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Director of NEMO, Michelle Forbes, right, receives the phones from Joaquin F. Monserrate, deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Barbados, in Kingstown on Thursday. (iWN photo)

US gives SVG satellite phones for hurricane season use

The United States Embassy in Barbados has provided two satellite phones to St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) for use during the 2019 Hurricane Season, should a national emergency arise….

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A screen shot of a Taiwan media report on Browne’s speech at the World Health Assembly this month. (iWN photo)

Luke Browne a ‘rock star’ in Taiwan

“[Browne] has spoken in a very high volume and I can tell you that your health minister now is a rock star in Taiwan…”

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