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U.S., Paraguay launch joint medical mission during AMISTAD 25

DVIDS - Georgia · August 7, 2025

The United States and Paraguay launched a bilateral medical mission Aug. 4 as part of AMISTAD 25, an Air Forces Southern-led exercise focused on strengthening partnerships, enhancing readiness and improving access to health care. The global health...

Dutch probe of colonial science ‘about present as much as past’

University of Nottingham · August 8, 2025

Researchers investigating the colonial past of a Dutch scientific academy have described the project as not only a historical exercise but a means of working toward “a more inclusive, diverse and just organisation” in the present. A research...

Jamaica misses podium as Suriname and Barbados dominate CAZOVA Volleyball Championships

Caribbean National Weekly · August 5, 2025

GC Foster College in Spanish Town came alive with spikes, blocks, and roars of determination as the inaugural Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Caribbean Volleyball Championships came to an electrifying close on Sunday. -...

World News | Latin American Content Creators Meet Rajasthan Deputy CM Diya Kumari; Explore State's Cultural Heritage

Latestly · August 10, 2025

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 10 (ANI): A delegation of 24 content creators from Latin American countries, participating in the Public Diplomacy initiative of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), paid a courtesy visit to Rajasthan's Deputy...

US Airmen Bring Maintenance Grit to Medical Mission in Suriname

Dialogo Americas · July 30, 2025

While patients waited in crowded clinics and medical staff in crisp uniforms moved from room to room, a small maintenance shop tucked into the corner of Academic Hospital Paramaribo, in Suriname, buzzed with a different kind of energy — one less...

CARPHA Leads Regional Push For Health Security In Guyana

TTT Live Online · July 28, 2025

“If infectious diseases know no boundaries, our individual and collective actions today will determine how well we are prepared for the challenges of tomorrow.” The words of Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr...

Opportunities in O&G, business, tourism, health & education on the rise for Reg. 6 – Dr Ashni Singh

I News Guyana · July 28, 2025

The groundwork has already begun to alter the socio-economic landscape of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), to create more opportunities in areas such as oil and gas, tourism, health, education and much more. This was highlighted by minister...

[B-roll] Week two of AMISTAD 2025 begins in Suriname

DVIDS - Georgia · July 28, 2025

U.S. Air Force medical and support personnel provided care to hundreds of patients while collaborating with Canadian Armed Forces dental providers and local practitioners during AMISTAD 2025, a two-week Global health engagement with Surinamese...

USAF, CAF medical personnel complete more than 2,000 procedures, treat more than 650 patients during AMISTAD 2025

DVIDS - Georgia · July 28, 2025

U.S. Air Force medical and support personnel provided care to hundreds of patients while collaborating with Canadian Armed Forces dental providers and local practitioners during AMISTAD 2025, a two-week global health engagement with Surinamese...

U.S., Surinamese family medicine providers share expertise during AMISTAD 2025

DVIDS - Georgia · July 25, 2025

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – U.S. Air Force medical and support personnel provided care to hundreds of patients while collaborating with local practitioners during a two-week Global health engagement with Surinamese health care providers, July 12-25....

Suriname’s Jennifer Simons joins ranks of CARICOM’s female trailblazers

Caribbean Life - New York · July 18, 2025

Medical doctor and former parliamentary speaker Jennifer Simons Geerling was sworn in as the president of Suriname on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. She is the first female to do so and the fourth woman head of government currently in charge of a...

Suriname has its first female president, adding to slate of women leaders in Caribbean

The Gazette - Colorado ·

A medical doctor and one-time parliamentary speaker will lead the Caribbean Community’s only Dutch-speaking member nation as president, giving the region its fourth female head of government. Dr. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons was officially sworn-in...

Suriname’s new president targets fiscal discipline, social progress

Stabroek News · July 17, 2025

Suriname’s new president Jennifer Geerlings-Simons said at her swearing in yesterday that the country’s government must ensure massive expected profits from offshore oil and gas ventures improve living standards for all, adding “fiscal discipline...

Suriname’s first female president sworn into office

CNC 3 · July 17, 2025

Photo: President of Suriname, Jenny Simons (Photo courtesy CANA). Suriname’s first female president, Jenny Simons, was sworn in as the country’s first female president, alongside Gregory Rusland, who was inaugurated as vice president. In the...

Suriname eyes bountiful oil riches as it tries to dodge Dutch disease curse

Upstream ·

Americas correspondent at Upstream Follow me Newly-elected President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons will lead country through predicted oil bonanza Newly-elected President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons is hoping an upcoming oil boom will help improve...

PAHO Director and CARICOM Secretary-General sign 2025-2029 Joint Subregional cooperation strategy to advance health and equity in the Caribbean

Pan American Health Organization · July 22, 2025

Georgetown, Guyana, 22 July 2025 (PAHO) – The Joint Subregional Cooperation Strategy that will provide a coordinated framework for technical cooperation to address common public health challenges in the Caribbean was signed today by the Director...

PAHO Director and CARICOM Secretary-General sign 2025-2029 Subregional cooperation strategy to advance health and equity in the Caribbean

Pan American Health Organization · July 22, 2025

Georgetown, Guyana, 22 July 2025 (PAHO) – The Subregional Strategy that will provide a coordinated framework for technical cooperation to address common public health challenges in the Caribbean was signed today by the Director of the Pan American...

Unified Policy Needed to Boost ‘Medical Tourism’ in India

Travel Daily Media · July 22, 2025

Experts from the medical industry urged for a single-window platform to promote medical tourism in India. According to Dr. Sunil Khetarpal, Director of the Association of Healthcare Providers (India), "A unified national policy is essential to...

Molecular Assessment of Traditional Mongolian Medicine Tongola-5 in Lactulose Induced Diarrhea: An in vivo Study

Dove Medical Press · July 18, 2025

Introduction Chronic diarrhea is a prevalent gastrointestinal disorder that affects approximately 17% of the global population.1,2 With evolving lifestyles and dietary patterns, the incidence of diarrhea-related diseases has been increasing,...

Jenny Simons sworn in as Suriname’s first female President

Caribbean National Weekly · July 17, 2025

Jenny Simons made history on Wednesday when she was sworn in as Suriname’s first female president, marking a significant milestone for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state. She was inaugurated alongside Gregory Rusland, who now serves as...