Category: Health & Safety

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Important Hurricane Season Information

07/08/2023 by TDN Radio Caribbean

We are once again in the Atlantic hurricane season and given what the islands have experienced in the past we want to help our people prepare for any emergency below is some useful contact information including emergency services, and hurricane shelters. Fire & Abulance Services Domlec Hurricane Shelters

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The Dominica Red Cross supports people in quarantine

04/21/2020 by TDN Radio Caribbean

Roseau, Dominica – Apr. 21, 2020: The Dominica Red Cross Society continues to provide support in various capacities as the country continues its fight against the Corona virus. The society is extending a helping hand this time around to those persons who are residents at the Government of Dominica managed quarantine units. The Dominica Red […]

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FAO lauds G20 Agriculture Ministers’ focus on healthy soils

07/30/2018 by TDN Radio Caribbean

FAO Regional Representative calls for more action to safeguard the world’s soil resources 30 July 2018, Buenos Aires – Improving the health of the world’s soils is essential to produce nutritious and accessible food for all, FAO Regional Representative Julio Berdegué told Agriculture Ministers during last week’s G20 agricultural ministerial meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Noting […]

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Death Virus

07/28/2018 by TDN Radio Caribbean

Policies in abstinence and fidelity defense have been proposed by those present at the “International AIDS Conference” which closed in the City of Mexico with more than 20,000 doctors, scholars, leaders, journalists and AIDS patients. It has been examined the current state of this deadly disease and have been exhibited new investigations and treatments that […]

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“Global care crisis” set to affect 2.3 billion people warns UN Labour agency

06/30/2018 by TDN Radio Caribbean

A “global care crisis” is looming which could affect 2.3 billion people by 2030, United Nations work experts warned on Thursday, highlighting the potential for greater inequality in a sector where women already perform “more than three-quarters” of all unpaid work. In a call for sweeping policy changes regarding the care of children and the […]

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“Global care crisis” set to affect 2.3 billion people warns UN Labour agency

06/30/2018 by TDN Radio Caribbean

A “global care crisis” is looming which could affect 2.3 billion people by 2030, United Nations work experts warned on Thursday, highlighting the potential for greater inequality in a sector where women already perform “more than three-quarters” of all unpaid work. In a call for sweeping policy changes regarding the care of children and the […]

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Nearly 700 people seeking refuge near UN base relocated

11/11/2017 by TDN Radio Caribbean

This week the United Nations migration agency completed the relocation of 698 internally displaced households from an impromptu camp that formed around the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) following attacks in Kaga Bandoro on 12 October 2016. Over 20,000 people settled around the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African […]

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UN ‘will walk with Haiti’ on path towards sustainable development, senior official pledges

11/06/2017 by TDN Radio Caribbean

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and UN Special Envoy for Haiti Josette Sheeran wrapped up a three-day visit to the island on Sunday, pledging more help to defeat cholera and assist the Government in achieving the broader aims of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. “The UN will walk this path with Haiti,” Ms. Mohammed […]