Rocky Point Fishers Await Sanctuary To Ease Environmental Issues, Low Fish Catch — Global Issues

Rocky Point Fishers Await Sanctuary To Ease Environmental Issues, Low Fish Catch — Global Issues

Ephraim Walters in his fishing shed. The father of nine has been a fisherman for 59 years. Credit: Zadie Neufville/IPS by Zadie Neufville (rocky point, jamaica) Friday, June 02, 2023 Inter Press Service ROCKY POINT, Jamaica, Jun 02 (IPS) – Long before the COVID-19 Pandemic, fishers at the Rocky Point fishing…

What Sub-Saharan African Nations Can Teach the U.S. About Black Maternal Health — Global Issues

What Sub-Saharan African Nations Can Teach the U.S. About Black Maternal Health — Global Issues

While poor maternal outcomes among Black women in the U.S. is not new, improving it is imperative. U.S. policymakers can look to sub-Saharan Africa for guidance on reversing this trend. Credit: Ernest Ankomah/IPS Opinion by Ifeanyi Nsofor (abuja) Friday, June 02, 2023 Inter Press Service ABUJA, Jun 02 (IPS) – New…

Perus Agro-Export Boom Has not Boosted Human Development — Global Issues

Perus Agro-Export Boom Has not Boosted Human Development — Global Issues

Her hands loaded with crates, Susan Quintanilla, a union leader of agro-export workers in the department of Ica in southwestern Peru, gets ready to collect different vegetables and fruits for foreign markets. She has witnessed many injustices, saying the companies “made you feel like they were doing you a favor…

A Global Plastics Treaty Can End the Age of Plastic — Global Issues

A Global Plastics Treaty Can End the Age of Plastic — Global Issues

Big consumer goods companies, in league with the fossil fuel industry, produce more and more plastic, reaping the profits while disregarding the cost and damages to the climate, environment and people. Credit: Albert Oppong-Ansah/IPS. Opinion by Juressa Lee (auckland, new zealand) Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Inter Press Service In the aftermath,…

Thailands Opposition Prepares for Office Despite Military Resistance — Global Issues

Thailands Opposition Prepares for Office Despite Military Resistance — Global Issues

Thailand’s local newspaper Bangkok Post uses the vow of not launching a coup, promised by the Thai military days before the May 14 election, as the front story. Thailand has had periods of anti-coup protests and brutal crackdowns. Photo: Thompson Chau/IPS by Thompson Chau (bangkok) Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Inter Press…

Waiting Game for Nigerian Students Awaiting Evacuation on Egyptian Border — Global Issues

Waiting Game for Nigerian Students Awaiting Evacuation on Egyptian Border — Global Issues

Student evacuees from Sudan wait to return to Nigeria. Credit: Handout by Abdullahi Jimoh (abuja) Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Inter Press Service ABUJA, May 30 (IPS) – Seven weeks after the bloody conflict in Khartoum, Sudan started, and 41 days after the Nigerian government began the evacuation of residents studying there,…

Urgency for a Global Fund for Media & Journalism — Global Issues

Urgency for a Global Fund for Media & Journalism — Global Issues

Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 30 (IPS) – There have been an array of proposals to sustain journalism around the world — from tax incentives and subsidies to the idea of allocating 1% of governments’ GDP to a drastically increased…

Kenyan Scientists Trend-Setting Research into Health Benefits of Snails — Global Issues

Kenyan Scientists Trend-Setting Research into Health Benefits of Snails — Global Issues

Dr Paul Kinoti at the JKUAT snail farm, where he is researching the potential of snail slime cough syrup. Credit: Wilson Odhiambo/IPS by Wilson Odhiambo (nairobi) Monday, May 29, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, May 29 (IPS) – Snails and slime are usually followed by the thought ‘EEW!’ from most people…