be allocated to Caricom's efforts to protect marine ecosystems from pollution.
Monday, October 6th 2025 - 09:41 UTC
Four Caribbean countries sign free movement agreement

Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines signed last week a free movement agreement allowing their citizens to live, travel, and work indefinitely in any of the participating countries without needing visas or work permits.
Monday, October 6th 2025 - 09:16 UTC
Brazil: Mosquito factory hopes to solve dengue crisis

A mosquito manufacturing factory in Campinas, in the Brazilian State of São Paulo, is relying on two new complementary technologies to reduce dengue transmission by tackling the Aedes aegypti populations.
Monday, October 6th 2025 - 00:21 UTC
Why Students Trust WriteMyEssay.com to Write Their Essays with Confidence

When deadlines start piling up and your schedule feels impossible, it's easy to panic about how to finish that research paper, case study, or write your essay on time.
Monday, October 6th 2025 - 00:01 UTC
Latin America’s Crypto Surge: 63% Growth Reshaping Money and Markets

Cryptocurrencies are no longer a niche in Latin America’s economy; they’ve become part of everyday transactions for millions. In 2025, adoption across the region climbed 63%, putting Latin America second only to Asia-Pacific in growth. That rise has pushed the issue onto the desks of governments, regulators, and businesses looking to keep pace. For people across the region, crypto isn’t a passing trend. It’s much bigger than that; it is instead seen as a way to hold value when local currencies lose ground, to send money home without the steep remittance fees, and to step into a digital economy that often feels more reliable than traditional banking.
Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 10:59 UTC
G77 + China reaffirms support for Argentina over Falklands sovereignty and natural resources

The Group of 77 + China has reiterated its “strong support” for Argentina’s sovereignty claims over the Falkland Islands and surrounding maritime areas, urging Buenos Aires and London to resume negotiations to find a peaceful resolution to the long-standing dispute.
Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 10:51 UTC
Trump asks Israel to stop shelling Gaza as negotiations yield some light

After the pro-Palestine terrorist organization Hamas was reported to be willing to accept a peace proposal put forth by US President Donald Trump -including the release of all hostages- the Republican leader asked Israel on Friday to cease shelling the Gaza Strip.
Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 10:31 UTC
Mexico and Paraguay endorse Guyanese candidate for IICA top spot

Mexico and Paraguay have officially announced their support for Guyana's candidate, Agricultural Engineer Muhammad Ibrahim, for the position of Director-General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) for the 2026-2030 term.
Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 10:22 UTC
IMF appoints Daniel Katz as new second-in-command

Following the resignation of Economist Gita Gopinath earlier this year, the Washington-based International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Executive Board announced on Friday that it was hiring Daniel Katz as the new First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD), who is to assume his new duties on Monday.