How countries in the Americas are strengthening their capacity for safe medical waste management

A PAHO program, funded by the Canadian government, is reducing the risk of spreading disease and pollution through workshops and improved public policy October 27, 2025 (PAHO) — In response to the urgent need to improve medical waste management,...

Oh, No. The War Powers Posse Comes After President Trump Over His Attacks on Drug Cartels

Some members of Congress are up in arms over a briefing by a senior administration lawyer who told them the Trump administration had no intention of adhering to the War Powers Resolution regarding the ongoing interdiction campaign against...

Australia trials GM banana resistant to Panama disease

In the Northern Territory, banana plants have been growing for nearly a decade in soil infected with a fungus that normally destroys banana crops. The plants, developed by researchers at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), carry a...

Trump’s team offers to keep some ballroom donors incognito, NYT finds

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s aides have promised transparency about the funding of a new ballroom, but the White House withheld the identities of several donors to the project, including some with business before the administration, The New York...

Timing, Targeting, & Technology: Your New Collections Playbook

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Hospital Foundation campaign underway

From left, Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation Treasurer Daniel Hocking and Executive Director Patricia Gaughan DiPalma meet with Immediate Past WMHF Treasurer Christine Adams in the WMH Community Room to discuss the foundation’s Annual...

Pharmacies to patients: Alternatives available despite supply issues

13 Private pharmacists are stepping in to reassure Barbadians that intermittent shortages of prescription medicines, including those for chronic conditions, are being managed and that alternative drugs are available while supplies stabilise,...

Files from Yesteryear: Nov. 1, 1934

From the files of Nov. 1, 1934 VINEMONT NEWS Vinemont, R. 2 Oct. 30—Digging potatoes and going to school is the order of the day. We are sorry to report that Mrs. Ida Holmes is still confined to her room with a cold. A large crowd attended the...

Caribbean countries receive lifesaving aid after Hurricane Melissa devastation

Torrential rains, storm surges and landslides caused by the hurricane left a trail of destruction across the region, with homes razed, roads and bridges washed away, and large areas still without power, internet access and other...

First wave of disaster relief troops deploy to Jamaica after major hurricane 

Dozens of U.S. military personnel arrived in Jamaica today to provide humanitarian and disaster assistance after Hurricane Melissa tore through the country. The advance wave of troops arrived in the country’s capital of Kingston today, with three...

Panama’s Children’s Hospital on Alert Due to Blood Shortage

The Blood Bank at Dr. José Renán Esquivel Children’s Hospital is currently facing low blood supply levels. This compromises the medical care of pediatric patients who require constant transfusions. Given this situation, the institution is urgently...

Panama and the Netherlands: From Maritime Heritage to Global Shipping Giants

By H.E. Ms. Sally Loo Hui The Netherlands and Panama, though continents apart, share a profound connection to the sea, through the North Sea, the Caribbean, the Atlantic, and the Pacific. These waters have shaped their maritime cultures, defining...

Segregation, malaria and 25,000 dead: The hidden history of the Panama Canal in a literary epic

In 1907, in the heart of a sweltering jungle, one of the most ambitious engineering feats of the 20th century began: the construction of the Panama Canal. But what is usually recounted in history books — the diplomatic treaties, the astronomical...

Oropouche Virus Disease Reported Across Seven Panama Regions

(Vax-Before-Travel News)Since the first cases of Oropouche virus disease (OROV) were detected in Panama at the end of 2024 and the beginning of this year, a total of 613 confirmed cases have been reported across seven regions in Panama during...

PAHO, the World Bank, and the IDB join El Salvador in advancing the consolidation of primary health care

Washington, D.C., October 17, 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – To strengthen interinstitutional coordination and advance the implementation of the primary health care (PHC) model, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Bank (WB), and the...

Expert: More airport delays ahead if government shutdown continues

A government shutdown is causing flight delays due to air traffic controller staffing issues. Air traffic controllers are working without pay, which an expert says adds significant stress to a high-pressure job. Orlando International Airport...

Cuba Has Reported 71 Cases of Severe Dengue to the Pan-American Health Organization

The Ministry reported a rate of 24.3 suspected cases of arbovirosis per 100,000 inhabitants, which rises to 59.6 in the specific case of dengue The authorities warn that contracting a serotype other than the current one aggravates the condition. /...

What’s the Next Hot Retirement Destination? Hint: It’s Rich in Sea Air, Healthy Living, and Ouzo

For decades, retirees seeking the good life abroad flocked to places like Costa Rica, Portugal, and Panama. But now, a different coastal country is quietly climbing the ranks. It’s one where olives, ouzo, and ocean views come bundled with...

From Tinkering in a Small Lab to Panama: How 5 Bengaluru Teens Are Taking India to the Global Robotics Stage

In a small lab tucked inside a government school in Bengaluru’s Malleshwaram, the sound of whirring motors fills the air. Five boys lean over a table scattered with wires and metal parts, their faces lit by the glow of a half-assembled robot. The...

Legal reform is key to protecting intellectual property rights of Indigenous culture

Our country is at a complicated juncture in integrating its thriving Indigenous heritage with its subsisting legal instruments for intellectual property. In spite of a cultural terrain of over 45 Indigenous communities, the legal apparatus stays...