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Agencies continue to drive relief efforts to support the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines Format Following the eruption of the La Soufrière Volcano, the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, through the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM), is hosting a relief collection drive as part of our ongoing response and relief efforts in support of St Vincent and the Grenadines. Through this initiative, the national community can once again demonstrate our true Caribbean solidarity by providing much needed relief items to many persons and families during this cri...

Agencies continue to drive relief efforts to support the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines Following the eruption of the La Soufrière Volcano, the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, through the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM), is hosting a relief collection drive as part of our ongoing response and relief efforts in support of St Vincent and the Grenadines. Through this initiative, the national community can once again demonstrate our true Caribbean solidarity by providing much needed relief items to many persons and families during this critical t...

Flash Flooding and Landslides Sweep Across Timor-Leste and Indonesia Displacing Thousands Written by:  April 10, 2021 Torrential rain since Friday, April 2 has caused flash flooding and landslides extending from Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province to Timor Leste in Dili, Baucau and Viqueque. Reportedly, there has been at least 100 fatalities since the weekend across the two nations, including at least six children, with several missing and thousands displaced. In Timor-Leste alone, there are 11,299 displaced in formal evacuations centers and many more sheltering with host families repr...

2 Min Read Published on: 2 days ago Sensitive to emotional and spiritual needs during the most challenging time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sobradinho Seventh-day Adventist Church near Brazil’s capital held a prayer drive on April 3, 2021. The initiative moved many residents to tears, organizers said. The initiative was part of the closing activities at the end of Holy Week, as the days around Easter weekend are known, and was accompanied by a drive-in service. The Prayer Caravan drove around several neighborhoods of that working-class community, part of Brasilia’s ...

2 Min Read Published on: 2 hours ago People living in the remote Pacific nation of Kiribati now have access to health check-ups and workshops through a new wellness hub run by Seventh-day Adventists. The Tarawa Wellness Hub, on the main island of South Tarawa, is being supported by the 10,000 Toes campaign, an initiative committed to turning the tide of diabetes to save lives and limbs before they are negatively impacted by diabetes. The program was launched in Kiribati on February 28, 2021. The launch, broadcast on Hope Radio, was attended by the country’s vice preside...